The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-07
TWENTY STRAIGHT IS STILL A RECORD FOR
 VICTORIES IN MAJORS

Although the White Sox, the Giants and the Washingtons have all taken shot at 1t, the record of twenty con- secuttve victories set up by the Provi- dence club of the National League in 1884 still stands as the high mark in the major circuits It was twentv- five years ago today, on the seventh of August in 'S4, that Providence started the greatest of winning streaks with a to ? victory over New York city. Charley Radbourne twirled for Providence in that game, and he was the pitcher in eighteen of the twenty contests, establishing for himself record of consecutive victor les since surpassed only by Tim Keefe and equaled only by Rube Marquard Of the twenty triumphs, four each were gained over Boston, Cleveland, Detroit, and Chicago, two over Buffalo, and one each over New York and Philadelphia
 The Providence club of 1884 was managed by the veteran Frank Ban croft, now business manager of the Cincinnati club. The Grays not only captured the National League flag that year, but they won the first WcTlu $ Cndfll plOnSn1p Dy taking three straight games from the New York Metropolitans of the American Association The great Radbourne pitched seventy-two games for the Grays that year, while Sweeney twirled in twenty-four contests. These two men made up the pitching staff of the first worlds champions. GiIli- gan and Maya were behind the bat. In the infeId Joe Start covered first, John Farrell played second; Jerry Denny was at third, and Arthur IT, win was shortstop. The outfield force was made up of Paul Hines in center, Cliff Carroll in left field, and Paul Rndford in the right garden. l Providence vanished from the big 1 show more than thirty years ago and | big league ball in Providence has be- come only a memory treasured by the venerable fans of the Rhode Island metropolis. The record hung up by | the Grays of 'S4 has gained a lasting | place in the eternal dope, but outside | the majors there are records that surpass 1t. They follow: ! The worlds record is held by the ! old Cincinnati Reds, who in 1869 and TO won eighty-one consecutive | games.
 1 During the season of 1893 the ce1e- brated co1ored team, the Cuban ! Giants, won thirty-five games without ' a defeat.
 The Corsicana Club of the Texas League won twenty-seven consecutive ] games in 1902.
 Tn tho same year, in June, the Charlotte team of the North Carolina | League, placed twenty-five straight l victories to its credit.
 During the season of 1912, Wilkes | Barre of the New York State League | went through twen ey-five games with out defeat, starting on August 12 by
 defeating Elmira to 0, and winding
 up with a victory September 2. when
 Scranton went down to a defeat. 3 to
 1.
 In 1903, Jersey City established a
 record In the Eastern League (now
 InternationaD when they captured
 twenty-four straight games
 The Austin Club of the Texas
 League. in 1911. placed string of
 twenty-two consecutive games to its
 credit and making a new record for
 the South. During the season of 1899, after
 twenty-one consecutive victories, the
 Lancaster team of the Atlantic League was defeated by Richmond.
 We might in this connection also review the major leagues greatest to- began slides. Here they are: 1sss-Louisvil1e, Old American As- sociation, 2s.
 1ss0-Pittsburgh, National League ,s.
 1906 = Boston, American Leagus
 20.