Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-28
CLASH Fer FIRST TIME.
New York and Chicago To Try Con-
illusions For World Ball honors.

New York. Sept. 2S.-In the long
history of world series play for the
championship of the baseball universe
it is doubtful if any previous contests
Of this character aroused the wide
spread interest which has been
engendered by the coming clash
between 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 nonors 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-sixt
since the Providence club Of the
National league faced the metropolitan
team of the American association in
the initial contest back in 1884 anu
emerged victor in three straight games.
1t Will also be the thirteenth played
under the code and jurisdiction of the
national commission which in 1909
arranged for an annual meeting
between the pennant winning clubs OF
the two major leagues.
OF the twelve series staged under
these rules the American league teams
nave won seven and the Nationai
league clubs five. Sixtysix games have
been played, of which the Americans
have won 33 and the Nationals al with
two resulting in tie contests. But one
run divided the records OF the two
leagues in this respect as during sthese
SD games the National league players
have crossed the plate 22S 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 baAeball
circuit on it's formation In 1875 and
finished sixth that season. At the close
Of the schedule play the combination
dropped out and did not return until
1859. from which date It's connection
with the National league has been con-
tinuous. The Chicago White Sox Lad
prominent part in the '-orming Of the
American league in /. and has also
held continuous membership In the
junior league since that year.
During this period OF eighteen years
the White Sox have won four remnants
capturing flags in 1900, 1901, 1905 and
1907 The club has figured in but one
world series, however. meeting and de-
feating the Chicago 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 championships and three world
series, and its average position for 36
seasons is four and very small frac-
ton. Chicago's showing in this de-
partment of the record, is even better,
the White 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 1885, 1883,
1904, 1905, 1911. 1913 and again this
season. In 1883 the. Giants defeated
the st. Louis American association
team in the world series Of those days,
ten games TO four, and the foiiowins
season won from Brooklyn 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 maintainee
the American league record by de-
feating the Giants four games out OF
seven in 1912 and the next season
Philadelphia repeated at the New
York clubs expense, winning -four
games to one.