Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-10

can and National League clubs bavs
played for it. For the last three wear,
1t has breezed over an American
League park.
Providence First Winner
First winners of the world cham.
pionship were the Providence team
which defeated New York tbrAA
straight games. The next year 1875
the flag went to Chicago. Detroit can.
tured the flag in 1887. In 1875 /,
came to New York for a two-vear
stay. Louisville got 1t in 1890 Bos.
ton in 1892 and New York again IN
1894. In 1895 Cleveland won II IN
a contest from Baltimore but M
next year the old Baltimore Orioles
took 1t away from Cleveland to keep
1t for two years. The Boston Ameri.
cans took 1t in 1903, first year of ths
post season fight between National
and American League pennant win.
ners. New York regained It In 1906
The Chicago Nationals and Amer.
cans fought for 1t in 1906 and ths
White Sox won it. In 1907 and ls8l
the Chicago Nationals won 1t easily
from Detroit. Pittsburg took herI
place on the championship map nI
1909. the Detroit team being defeat
ed for the third consecutive time inl
the Worlds Series games. For tvoI
years thereafter the Philadelphia
athletics captured It. Last year N
went to the Boston Americans
Six of the eleven cities-Providence
St. Louis. Detroit, Louisville. Cleve-
land and Pittsburg - have been
worlds champions but one season
Two, Baltimore and PHILADELPHIA.
have been champions twice. Bait.
more In 1895 and 1897, and Philadel-
phia in 1910 and 1911. Three times
the flag has f1oated over a Boston
park, in 1892, 1908 and 1918. New
York and Chicago have each had ii
four times, the former in 1883, 1883
1894 and 1905; the latter in 1856
1909. 1907 and 1908.
The table which follows traces the
fight Of the flag from season Nl
season over the country:
Gamsi
Year. Winners. Won
1884 Providence IN. L. .......... 3
1885 Chicago IN. L. ........,... s
1888 st. Louis "a. Al ...-.......
1887 Detroit IN. L. .........,.lO
1888 New York IN. L. ......,..lO
1889 New York IN. L. .....,.". s
1890 Louisville IN. Ii ..........
1892 Boston IN. L. ...........
1894 New York IN. L. ..........
1895 Cleveland IN. L. .......,.,
1895 Baltimore IN. L) ......."+
1897 Baltimore IN. L. ..........
q02 ROStoO "A Tl -..., 4
1905 New York IN. L. .........!
1906 Chicago "a. L. ............t|
1908 Chicago IN. L. .........."
1908 Chicago IN. L. ......,.....
1909 Pittsburg IN. L. ...........,
1911 Philadelphia GA. L. ........
Game:
Year. Tosers Won
1884 Metropolitans "a. A. ....-.
1883 st. Louis a. A. .....s.ss.''
1885 Chicago IN. L. ........s'''
1887 st. Louis "a. A. ..%-.s--s'
1888 st. Louis "a. Az ...-... s. 30 .
1889 Brooklyn "a. A. ..-~~~-ss
1890 Brooklyn CA. A. s~sssS.S"'
1892 Cleveland IN. L. .S.S.-..'
1894 Baltimore IN. L. ..-.'.'"s
1895 Baltimore IN Ii ..r.s..'.'
1895 Cleveland IN. L. ..--...''
1897 Boston IN. L. ,~s...-"-".
1908 Pittsburg IN. L. ......""''
.905 Philadelphia "a. L. .s.s.~'
1906 Chicago On. L. ...--.--s''-'
1907 Detroit "a. L) ....~.''~'
-90s Detroit "a. Ii .~s.,..'''.'
909 Detroit "a. L. .........ss''
80 Chicago IN. L. ...r.'..''''
Oh New York IN. La ,~,...''"
-912 New York (N. H. .......,,,,s
No series 1891, 1898, 1898 to W
904 From 1884 to 1890, Nations
league VS.. American Association
S94 to 1897, Temple Cup Series,