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Thinks Ny Own
Better Than Zev

New York, Oct. "A unique figure
in the background Of the controversy
over the relative merits of Zev and
My Own rs candidates to race Par1yrus
is Jockey Earle Sande, premier rider
Of the American turf.
Sande has had the leg upon Zev
and My Own in all Of their important
victories this season and though he
Is under contract to Harry +. Sin
clair. owner of Zev. he will ride
Americas color bearer in tho interna-
tional race with the English derby
winner. regardless OF which horse is
chosen by the Jockey clubs commit
tee next Saturday,
Sande has not figured openly In the
controversy resulting from failure
TO arrange final trial race between
the rival American thoroughhreds. but
the jockey Is said TO have expressed
his belief that My own is better than
Zev at mile and half. the distance
OF the international match. Zev's
owner declined trial race at this
distance.
Sande carried Rear Admiral Gray
sons colors on My own in all of the
horses five victories. four at Saratoga
and the fifth in the national trial
sweepstakes at Belmount park re-
Gently. Except for Xev's first race
this season, when Jockey l.. Fator
had the mount. Sande has ridden the
Rancocas colt to victory I'm seven OF
its other eight races, including the
kentucky derby.
The Omaha morning bee., 1923-10-05
Renault After
Jack Dempsey

New York, Oct. Jack Renault is
preparing for a fall and winter cam
paign which will. he hopes. lead him
to Dempsey's door next spring. Leo
FLYNN. his manager, says that the
coming months will prove the Cana
dian champion 10 be the logical con-
tender for Dempsey's title. How this
can be demonstrated. unless Renault
meets Firpo first. Leo does not say.
Maybe there Will be a Renanlt Firpo
battle.
Renault WAS one of Dempsey S
sparrinc partners at Atlantic city
when the champion was preparing
for Carpenter While he was taking
the big fellows wallops he was study
ing his methods so that today there
is no man in the ring whose style
more closely approaches that OF the
champion. Dempsey thinks we'll of
Renault and has always said he was
a fighter OF much promise.
"All right. I think Mickey would
do as much for me, IL l needed it"
In THESE words Jimmy Jones ap-
proved OF Mickey Walkers request
for n weeks postponement of their
bout because OF sore hand.
There Is more than one follower Of
boxing who thinks that Jimmy will
give the welter champion real battle
when the two mingle.
The Omaha morning bee., 1923-10-05
Packers Play
at PlattsmOuth
Central and Tech Will Open
Their Football Sched-
ules Saturday.

Unless another tornado hits this
section of the country Friday, South
and Creighton high school football
warriors will continue their travels
along the pigskin highway.
Coach James Patton's team Is
scheduled to journey to Plattsmouth
for the Packers second game OF the
series.
Creighton high will open its season
on the Creighton field tomorrow
afternoon when the Blue and White
Prep athletes meet Nicola, Ia. high
Coaches of both elevens will send
their proteges through light signal
drill this afternoon. Coach Patton
will take two complete teams to
Plattsmouth, while Coach brennan
at Creighton will have large squad
to pick from.
The South Packers lost to Lincoln,
0 to 0, last week. on muddy field'
but should find little trouble in de-
feating the Plattsmouth team. Little
is known of Nicola. while Creighton
high is represented by good eleven
this sea son.
Patton has four gridsters on the
injured list, DeVry and Kadavy,
backfield men, and Kurtz and kai-
strom. linenen. Townsend will take
Kadavy's place at fullback in tomor-
rows game.
Central opens its season on Creigh-
ton field Saturday when the Purple
PLAYS Abraham Lincoln OF Councli
Bluffs. Tech goes TO Clarinda, Ia
The Omaha morning bee., 1923-10-05
Harvey Wants to
Know the Referee

The first official act that Charley
Harvey, manager Of Billy Wells, the
English welterweight who fights
Morrie Schlaifer October 8, did after
reaching Omaha Wednesday morn
ing was to call on the state boxing
commissioner and inquire about the
referee who had been picked Tor the
bout.
"I can't afford to have any more
Duffys in the ring when my man
fights schlaifer," he said.
Wells ha taken things fairly easy
since his arrival. He watched tne
Ak.Sar.Ben parade, then went 10 the
Business Mems gym where he worked
out for a short time before good
gathering Of fight fans. In his spar
ring he showed the same lightning
speed and excellent boxing that he
used against schlaifer the last time
they met.
Harvey announced that Wells 10
about to return to England where
he will fight Harry Todd for the mid
d,eweight crown of Great Britain.
The first preliminary Of the show
was booked yesterday when the pro-
noters succeeded in signing up
one Step Watson and Mike Rozgaii.
one Step is said to be the best coiored
welter in the city.
The Omaha morning bee., 1923-10-05
British Surprise
l. S. Polo Men

