Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-10-17
BASEBALL GROWS IN POPULARITY
 AS SERIES SHOW

New York. Oct. 16.--1f any one be- lieves baseball is in danger of being busted by tennis and golf as the na- tionaf sport he should study the his- tory of the world series
 Statistics made public here show clearly wonderful growth in base ball interest. Compare the great re- cord of cash receipts and attendance made by the Boston Americans and the New York Giants in 1912 with the acccounts of tho happenings of the year 1884, when only 300 persons saw the final game between the Provi- dence team and the Metropolitan club!
 In that year, too, the total attend anoe at all three games was less than 5000, although two great pitchers, Radbourhe and Keefe, opposed each other Tha slight receipts did not worry the players, however, because all they got out of it was glory, any way.
 In 1885 another world series failure was registered. Eight thousand fans saw the six games hetween the Browns. led by Charles C0miskey. and Anson's men.
 A number of scraps" marked the contests and the Series ended in a draw
 In 1SS6 the first real series for tho worlds championship was staged and pulled off in a successful manner. The six games, drew out 10000 and the net receipts were $14000. whick was handed over to the St. Louis Browns as per agreement. Anson and his merry men did not get even pleas ant smile out the encounter.
 The series of 1887 was considered a wonderful affair at that period. with an attendance of 50,00o. and gate re- ceipts amounting to $42,000. The teams travelled in special cars, and the whole affair was carried fol ward on scale of magnificence never be- fore attempted in baseball
 Fifteen games were played and ten cities got the privilege of witnessing tho two hest teams at battle. Chica- go had ''grouch," and when the De- troit and St Louis teams played that city it sent out 365 spectators. Brook lyn turned out the largest crowd, G. TAG. Detroit won hands down, with ten contests to their credit.
 In 1sSS the New York Giants and the St Louis Browns were the con tenders. Ten games were played to an attendance of 35.S00 people. Twen- ty-four thousand dollars was taken in and divided 60 and 40 per cent. between the owners. and players! were promised $2C0 each The hlther- to grand organization under Comiskey made sorry showing, and Owner Von der Ahc was so thoroughly dis gusted that he refused to pay his men the promised S200. Arlie Latham got wisa and drew his S200 before the series was half over. The other fel- lows had to wait many days before they received their share.
 Perhaps the best series of all early day affairs was played in the season of 1889, hetween Brooklyn ana tue Giants. Forty-seyen thousand fans saw the nine games and paid $46.0O0 fer the privilege New Yarll won in easy fashion.
 The season of 1890 was failure as worlds series year. One was play ed between the Brooklyn club and the Louisville team, champions of the Ma tional and American associations. The winners of the Players league. the Boston. were hy tong odds the best club in the land that season, but they were regarf.ed as outlaws, so the oth- ar law-abiding organizations ignored them entirely. The two above-named ecntenders played seven games of tho ten agreed upon, and the struggle orded in tie, and the balance of the sames for the supremacy of the oase- ball world was postponed until the next spring. but no record can be found where they met and settled their argument. and it is probable that it isnF settled yet. Seven, games were played. ono being tie, and l3.50G people attended the entire series.
 From tlsa year 1892 until 1897 no real world series games took place. Tits were held between the winners of the first and second seasons of the big twelye-club National league. but they lacked the intense rivalry which