The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-28
COMING SERIES
FIRST MEETING OF
THE N. Y. GIANTS
and WHITE SOX
No Previous Series Has
Ever Engendered Such
Widespread Interest

New York. Sept. 2s.-In the long
history OF world series play for the
championship of the baseball uni
verse, it is doubtful If any previous
widespread interest which has been
engendered by the coming clash be-
tween the Chicago Americans and the
New York Nationals. Although world
series play is not new to either of the
cities represented by clubs in the
finale OF the professional baseball
year, it will be the first time that New
York and Chicago clubs have met for
the premier honors of the diamond.
This is all the more remarkable
when it is considered that the world
series dates back to 1884, and has
continued in one form or another and
with but few breaks for more than
thirty years. The ensuing series will
be the twenty-sixth since the Provi-
dence club of the National league
faced the Metropolitan team of the
American association in the initial
contest back in 1884, and emerged VIC
tor in three straight games. It will
also be the thirteenth played under
the code and jurisdiction of the ma
tional commission, which in 1905 ar
ranged for an annual meeting be-
tween the pennant winning clubs OF
the two major leagues.
Americans Have Lead.
OF the twelve series staged, under
these rules the American league
teams have won seven, and the Ma
tionaI league clubs Ave. sixty-six
Americans have won 33 and the Ma
tionals 81, with 2 resulting in tie con-
tests. But one run divides the rec
ords of the two leagues in this re-
spect, as during these Sc games the
National league players have crossed
the plate 223 times to their rivals 222.
Another interesting feature of the
meeting Of the Chicago and New York
h.
said to mold charter membership IN
their respective organizations. The
New York team entered the senior
baseball circuit on formation in 1879,
and finished sixth that season. Al the
close Of the schedule play the com
bination dropped out and did not re-
turn until 1854, from which date its
connection with the National league
has been contiguous. The Chicago
the forming of the American league
in 1900, and has also held continuous
membership in the junior league since
sox Win -Four Flags.
During this period of eighteen
years the White Sox have won four
pennants, capturing fags in 1890,
1901, 1905 and 1917. The club has
inquired in but one world series, how
cago Nationals by 4 games to 2 in
1906. The New York Nationals have
n more extensive record in this re-
spect owing to longer connection Win
the senior league. Since 1876 the club
has won league championships and
& world series. and its average posi-
ton for 36 seasons Is 4 and a very
small fraction. Chicagos showing in
tais department of the records Is even
better, the White Sox having gained
the high average of "a over 3 stretch
OF Is years.
Pennants rewarded the work OF the
New York club players in 1Sss, 1889,
1904, 1905, 1911, 1912, 1913 and again
this season. In 1888 the Giants de-
feated the St. Louis American asscci-
alton team in the world series or
those days, 10 games to 4, and the fol-
lowing season won from Brooklyn, of
the same circuit, games to 3. In
1905 they defeated the PhilaF1elphia
Americans I games to 1, having re-
fused to meet the Boston Americans
the previous year. The Philadelphia
Athletics secured revenge when the
teams met In 1911, winning 1 games
10 q Boston Red Six maintained the
American league record by defeating
the Giants 4 games out OF q In 1914
and the next season Philadelphia re-
peated at the New York clubs ex-
pense, winning 4 games to 1.
The complete record OF the .worlo
series results since 1884 and the po-
Eition of. the New York and Chicago
clubs AT the end of each league season
from 1876 10 1900 respectively, fol-
lows.