Westbury. y. Y. Oct. 4.-For the
second tiste in as many years the
open polo championship Of the
United States may go to foreign
shores. The shadow Of the invader
fell across the trophy on the inter
national field of the Meadowbrook
club today when the British army
four, which recently was defeated FOR
the military championship Of the
world. galloped to an easy victory
over the American Shelburne team,
10 to 3. As the Flamingo team has
defaulted the other semi-final 10
Meadowbrook, the home club will con-
tend against the British team for the
title on Saturday.
Jingle" Wilson. Major 4. II. vii
son in the army register. the chief
factor of the United States winning
the military title. was all but eliini-
mated from today's encounter by
Major Vivian Lockett. back OF tho
British four. who stuck TO the de
fense like mucilage.
That allowed the British No . and
No. to feed the ball 10 Col. T. p.
Melville. regarded as the best number
in ,the British empire. and he sent
the ball across the American goal
five times. as much scoring as the
whole American team did.
The British adopted the American S
dashing style of play and left their
surprised adversa.ies at the center of
the field at the play off. Once. for a
few minutes. Shelhurne was within
one goal of tying the score, but that
was the best they could do.
Being faster mounted than Shell.
burne the British gave an exhibition
surprising to those who saw them
lose the military title to the American
team. Their hitting was accurate as
the Shelburne's team was poor.
J. Watson Webb. veteran interna.
tienalist and "Southpaw" was the
star for Shelburne.
The Omaha morning bee., 1923-10-05
Shenandoah Cancels Game.

Shenandoah. Ia, oct. s.-oflcial
sanction by the school board having
been withheld. arrangements for a
game here saturday with Marshall
High Of Chicago have been Cancelled.
Following Shenandoahs victory over
East High OF pes Moipes. TO 6. last
week, business men hackers of the
team at the MONDAY luncheon of the
Commercial club raised $500 10
guarantee the expenses OF the Chicago
game. The class h school champions
had been seeking game on the
Shenandoah schedule. The cancellinE
OF the game win give Shenandoah an
open date 10 prepare FOR the next bat.
tie which is with Central High Of st.
Joseph,
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fistie scribes In the east decided thai
it was about time to have a new wef-
terweight cha mpion so they made
Jimmy the king In the eyes OF the
New York commission Dave Shade
is champ because they said SO. ont
in the eyes of the fistic scribes Jones
won the crown when he beat Shade.
Another but
Jimmy Jones and his New York
state championship came west. He
made the sad mistake Of booking up
with Billy Wells within the hempen
strands. Wells beat Jones so bad that
Jones refuses to give him a return
match, and right then and there
Charley Harvey. pilot of the English
mans fistic craft. proclaimed Wells
the welterweight championship Of the
world
Now Harvey is advertising Wells as
the welterweight champion. Leo 2.
Flynn is doing the same with Shade.
Jones hasn't anything TO say. As for
Walker-wel. he isn't losing much
sleep. He beat the former champion
and won the title.
Harvey says Walker, Shade. Shev-
lin, Jones. Ward and few Of the
other higher ups in the welterweight
class refuse to fight Wells. The Madi-
son Square Garden promoter has
Wells name TO a contract for fight
in the Garden any time he can secure
either one of the big five ve'-Walker.
Shade, Shevlin. Jones and Ward.
So, championship. championship.
who owns the welterweight champion
ship?
Bet Mickey Walkers gettin' a good
The Omaha morning bee., 1923-10-05
Stanley Davies in Tournament

