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Show GREATEST SEASON IN HISTORY OF BASEBALL I Baseball Is experiencing Its banner season. President Harry Pulllam of the National Na-tional league, when in St. Louis last week, told the Star that the aggregate amount of business "done by the old league up to date was far superior to anything It ever did before. President Ban Johnson df tho American Ameri-can league, continues to state that his teams are performing to packed hollBea. Figures, "built" by the Star's baso-ball baso-ball statistician, show how eplondldly the National game 1b prospering, From April In, inaugural day In each body up to July 1, thero wafl a total turn-out of 2,297,093 "fans" at tho 4G7 championship games In tho two big leagues. Tho advantngo Is with the National league. An average number of 4551 Baw tho first 229 games in tho American league. Nick's Cnrdinaln Have Outdrawn the Browns. Tho CardlnalB have It "on" tho Browns when It comen to drawing tho faithful. King Nick's family at its first 26 homo games, played to 170,000 enthusiasts, an averago number of 0072 per game. Tho McAleerltes. at their first 80 home games, performed before 117,291 "fans," an average number of 3910 per game. Rated by the combined attendance up to datdi thNMlohnJ league has the-two the-two big rhcilriuers), They- are New "XWki mid Cincinnati. Chicago and St. Louis aro close up,1 but the plants of Hart and Robinson' have to take back seats for the Ply-mouth Ply-mouth Rocks', -tho -world's champion' diamond member. National League. Attendance. ToL No, April 14 Averago City. of Gamta. to July 1. Attondanoc. NdW York 31 372,183 8,7TB Cincinnati 87 2i!).!9 6,573 Chicago 31 192,850 0,200 St. Louis 23 170,060 6,072 Brooklyn 80 141,700 4,723 Pittsburg 27 103,784 3,843 Boston ....20 3,820 2,354 Philadelphia ... 2a C3,7G3 2,550 Total 213 1,35,609 6.233 Am or loan League. Atbandanoo Tot, No. April 14 Avoraffa City, of domes, to July 1. Attendance. Boston 31 190,743 0,443 Chicago S3 191.8C0 6,953 Philadelphia ,, .. SO 109,491 C.040 ClOVOland 23 112,453 4,80 Now York 23 03.0W 4.265 Bt. Louis 30 117.291 8,91d Detroit 23 87,890 2,063 Wauhlnffton .... 27 C5.4M 8,827 Total .7229 1,042,354 4G51 Pittsburg, which' city can be roilod upon pulling up; Boston and Phlladcl-phla Phlladcl-phla are tho National league's grave-yards. grave-yards. St. Louis, Detroit and- Washing-ton Washing-ton aro tho American league's buga-boos. |
