The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-07

TO nave US play the Boston fteu Sex
for the worlds championship. But
Mr.. Brush paid no attention TO this
demand.
Having been one of the main sup>
ports of the National league for
years, he did not see why We rhould
jeopardize the fruits of our v. tory
by recognizing and paying against
the champions of an organization
that had been formed to put us out OF
business.
Besides" he said to me, there
are no rules or regulations for such
a contest and there is no governing
umpiring or the arrangements"
He stubbornly maintained that po-
sition and there was no series. In
Boston and all over the American
league we were knocked and ham
mered, the substance of the criticisms
being that we were afraid to play
the Red Sox. All this ran off Mr..
Brush like water off a ducks back.
He was man of great determine
ton, firm as a. stone wall. At the same
time Mr.. Brush was a man of great
vision. All the time they were criti-
cising him and the New York club he
was formulating plan for the pres
ent for mot worlds series, which
was destined to be the annual classic
event of baseball.
Plans For Series
The next year Mr.. Brush suggested
the plan by which the national COM
mission, then made up of Henry c,
Pulliam. Ban Johnson and August
Hermann, could makeup a set of
rules and regulations under which a
worlds series could be played. Pro-
visions were made for the appoint
ment of umpires. the division of re-
ceipts, the disciplining of players
everything to give the affair a defi-
mite government.
That Is the agreement under which
the games are now played. The first
was that of 1905, when the Giants
pdlayed the Athletics. Once the gov
erning arrangements were made defi-
mite Mr.. Brush offered no further OBJ
jections. In fact, hes went into 1t
with as much zest as the players.
Matty's Great Feat
In that series we won with COM
parative ease, Mathewson pitching
three games without being scored
upon.
OF all the worlds series games II
which l have taken part l think tie
picture of that one stands out most
wildly in my memory
To begin with, we decided to do
the thing right. We had special uni
forms made for the Giants.
will never forget the Impression
created in Philadelphia and the thrill
that got personally when the Giants
suddenly trotted out from their dug
out clad in uniforms of black flannel,
trimmed with white. The letters
across the breasts were in white.
l have heard army men say that
the snappiest looking outfit is usual
ly made up of the best fighters. l can
well understand that. The psyche
logical effect of being logged out in
srappy uniforms was Immediately no
ticeable upon the players. The Ath-
ietics in their regular season uni
forms appeared dull alongside our
champions.
Our players kept up that snap from
the jump. They fought every inch of
the way, fighting all the time with
absolute confidence.
Betting ON Series
Hundreds Of New York fans es-
corted us to Philadelphia and the
scenes in the Hobbies of the hotels
were lively. There was much mo. /,
betting then than now. Giant root
ers were all over the place trying to
get bets down. After we had won
the first game by shoutuot we
were big favorites.
The only setback to that series was
discovery of the fact that many OF
the Giants and the Athletic players
had paired off in arrangements to d.
vide the receipts equally no matter
which side won. l was disguised at