The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-16
By GEORGE CHADWICK Special Correspondent of Tho Age-Herald Copyright, 1891, by The Age HeraIdl

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 New York, October 15.--It Is a question whether & worlds series which Is confined solely to New York Is to be considered q success. So far IS the club owners are concerned, the success may be apparent, as they netted pretty financial penny, but it is very doubtful If, from the stand point of<sport, the series got any where, save as a show for the cu- rious New Workers, always attracted where there Is promish of crowd.
 Day after day while the New York Americans and the Giants were play ing at the Polo grounds, the one most conspicuous fact was the lack of real baseball enthusiasm. There was none of the intense and the active inter- city rivalry which makes baseball healthful and worth while. If the Giants won the crowd took it with howl or two of joy and went home. If the Yankees won. it was the same thing. There was more enthusiasm over Babe Ruth than there was over all the series, and when he was com pelled to leave the game because of his injured arm there were many who gave away their seats for the games remaining to be played.
 Non-Cnpacity Crowd.
 On the last afternoon of the series the seats which were on public sale were not half disposed of, and the bleachers were not filled. Between an opinion that the Giants might win and the knowledge that Ruth was not in condition to play the big .ity had lost it's baseball enthusiasm.
 Had vote been taken among the spectators present the last day. it ia safe to say two-thirds of them would have voted against any more nine game series. Too long" was the opinion expressed generally. not only by the visitors, but by fans who i've in New York. The money of most of those who started out to see the game had given out. Managing ed itors sent word to their correspond ents and special writers to cut down. There was no variety of scenery and incident. and the story was beginning to pail. Had the series moved from city to city, some of this would have been avoided.
 Enthusiasm Lacking.
 Some of the spectators who came from other cities became tired after the third or fourth games, because there was not much in them that was thrilling. The pitchers quickly dom mated the games, and the impression held by most fans that they would see some lively and spectacular bat ting did not seem likely to be full filled. Ruth's one lone home run was really the great incident of the early part of the series. and his lard luck in not being able to complete the series undoubtedly put wet blanket on the interest.
 The old story was revived that the series was arranged to go nine games. Of course. that was disproved but. after the lamentable experience in 1919. no one could be found who would scout 1t very much. because So much has happened In baseball that had not been anticipated that even those who had stood by the game for years were losing their wHgness to stand for 1t any furtieT espe- cially as some of the presnt condi- tions are none too satisfactory.
 Giants Win Unpopular
 The victory of the Giants was not particularly popular. even In New York. There was no suck demonstra-