The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-26
For That Reason National Fans Look
to Pat Moran's Miracle Club to
Even Score with Ameri-
cana
LID TIMERS FIRST
If Moran Wins It VIII be the First
Championship Team He Has
Had-He Lost Big Games
In 1915.

National league fans look to the
Reds to restore some or the prestige
which the old league has lost in the
annual duel for the worlds champion
ship.
Since the playing for the champion
ship between the two league winners
was resumed back in 1903, the cham
pions Of the Ban Johnson circuit have
won ten out of fifteen series. This
has been taken by many of the fans
as evidence of the superiority OF the
younger organization and the White
SoX will have many hackers In this
years setto on the strength OF past
performances.
II the Reds succeed in nabbing the
honors in the post-season battle this
year, they will accomplish number
of noteworthy things. A victory will
give Pat Moran his first worlds
championship club. He won the
National league pennant with the
Phillies in 1915, but was beaten out
for the big honors by the Boston Red
Sox. The Reds, incidentally by Win
ming their first championship. will
replace the White Sox in the select
trio which has never lost worlds
championship struggle. This list now
includes the Boston Red Sox, the Bos-
ton Braves and the White Sox. The
Red Sox have gone through FIVE
series without defeat. the Braves
have weathered the American league
storm once and the White Sox have
twice emerged the victor in the big
baseball classic.
/ Five for Nationals.
Cipoa 1000 tho National lea pla I Team
has won only FIVE series. In 1905
the Giants beat the Athletics; in 1907
the Cubs whipped the Tigers; the fol-
lowing year the Cubs repeated by
again trimming the Detroit cham
pions; in 1909 the Tigers third effort
failed before the victorious Pirates,
and in 1914 Stallings and his miracu-
Ilous Brave club swamped the Ath-
iletics four straight. Since 1908 the
National league champions have been
taking a turn every five years in win
ming the national flag. If this can be
taken as an oracle, the Reds are
marked by fate to win this series.
In sixteen years, only two teams
have won the series in four straight
games. The Cubs turned the trick
against the Tigers in 1907 without
giving the American leaguers a game,
and in 1914 the Braves pulled the
same stunt against the Athletics.
! Shut Out Record.
The Giants and the Cubs hold the
record for shutting out their oppo-
Inents in the worlds series, each time
having performed this feat five times.
detroit and Chicago played the
longest series game-a thirteen
inning affair in 1885.
Boston is the only city In the major
leagues whose pennant winners have
mot lost a worlds series decision.
The Braves and the Red Sox have
both delivered the goods when they
games.
The following is the result OF the
annual fight since 1908:
1903-Red Sox beat Pittsburgh five
out OF eight.
1904-No series played.
1905-Giants beat the Athletics
-four out of five.
1906-White Sox beat Cubs four
lout Of six
19O7-Cubs beat the Tigers FOUR
straight.
19OS-Cubs beat Tigers four out of
five.
19O9-Pirates beat the Tigers four
out of seven.
191O-Athletics beat Cubs four out
OF five
1911-Athletics beat Giants four
out of five.
1912-Red Sox beat Giants four out
Of seven.
1913-Athletics beat Giants four
out of five.
1914-Braves beat Athletics four
straight.
1915-Red Sox beat Phillies four
out Of five.
1916-Red Sox beat Brooklyn four
out of FIVE.
1917-White Sox beat Giants four
out of six.
. 191S-Red Sox beat the Cubs four
out Of six.