Wichita. Kan. Oct 4.-kansas
amateur golfers were paired with WIS.,
iting professionals for low ball
matches against par al the Wichita
Country club this afternoon as cur
tain raiser for the annual mid-eon-
tinent golf tournament which opens
tomorrow.
More than 50 golfers. including Hv-
eral Of the worlds leading players
are entered fer the tournament in
which William Mehlhorn OF 81. Louis
will defend his title. Prizes totalinS
approximately $4,000 are offered.
Cash prizes VIII be given professional
players. and silver cups and other
trophies are 10 be awarded amateurs.
The list of golf stars in the compoti-
tion includes;
Gene Sarazen. Walter Hasen. Chick
Evans. Joe kirkwood. stanley Davies.
Omaha, and Mike sherman. S.nN
City.
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also started. Time: 2;o7i. 2:oeA. s.o7H'
The Cumberland s:os pace: Two in
three: purse $4,000;
Merriman. b. z. by Belwin
fMurphy) .,-.-... -
Julia NJ Direct. br m. (Childsb Il : 5
Wrsck. b. h. 6MeMahanD .......ts z
The Sign. H. h tParker) -.....-...2 Z
BUDDY Mack .,sa. b E ,fsy1 .tv a., i. P.io1
ma also started. Time; 2;Os. 2'e2's'
2:1s trot. two and three, purse $1,000;
Rex Harvester br. g., by the Har- g,
vester fCaton) ........,..,..:
David Axworthy, soh. h. tMe- ,
Mahau) - 4"
Mabel Higginson. b. IN Trey.
noldsl 80. ...s.'. a
woodrow L., blk. <. tKelly) -
Little Sled. b. h tcoNl go. ,,,......i.e
Cherry Able Frank Worthy anu
Sequona also started
Time: 2.10s. 2.0si4, 2:osA oo
2;iO pace. two and three, purse sLooo
funfinished): d,
Walter NJ, b g. Doniine Palln) -
Artie John. ch. 8. Dunn ...t-.....l
Donna Mac, b. m " Fleming).
Doctor r. br. <. (Higgs) .........sa .
Dude Hughe. b. &. sills) :..:.,.'...f dis
George Gano, jr.. also started.
Time 2:osh. 2:o5h.
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Wouldn't Surprise Sinclair.

Chicago, Oct. 4.-Inless there Is 4
match race between Zev and Rear
Admiral Grayson's My own. Harry
Sinclair. owner of the winner of the
Kentucky Derby. here last night en-
route from coast to coast. said he
would not be surprised to see his
prize 3.year.old named as America y
representative in the 100000 inter
national race with Papyrus at Bel.
mont park on October 20.
Mr. Sinclair realizes that the rivalry
OF Zev and My own for the honor
of meeting the English horse is the
most pressing matter in sportdom
just now and naturally he was in
clined 20 be noneommital.
lie would say nothing OF Rear Ad.
mlral Grayson's My own, except to
state that he was anxious for zey.
My own match.
The Omaha morning bee., 1923-10-05

champion.
By all the laws. rules and regula-
tions of the great fight game, Walker
Is champion for the sole and only
reason that he beat the former cham
pion But
In New York state they have a
boxing commission that every once
in while takes a notion to crown a
new fistic king The high mogul Of
the cornish" decided that Walker
should defend his title. but Mickey
wanted more dough than the pro-
moter would offer. What did the
cornish" do but tear the title crown
from Walkers ivory head and place
it on the hairy locks of one Dave
Shade, Leo p. Flynn's crack scrap
per- All fair and well in New York.
But
Jimmy Jones. a Youngston. O., vel
terweight. beat Shade so bad that
The Omaha morning bee., 1923-10-05
NOW IN FRENCH FIGHT RING

tamweight for a decade and earned
The reputation Of being a fighting
fury and the hardest hitting little
met his Waterloo a few weeks ago
when Bugler Lake, fleet-footed
sharp hitting Englishman, relieved
him of the European bantamweight
crown. 1t Is certain that Ledoux
never again will rise to real prom
inence in pugilism.
Boxing fans in America do not need
to be told about the affairs of Eugene
Criqui. The memory of how he won
the featherweight championship from
Kilbane and lost it such a pitifully
short time afterward to Dundee is
fresher in the United States than any
where else, unless it be in Crlqui's
own mind. Criqui probably is still the
best featherweight in Europe. but that
is an empty honor, for the crop Of
feathers" in Europe is no more prom
ising than the ice harvest at Palm
Beach. Criqui also has been fighting
since 1910, and 1t may be assumed
with reason that his sun is about due
for total eclipse.
There is that eccentric Frenchman,
Sikh. of course. but it is probable that
he reached the height of his glory
when he took a verdict away from
Carpenter. Skis future would seem
10 lie more in the realm of lion tam
ing than In the rosined arena.
The mantle of French boxing would
seem to be descending on the slim
shoulders of Paul F'ritsch. Fritsch is
young lightweight who has done
quite we'll against a few English and
Continental boxers. He is long way
from a menace to Benny Leonard as
yet, but he is young and not without
possibilities. Unless F'ritsch fulfills
the faint promise OF his youth. how
ever. the chances of any Frenehman
annexing n worlds title within the
next few years are certainly entitled
to be called remote.
The Omaha morning bee., 1923-10-05

