The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-10-04
Mew Attendance Record For
Worlds Series May Be Made
BOSTON AND PHILADELPHIA
HAVE BOTH DEMONSTRATED
GREAT SUPPORTING POWER IN
THE PAST.

New DIRK. Oct. 3.-BaSeDall StafIS-
ticians are at present endeayoring TO
forecast the probable attendance al the
coming Worlds Series between the
Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston
Braves. It is predicted that should the
series, which begins this week. prove
closely contested and extend into six
or seven games existing reco- ds viii
be in danger o. eclipse in ore or more
directions. Goth Boston al Phila-
delphia have demonstrated great sup
porting power in past Worlds Series,
the fans nocking to the parks in enor-
nous numbers and taxing the capacity
Of stands and fields to the linid per
mitted by local ordinances and the
National Com "-i&z.on ground rules.
The attendance at the 1918 series
played between New York and Phila-
delphfa was 1000 The series of the
previous season Wen New York and
Boston clubs engaged in an eight game
struggle before the Boston American
finally defeated the New York Ma
tionals set attendance figures Of 251, 9O1
which stands as the record today. II
is not likely that this quarter of a
million mark will be reached In the
coming series since neither the Bos-
ton nor Philadelphia parks can accom-
modate the Worlds Series throngs
that can find seats and standing room
at the New York Polo Grounds. It is
expected that should the Athletics and
Braves battle through six games the
total attendance will pass the 10000
wi hit
at the Worlds Series
games since 1903, when the National
Commission assumed charge of the an
nual inter-league championship, will
approach close to one and one half
million since the aggregate total at
present is 1,2S4,558.
No accurate record of the attend
ance during the years 1884 to 1902 is
available but there were twelve series
played within the period mentioned,
the total number of games being 80 and
it has been estimated that the average
attendance at these games approx
mated 5000. Assuming the estimate
as made by former players and Off
GERS, to be correct it would add an
other 100000 to the known total at
tendance at the series to date and
bring the aggregate figures within
striking distance of two million for
the twenty-five series played since
1884.
Although neither Boston nor Phila-
delphia approach New York in the
matter of record crowds in these Sc,
ries, both cities have for years fur
nished large throngs whenever the Ma
tional or American league clubs were
contenders for Worlds Championship
honors. In almost all cases in recent
years the size of the crowds have
been governed by the park capacities
It is for this reason that New York
shows larger average attendance than
the two cities that will be represented
this year with 32,o17 for twelve games
covering the series Of 1904-11-12-13.
Boston shows an average of 22,3S9
spectators for nine games played there
in the series Of 1903 and 1912. Phila-
delphfa, although figuring in four Sc
ries in 1905-10-11-13, has witnessed
but nine games during this period Of
eight years and the average attendance
Of fans has been 21,41o per game
Boston's total attendance AGGREGATES
20o,96S to Philadelphia's 1872, 691. The
largest single game record at Boston
was that made in the 1912 series with
New York, when the fifth game OF the
contest drew 1858 paid attendance.
Philadelphfa's banner crowd gathered
on October /, 1910 to witness the OPP
ening game between the Philadelphia
Athletics and the Chicago Cubs when
26,891 fans passed through the gates
The Worlds Series record single game
is 3S,281 made in the first
game of the New York Giants-Phtla-
delphia Athletics series of 1911.
The attendance at every series since
1903 together with the number of
games played as shown in the &C
complaining table gives a grand av-
erage of 1,409 for the so games play
ed since the Pittsburg and Boston
clubs met in the initial contest:
190S-Pittsburg Nationals VS.. Boston
Americans. s games. 1o042S.
1905-New York Nationals VS.. Phil
adeEphia Americans, 5 games, 91,723.
1906-Chicago Nationals VS.. Chicago
Americans, 6 games, 99,s45.
190T-Chicago Nationals VS.. Detroit
Americans, games, 7S,o6s.
1903-Chicago Nationals VS.. Detroit
Americans, 5 games. 62.232
19O9-Pittsburg Nationals VS.. Detroit
games, 5,295.
19I0-Chicago Nationals VS. Phila-
delphia Americans, 5 games, 124, 222.
1911-New York Nationals VS.. Phila-
delphia Americans, games, 179,851.
1912-New York Nationals VS.. Bos-
ton Americans, games, 251, 901
1913-New York Nationals VS.. Phila-
delphia Americans, games, 150,992.
Making a total attendance for the
81 games of ga 552