White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-18
THE BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP.

THE BASEbAIL
The battle for supremacy in base
ball fandom, overshadowed for a few
Gays the battle for supremacy going
on in Europe. The baseball battle
referred to took place in the far east.
and was for the worlds champion
ship. During the days of play hum
ldreds of thousands of fans through
out the country, have watched the
contest with loyal and characteristic
interest and enthusiasm. The battle
was concluded at Boston, Tuesday,
when the Braves of the Boston Ma
tional league club defeated the Phil
adelphia Athletics in the fouorth and
final game of the series by a score of
three to one. George Stallings, a
new force in the list of baseball gen.
erals, was manager of the Braves, and
brought down in crushing defeat the
banners that have long waved over
the ranks led by Connie Mack, man.
ager of the Athletics. To crush
completely and decisively tie great
combination which has represented
Philadelphia in the American league
IL recent years Is honor enough for
any rival baseball club, says a Boston
writer. but the Braves in their youth
full ardor and speed did even better.
for they established a new worlds
series record by winning in success
sion the four necessary TO clinch the
title.
Not since the national commission
assumed charge of these annual in
~ter-league contests in 1905 has this
feat been achieved until Tuesday. Sew
eral clubs have won four on. of five
games in the early days of the Tenn
pie cup and National league VS.. Amer
lean Assn. In 1884 Providence de-
lfeated the M%etropolitans three
straight. In 1894 the New York club
defeated Baltimore in four games for
the Temple cup and W years later
Baltimore won four consecutive vie
tories from Cleveland.
Because Of the shortness of the
series the clubowners and national
commission divide a smaller sum
than in any worlds series since 1910
The attendance at Tuesdays game
was 34,363 and receipts $62,653. OF
, this sum the players received $685.
~iS32.62; the club $2~2.555.0S
and the national commission So
265.30.
Total attendance for the series was
III, 900. receipts s226.759; players
share 1921, 900.94 As the winners
/ the Boston players received so per
cent of 1921. 900.94. or $73,140.56,
t while the Athletics. as losers, profit
r to the o of $4S.760.3s.
, OF the Boston club. twenty-siS
2 players are eligible TO share in the
prize money, giving each man 81.
6SS.49, should the money be divided
equally. ON the Athletics twenty.
four players are entitled to divide
e the losers end. which would give
: each Mackman s2O31.6S on a share
Z and share alike basis.
The players receive less money
i than has fallen to their lot since the
series of 1910. Each of the fou
umpires receives $1,000. the none,
coming from the national commits
sion's percentage of the profits.
The worlds series OF 1914 wal
n the tenth between the pennant win
e ners of the two major leagues since
e the national commission, the high
est court of baseball. took charge o.
: the annual autumn championship bat
tie in 1905.
Tuesdays victory of the Braves
:. brings out a tie for in~terleagut
e honors. since American league ant
Z. National league clubs each have woi
G five championship pennants. Th'
American league victories and thu
e National league clubs each have VOL
five championship pennants. Th'
y American leagne victories and th'
b clubs that won them are as follows