In 1888, the series for the world s
championship in baseball was played
between the New York Giants and
the ST. Louis Browns. New York
won the series by taking six out of
the 10 games played. Tom Keefe,
star hurler Of the Giants, won all
four of the games he hurled.
In 1882 the Brooklyn club won the
championship OF the National league
and Louisville team captured the
pennant in the American assoeia-
lion. Each team won three games.
The seventh was tie and for some
reason the sefies ended that way. II
wasn't a satisfactory series for. that
season. the Brotherhood had the
Pleayers' league in working order
and it was considered much faster
than either Of the elder circuits, but
owing TO the fact that the Players
league was an outlaw organization.
no way OF settling the superiority
could be arranged.
In 1891, the two Boston teams won
the respective pennant of the leagues
they represented. Ii was looked for.
ward 20 that an interesting series
would be played. but the Boston clubs
The Omaha morning bee., 1923-10-05
Yankee Stars Are Improving.

New York. oct. 4.-Continued I'm
provement in the condition Il Babe
Ruth. Wallie P.rp and Bob Meusel.
Yankee cripples. was reportea At the
headquarters Of the American league
champions today. Ruth and Meusel.
who are suffering from strains and
contusions Of the legs. are To be in
first class condition for the worlds
series. hut fear IS expressed that
Pipp. who has a badly spraine6S
ankle. VIII be unable 10 take part in
the classic.
The Omaha morning bee., 1923-10-05

Plans are under way to bring the
woodmen OF the World amateur ball
club and the Omaha Bnffsloes to-
gether in a game Mt the Herds park
Sunday afternoon.
The Norfolk High school opens its
season tomorrow when II plays
O'Niell Mt Norfolk.
Guy Cook, veteran center oil the
Lincoln High school eleven, broke his
leg during a practice scrimmage last
night.
Billy Wells will referee an cxhibi-
tion boxing bout at the Willys-Over-
land Motor company offices tonight
at s o'clock.
The Omaha morning bee., 1923-10-05
Merriman. driven by Thomas Muir
Postpone Bantam Title Bout.

New York. Oct. 4.-The world
bantamweight champion battle he
tween Champion Joe Lynch OF New
York and Joe Burman' OF Chicago.
originally scheduled here for octo.
Der IL. has been postponed at the re
quest of Lynch's manager, to Octo-
ber 1s, IL was announced here by Pro
moter Tex Rlckard.
The Omaha morning bee., 1923-10-05
Huskers to Play
Regular Game
With Illinois

Urbana. ILL.,. Oct. a.-Illinois
and Nebraska will play = regular
football game Saturday. with only
such knowledge Of each others
tactics as was obtained by scout
ing varsity freshman games on
the two camps last Saturday. This
statement was made by the ath-
Ietic department at the University
of Illinois today 10 offset reports
that Coaches Bob Zuppke and
Fred Dawson had exchanged all
manner Of information about
their teams, from general forma-
tions to complete signals.
The Omaha morning bee., 1923-10-05
Ne|geyN N%h
&e%9tfetc%

The first polo match to be played
in Omaha will take place this after
noon at Ak Sar-Ben field when the
oFrt Des Moines and Fort Smelling
teams meet in the first OF two game
tournament.
Ira Jones Of Salt Lake City. claim
ant of the worlds title as middle
weight wrestler. last night at Salt
Lake City defeated Bull Montana In
straight falls.
The New York Giants yesterday
defeated the Baltimore International
league pennant winners. in an exhibit
ton game, . to 3.
Byron Speece. Omaha Buffalo
hurler. will pitch for the Walnut, Ia,
team at Audubon next Sunday.
The Omaha morning bee., 1923-10-05
Maroons Scrimmage Today.

Coach Ernie Adams will send his
University of Omaha gridsters
through their final scrimmage this
afternoon before the first game or
the season. Saturday. with Tabor col
lege at Tabor. Ia,
The Omaha morning bee., 1923-10-05
Alliance in Bad Shape.

