Arizona republican., 1917-10-05
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INTEREST GREAT, BEING FIRST TIME
 TWO LEAGUE CHAMPS HAVE EVER MET
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NEW YORK, Oct. 4.-In the iong history of world series play for the championship of the baseball universe il is doubtful if any previous contest of this character aroused the wide spread interest which has been engen- dered by the coming clash between the Chicago Americans and the New York Nationals. Although world series play is not new to either nf the cities repre- scented by clubs in the finale of the pro- fessional 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 thal 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 Providence club Of the Ma tional league faced the Metropolitan team of the American association in the initial contest back in 1884 and emerged victor in three straight games It will also be the thirteenth played under the code and jurisdiction of the National Commission which in 1905 ar ranged for an annual meeting between
 
 major leagues.
 Of the twelve series staged under these rules the American league teams have won seven and the National league clubs five Sixty-six games have been played, of which the Ameri- l cans have won 33 ant the Nationals 31 l with two resulting in tie contests. But one run divided the records of the two 1 leagues in this respect as during these 66 games the National league players l have crossed the plate 223 times to their i rivals 222.
 Another. interesting feature of the i meeting of the Chica 90 and New York l clubs is the fact that both may be said 1 to hold charter membership in the rep reSentative organizations. The New | York team entered the senior baseball circuit on formation in 1876 and fin i ished sixth that season. At the close of ! the schedule play the combination i dropped out and did not return until | 1883, from which date it's connection with the National league has been con- ] tinuous The Chicago White SoX played prominent part in the forming of the American league in 1900 and has also l held continuous membership in the jun 1 for league since that year.
 During this period of eighteen years 1 the White Sox have won four pennants capturing flags in 19J0 1901 1906 ano 1917. The club has figured in but one world series, however. meeting and de- feating the Chicago Nationals by foul games to two in 1906. The New YorI ] Nationals have more extensive record i In this respect owing to longer connec- tion with the senior le1 que. Since 1S7t 1 the club has won seven league cham pionshipS and three world series anC it's average position Tor 36 seasons i: four and very small fraction. Chica. ! gos shoWlng Tn tnls department of thu 1 records is even better, the White So1 having gained the high average of B. over a stretch of IS years.
 Remnants deWarded the work of tn, New York club players in 1879, 1889 1 1904 1905, 1911, 1912, 1913 and agair this season. In 1888 the Giants defeat ed the St. Louis American association team in the world series of those days ten games to four and the following season won from Brooklyn of the sam
 circuit, six games to three In 1906 the,
 defeated the Philadelphia American
 four games to one, having refused t
 meet the Boston Americans the pre-
 vious year. The Philadelphia Athletic
 secured revenge when the teams me
 in 1911 winning four games to two ; Boston Red SoX maintained the Amer ican league record by defeating tn Giants four games out of seven in 191 and the next season Philadelphia re peated at the New York clubs expens, winning four games to one