Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-05

dlctlcn u the National Co---ss2o1
since 1905 snow that the American
League has Al Advantage over The
National League 4 he number Of
series won Is wei as the number Of
ca-1es Won. b-r ne senior circuit a.
tres n re championship series have
oulsco-ed ne American League coz
tenders Regardless of ne outcome
Il ne Ssrles his year the American
League VIII retain is lead II the
rLz per q series Won The c--4y pos
ability q the American League be
4cg 11st@d rom che leadership II
Ezsres won 3 o have the National
League entry TINS year wiz the series
z five straight games The leacFr
= Tubs scored after tins year : series
VIII nave ended cannot DC tCretoid-
3endn2 As Il docs OF the close1ess
" Jnes-d edcess u the E2les.
Fifteen worlds series EaAe- been
played since they we're nalgura1e6
s-crr National Commission 5orIsdlc-
t.on = sos. Of ttcse American
L--aEuz cll1s nave won nine and
National league clubs SIX THIS I
ne National League entry WIS his
year. rae u-lor cir-alt Still vii nave
II -lEaz--Ee u TWO n nc number
o4 series vo1
Il -aa =1reen series now par Of
lass PAL A-s]o~v IS games we're
f.aved q WHICH tive resulted Il Tie
SCORES American League liu1s
ave Won = games ana National
--eaEue etahs -, Since rhe winner
-7--r
=. VIII me nam p3oushIp the National
League entry would be obliged %
a-cconp3ls the fsa1 I FIVE straight
starts = orcer 70 Overcome The
games wo. advantage u The Ar1eri-
an League. The senior league leads
II rf1rs scored n worlds series by
81 q -.
As between 1he easTarr ana west
arr divisions o. The major leagues The
former E2as uroc U-re scenes 4uc ne
latter SIX ma same 4dyar-age -hc
American Leagre holds over re
National Of tne < series already
played seven v-ere distinctly eastern
aeairs while five we're PLAYED en-
tIrely Il the vest with three IS II
tersecr ena4 series. TIE first series
under me National Commission z
1895 was between two eastern clubs.
tae New York Giants defeating the
Philadelphia Athletics. Thec for
four Years Is nag Ezues were played
entirely = TIE wesr the TWO CTa1ca-
70 cams FLASHING 7 1905. the Chs
-agD Cnhs md Detroit 4 1907 and
a9g. AID PITTSBURGH nd Detroit II
800.
East and West ca-e together =
--u~id's series for the first ire II
1910 wnea Connie Iacks Athletics
defeated ne fading Chicago cubs
For SIX years altar. from 1911 10 las
,re worlds baseball han gionship
was declded Il the east and then
caIre TWO. IrIsrsectlola4 series. fol-
lowed by al all western series be
tween C'lrcIraa-i and The Chicago
White Sox last year.
-te oaly TINE that Z worlds cham
pIousr-p has been lade 4 CITY affair
since the National and American
League champions have been con-
testing for the title was n 1906.
when the Chicago White Sox then
known Is he ~Ei1Iess Wonders" de-
heir frEr Tpprnant under the leader
snip Of Frank L Chance.
The worlds series last wear be-
tween Cincinnati If the National
League and Chicago Of the American
League vas -he first FIVE out u nine
series under the National Cou-is-
sions jurisdiction. Only eight
games. however. were recessarv 70
decide the championship, this being
tie second time that eight games
we're played The other occasion
was n 1919 when the Boston and
Americans we're obliged 10 play an
extra game because one n the rsga-
lar series resulted IN a tie
While the Boston New York series
~ 1912 Still holds the record for total
attendance AT 81 -991 the series be-
tween Cincinnati and Chicago last
) year established a new high mark for
receipts when the z3S.s2s persons
( who saw rne games paid a total Of
1 ST2a sag
Worlds Series Stree 19DS