Alliance, Neh. Oct. s.-Coaches
Flynn and Prince are having a hard
job building a team from the ma.
terial at Alliance high school this
year. There are only six fast years
squad and substitutes back. They
are: Captain Herman. tackle; Laing
halfhack; Carvin. halfback; Cribhle,
guard. all OF whom played last season,
and Young and Wukoff. two men who
tried for the team unsuceessfully las,
year.
Despite this handicap, the coaches
are whipping team into shape and
are preparing TO conquer one OF the
hardest schedules the school has yet
had
The Omaha morning bee., 1923-10-05
The Turf
" Wednesday's Results.
JAMAICA

First race; 5h fuarllonpEs;; onpEss;;.u.,,n
San Dimasl liz lBurns) .....'...' 's,5 s-s
Biqe Miss d9t 9ThurPsr3 a,.sor,hy ~ rs
SLEEVE Bloom Martoy, Achievable and
9"sse second nd rsss: ace - furlongs:
Bellcross. lo5 (Accardy) .....5-i - even
Yuma ds; il2 tRiee1 1........-.....t-5 l=3
'9rh1 Time. ~ i.os 4S Fausio. salmonl Hands
Up. Mirthful. Royal Alrman. Blue Streak
Third race. 81 furlonss:
E,Sa Rs%sr.,l. ls: i. fSi'f = a.T.sssr, *
Al rd"gS G a. ses fsRs a1' saa IS S;S az
Episode. iit L. Fator} ............l-z on. out
rIrfs f%s; qsee II ,eis ss mI..y 2sly three went
wynnewood. lls q, Fator) -s-i 81 IA SO
msfylana asss snsI's Belle, ifs 'coliins,
Time. 1.:4s as. Masquerade. Rankin.
ss,S 1afs ,s ,s."5sp tsI.gs. ,s gu, gu,
stony t Point, iis 1Thurberl .,....-1-io out
krliEn,. 4ims f!2ses ia a. ~ Last ssGs Rsveie. BABY
first race: mile and 20 yards;
Uncle Velo, iOs (Parke) ........54O 2eo
Lew Pope, Io7 tMcDermotD ........ $50
Gay 'i9 Decsirer. yer psBonero. North Sea also
second race: 8 furlonss:
Lord Martin, lis iscobie) .,.,..a.bo 2.3o
win. Ti%. Ray II S.sps Pson Man Kls,ou X.aps
siv., Southern Pacific. aiso ran.
Third race mile lsad,, and 20 J. yaySs; I'd
Locust leaves 1o5 qHastinsD 40 $50
Marin. % Corps. II, 3Fr0nf. man ra,.,,n S7o
Megsn. Fincastie. Cash, Mart o'Hsrs,
Courtview- also ran.
Fosp,h ,,s rses ,so9s,sr ds,ions' ,so
Certain, 1ot tPsrke) .,..,.......s.so sso
rrfhsls,s TIms III ~ s,s to0p pr. Hickman. LEI iiD
poubl. cross. BILLY Brush. Jouett Blli
Firth Firth rae race on. and ons-sl.tcenth
lay Madssg .ag. 1;. swi,son,s" s7c sss sss
o@r Tine: me- ia is. cherry Tree. Prince
sixth race; Fiy. and one-haf fur
Princess Doreep. ii5 Geo -. :.
Nah sie' long 1iio iiMcDer- ~
nsaStiful %otif Agnes. iiiiio oar
rim Time; io7. phoebe snow. peleetabie.
| Swift Water. Royal Purple. April also
seventh race; one and ons-sintesnth
Resting Time. - Hast
aaerms,B ,..,'.'..'.... 40 sssss
Time: i:iG s,h Lord wrack Ned
dam. Huonec. Dorothy Bnckner also ran.
The Omaha morning bee., 1923-10-05
Games This Week
Games This Week.
HIGH SCHOOL.

