The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-12
NEWS OF THE SPORTING WORLDTl

profession. has done more world $ series
work than any other umpire now in
harness. This is his sixth series.
Evers is s. years old and Collins
81. Evers broke in with the Cubs in
1903 and Collins joined the Athletics
in e1Oe. The both bat left-handed AMI
throw right-hsnded.
The games viii be staged in Amsri-
can League territory for the first time,
as the Braves are playing their home
series in the larger American Lsagae
grounds in Boston.
The distribution of the money is as
follows: The National Commission re
ceives 10 per cent. of the gross total
PLAYERS share in first four games, TAX
ing so per cent. of the balance, while
the owners of the TWO clubs get 40 PEE
cent. The owners take entire receipts
after first four games less the 10 per
cent. OF the National Commission.
The figures for last years games
are: Total paid attendance for hve
games. $4,000: total receipts for nNe
games. $S25.sS0, divided as follows;
PLAYERS. four games, siSS,2t4.l9; each
club, $79,109.1s; National Commission,
SSa.4aT.51. The Athletic players re-
ceived sS.264.S6 each and the Giants
s2.164.22 each.
The total attendance at the three
games of the first world 5 series IN
1854 was less than 5000.
The ball must weigh not less than
) nor more than ) 3-S ounces avol-
dupois, and measure not less than
nor more than IA inches IN eircum'
ference
Mathewsou won three games from
the Athletics in the 1905 series, all OF
them shut outs. Adams. of Pittsburgh,
beat Detroit threS times IN 1909.
Coombs turned back the CUBS three
times in 1910. and Wood, of the Bos-
ton Americans. dealt the Giants three
defeats in 1912.
Pitcher Reugbach 5 oue-hit game for
The Cubs against the White SoN m
1906 is the nearest approach to a no
hit game in the blue ribbon event.
Ten previous worlds series of 90
games have attracted 1,2S4,IO2 spec
tators, the receipts being Sl,s4S.64s.
Taking a0.odd players of the oppos'
ing teams As a basis, it will be found
that the average age of the Athletics
is 26 IL years and the Braves "a Sd
years.
Umpire Bill " Dineen was the hero
of the first of the modern compeu-
tions. in 1908. He won three of the
FIVE games necessary for the Boston
Americans to beat Pittsburgh.
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players in the entire tve-game series,
of which three were pitchers and two
catcherS.
Fortv.eight of the 60 games won by
the Braves in their pennant'winnIng
dash saw the ''hig three, Bill James,
George ("Lefty y Tyler and Dick .Ru-
iolph on the firing line.
The biggest crowd ever seated IN
Fenway Park at a worlds series game
was S4.6S3. for the fourth game in
1912 between the Rel Sox and the
Giants.
The greatest crowd tina, ever saw a
world Is series game was in New York
on October Ii. 1911. when 3S,2Sl
fans paid S77.359 TO see the first
game between the Giants and the Ath
letics.
The smallest attendance at world $
series game turned out Tor the fifth and
deciding game between the White Sox
and the Cubs on October II, 1908. Only
6.210 paid admission. The receipts were
s9,57G5O.
The biggest share the players ever
received was in 1912. when their share
amounted to. s147.572.2S. The Red
Soy won the series. Each of the play
erS got trifle over $4,000, while the
losing Giants got around $4,000 The
next largest was in 1913.
The best turnout for world S series
game at Philadelphia was on October
Il, 1910. the opening game with the
Cubs. when 26,9S1 fans passed through
the gate.
In no previous series in which the
Athletics have participated have more
than six games been played. 1t took
FIVE games for the Giants to defeat the
Athletics IN 1905. In 1910 the Ath-
letics defeated the Cubs in 1--WE games.
In 1911 il required six games for the
Athletics 10 beat McGraw 5 men. Las.
wear they won from McGraw S team in
tve games.