The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-09-28
TWO VETERAN TEAMS
Battle Between the White Sox and
Giants Most Interesting in the
History of Baseball
ASSOCIATED Press)

New York, Sept. 28.-In the long
history of World Series play for the
championship of the baseball universe
it is doubtful if any previous contest
of this character aroused the wide
spread interest which has been en-
gendered 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 men 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 con-
tinued 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
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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.
Of the twelve series staged under
these rules the American League
teams have won seven and the Ma
tional League clubs five. Sixty-six
games have been played, of which the
Americans have won 33 and the Ma
tionals 81 with two resulting in tie
contests. But one run divided the re-
cords of the two leagues in this re-
spect as during these Sc games the
National League players have cross
ed the plate 223 times to their rivals
222.
Another interesting feature of the
meeting of the Chicago and New York
clubs is the fact that both may be
said to hold charter membership in
their respective organizations. The
New York team entered the senior
baseball circuit on formation in 1876
and finished sixth that season. At the
close of the schedule of play the COM
bination dropped out and did not re-
turn until 1888, from which date it's
connection with the National League
has been continuous. The Chicago
White Sox played prominent part
in the forming of the American
League in 1900 and has also held con-
tinuous membership in the junior
league since that year.
During this period of eighteen
years the White Sox have won four
pennants capturing flags in 1900,
1901, 1906 and 1917 The club has
figured in but one World Series, how
ever, meeting and defeating the Chi
cago Nationals by four games to two
in 1906. The New York Nationals
have a more extensive record in this
respect owing to longer connection
with the senior league. Since 1876
the club has won seven league cham
pionships and three World Series, and
it's average position for 36 seasons is
four and very small fraction. Chi
cago's showing in this department of
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Sox having gained the high average
of 3.4 over stretch of Is years.
Pennants rewarded the work of the
New York club players in 1883, 1889,
1904, 1905, 1911, 1911, 1913 and
again this season. In 1888 the Giants
defeated the ST. Louis American As
sociation team in the World Series of
| those days, ten games to four, and
the following season won from Brook
lyn of the same circuit, six games to
three. In 1905 they defeated the
Philadelphia Americans four games
to one. having refused to meet the
Boston Americans the previous year.
| The Philadelphia Athletics secured
revenge when the teams met in 1911
winning four games to two. Boston
Red Sox maintained the American
League record by debating the Giants
four games out of seven in 1912 and
the next season Philadelphia repeated
at the New York Clubs expense, win
ming four games to one.