The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-05
=" Major League Seasons Come To Close

New York, October 4.-The Giants and
Athletics appear to be SO evenly matched
for their homeric struggle for the world $
baseball championship series next week
that the ''hunch' angle enters into the
discussion. Those who are inclined to
wager are at their wits end trying TO
figure out which team should be favorite,
and why
1t is an even proposition, and take your
pick The rub is right there-which team
should one pick? The signs of the zodiac
fail to point to the ultimate winner. How
ever, the signs of superstition aim di-
rectly at the Giants as the winners OF
the great baseball classic.
Everything is supposed to travel in
cycles of three. This holds true IN
worlds series combat. The National
league representatives carried off the
highest honors In 1907. 1908 and 1909. The
American league standard bearers were
victorious in the big clashes of 1910, 19ll
| and 1872 The Chicago Cubs upheld the
supremacy of the National in 1907 and
1908, while the Pittsburg Pirates main-
tanned the trinity charm by winning from
the Tigers in 1863 after series that
went to the maximum limit
| In 1910 the Athletics subjugated the
Cubs and regained the waning prestige OF
the American league. Again, in 1911, the
| Athletics were worlds series principals,
and this time they took the measure oil
our Giants Last year the Boston Red
Sox lust did nose out the McGrawites,
but not until after eight games had been
| fought
| So 1t can be seen. that the Giants are
due to win.
American Leaguers Win Most
In the rnuuern wUrlu's sei1es, Which
have been III vogue since 1893, when ths
boston Americans defeated the Plttsburs
| Na1onaIs, the championship has been
won five times by the American ieaguers'
ana four times by the National league
! teams.
| In the past 10 years the flag winners oil
| the rival major leagues have met an
nually. with the exception of 1914. In
| that year the Giants captured the Ma
| tlonal league pennant but refused to meet
| the Boston team, which had won the gon'
| faion IN the Johnson circuit.
| In the nine series, 90 games have been
contested. Two OF these resulted in
drawn battles, while the National leagues
carried off n of the remaining games
|
| the baseball world-look forward to the
| Giants in the hope that McGraw's clan
will make it even-Stephen in world s
series clashes with the American league
| champions.
The record of recent worlds series fol-
| lows.
! 1893 Winner, Boston Americans; Loser,
| Pittsburg; games, to 3.
! 1gO4-No series, Giants refused to play
Red Sox for title.
1906 winner, New York Nationals
| loser, Philadelphia; games. to l.
| 1906-Winner, Chicago Americans; loser
| Chicago Nationals; games, to 2.
| 1So7--Winner, Chicago Nationals; loser
| Detroit; games, 4 to 0 Zone tie).
| 190S--Winner, Chicago Nationals; loser
Detroit; games, 4 to l.
/ 19v9-Winner, Pittsburg Nationals; loser,
| Detroit; games, to 3.
| 1910--winner, Philadelphia Americans
/ loser, Chicago; games, to l.
| 1911-Winner Philadelphia Americans
| loser, New York games, to ..
] 19l2-Winner, Boston Americans; loser
| New York; games, to Zone tie).
| A trifie over 10 per cent of the players
who participate in modern worlds series
! have been able to bang the ball for the
commendable average of 300 or over dur
| ing the classic battles. Only 81 players
have accomplished this feat during tht
| last 10 years.