HIGH SCHOOL.
Friday.
Kearney at Lincoln.
omaha Tech at Clsrinda, la.
Abraham Lincoln at Omaha Central
Rosalle at Oakland.
Grand Island at Aurora.
Ne6rsska Gity at AUBURN. .,.,..
Fremont at Ashland.
Beaver City Al Orleans.
Tecumseh at Beatrice.
Ravenns at Broken Bow.
Bayard at Torrington. Wyo.
Pawnee at Barneston.
Comstock at Ansey.
Harrington e. coleridEe.
crelshton Hish so,mshs) at Neola' Ia
Alliance At Crawford.
Edgar at Alexandria.
pissTs lyssn,rs at wn,er gneTsGn' at Elmwood.
EsIGon EslsHa at at Sa,is fs,isn city.
Farnam at cozad.
Fullerton at Loup City.
Geneva at Fairbury.
unlyersity Place at ,,I,sr. Hcveloeh
Minden at Hastings.
Tilden at Leigh.
Fullerton st Loup city.
O'Neiil at Norfolk.
North Platte at gothenburs
Omaha oman south ct Piattsmouth.
Peru Prem ~ Blanchard. Ia.
Madison AT Schuyler
stella at Humboldt.
York n tSeward
Tekamnh at Blald.
Spencer at NerdiRrs.
Milber at Wymore. n
MISSOURI VALLEY.
saturday.
Nebraska at Illinois,
Amcs at Minnesota.
Rolla Mines nj Washington
anrinRfieId Teachers at Missouri
Cornell at Drake.
Parsons at Grlnnell.
Washburn at Manhattan tKsnsss AZ
gies),
Creighton Mt Kansas.
STATE CONFERENCE.
friday,
Tarkio College Ri Peru
Donne at cotner,
south Dakota Mines ut Chhdfon.
saturday.
hastings Mt Kearncy
Wnyne NJ Nebraska wesleyan.
Grand Island at Des Moines unive'-
sity
The Omaha morning bee., 1923-10-05

boxers than she seems to be having
in making the naughty Germans be
good. capable scrappcrs very soon
will be as scarce in that dear Paree
as bathing beauties at the north pole.
Georges Carpenter, Eugene Cri-
qui. Charles Ledoux-these are the
mighty trio that have made French
boxing history Their names head
the list wherever toasts are drunk
to the pugilistic prowess of La Belle
France. But the tarnish that has
accrued to the illustrious cognom-
ems of these three as the result of
recent performances has almost Oh
liberated them from current fistic
consideration.
The first named, the mighty and
dashing Georges. is still a factor in
the European heavyweight cham
pionship but as a contender for
world honors he has been virtually
defunct since the unfelicitous out
come OF Tex Richards afternoon
party at Boyle's Thirty Acres a little
over two years ago. Barring what
Ski did to him, Georges reputation
has survived pretty well on this side
of the water.
Carpenter, however, has been in
the front ranks of boxing since 1908
and only superman can stand the
pace for fifteen years and still re-
main formidable.
Ledoux is another veteran. Since
1909 he has fought the fight, always
as befits son of France. He has
The Omaha morning bee., 1923-10-05
Grand Circuit Results

2:i1 trot: Two In three; purse. $1,000.
Alisal. br. m. by Peter Mckylo-
Rutherford ~. Flaming .....s ! : I
Iwanta h. m. fMcKnlleyl ...2 2
The Consequence, b. r. tMc-
Ethel Forbes. b. m, IL. whltsl a ro
Nlss Directed. susie Elder and Etawise
The Omaha morning bee., 1923-10-05
= Ry "W.AG.'

IbS SIii Imam
pionship, W h o
1wns the welter-
weight C h a m
pionship.
Ask Joe Doe
and he'll tell you
Mickey Walker
is the welter kin g
because he beat
Jack Britton.
Ask Charlie
Harvey, manager
of Billy Wells,
and he'll reel off
a long line of
chatter that his
protege is the
The Omaha morning bee., 1923-10-05
WORLDS SERIES SOUIBS

couldn't reach an agreement so III.
series was called off.
From 1892 until 1897. the two
major league circuits formed into a
12-club league and during these sea
sons the teams standing first and
second places staged a series which
was known as the Temple cup series.
From a competitive standpoint these
affairs were rather tame. II was a
case Of brother against brother.
The first. of the classics, as played
today. began In 1908. That season
the Boston Americans won the cham
pionshlp of the junior organization
and the Pittsburgh club Won the
flag in the National league. II was
one OF the hardest fought series ever
played. After eight fiercely con
tested games were played the Boston
team came thorugh victors. Deacon"
Phillips. hurting for tho Pittsburgh
team. won his first three games
which, nine times out OF ten. would
settle the result. but Boston stag ID
a come back that was sensational and
the playing of that aggregation in
the last four games Of the series is
one Of the brightest chapters in the
history of baseball in old Bostoniown.