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Show Winning First Gome Big Advantage. i WinntnK the opening i,ame of ir"n a short series aw the oi,e :'.-r ti:e ch.ampion- shin of tr.e world is i.uurahy un advantage. advan-tage. It counts for ft- mn-.-h as 'Vetting tii jump" on an opponent in any other lino of endeavor. There is a nor he- m j terM benefit in landing the hrst gan.e 1" sid'-s tliat of taknii: immediate po. e:-islon of the lead. It H that of ineiitat Mn,---.-'.lon. The i'i-to; i'i-to; y ii:-,p!rt-.s the wlnnu.g p!ayi-rs and l-s-sen. tlie nervouy t-r..s on somewhat, thus ma'n'ii' tluir playu: .smoother and less ccrs''jus. A team ti;at tan ftg;t. to a reasonable d-gre that n world'n ehatn-pions ehatn-pions dp 1'- at stake v '1 t!a; nearer normal nor-mal f-jvin than r-:ie tiai In "-'RS'-d lth tiie fart that it in in rtrrfars Hnd tl:at cvti-y ptay t all iiTipori.nii. A aria nne at the (.) i" of the mc-Iern world' i series ga.'iir.- -lil.is :he truth of the to- ecjlng. In ' !. i n s-rri'-s nlav , since 1 the- winniu,; Irani in l.ie ttprii-ing ttprii-ing game has won ln; h-nr eight tlni-. tjnly t" ir-r, (ild the winner In ti. opening gmtf fail to linish ai.-.irt In the tnl. innribijrrf won the opening game In n"'3, but Irwt the H.ries to Boston, five games to thre.;. Ji, 1 1. 1 1 . i he tJUnts won the iirst game from th.c Athietich. but wtre beaten in t!ir eri!, four ames to two. Drtrolt and the Cubs battled to a twclve-innmg. twclve-innmg. 3-to-3 tie in thi nrst game In 1'juT. but the Cuhn won the fe. ond and iirst de'dsivf game and evtnt u.t lly the merles. Another glance at the dop. rfv,-als thf f.l'-t that tut battle ground of trie MrM game is not Kiii-h an important fa -it or as n" might be led to hcll.-ve. Undoultted! tifre Is not ft mamigt-r who would nut prefer to play thj oprniug cam of tht H:rlen nt home mid betor favoring fans. I lowever. In tiie ten r !-?.. thu vliilng Hrid hone taiu. hve n;Ilt even hi t:aj mattrr of wmrdrn: the initial Htrugcle. The t;4 m thii t ha1, a drawn the homo grounds for tiie staging , thu opening eoTdliot h;tvf lot mx of tlto ferb-'P, to four .-terbs deicati for the t'-arn;, iorc-d to op' ii In hostile territory. TI.e- only teams thai hav. oneu-d nt home und won the series are p.oston, 's'A; Cuhs. Ulu7; Pittsburg, Pitts-burg, V'"-'. and Atiiietlcs, p.MO. The c-mipleto dope, tabulated, follotra: Vear. Oining game. Vrr by Winner of KtrkiH. W. K Tio. 15m;; Bof.ti,n FJitrnurs Hed Hox Z i V ':: Philadelphia . . - .:i;.ulf iJinnt-t 4 1 " ll.nr, f'-it,' grounds ..White Pot Whitepox 4 li 1 K.m7 Ttrtrntt-Ciibp T!' , ?, to 3 uh? I 0 1 lf" It.-troit c-iii.- I'ui.s. 1 1 f jV't'i Tittahurg J'ltisl.urg I':ttt-bijrg 4 :1 0 Vt) Pl.ih-.l'dphla. . . . Athk-'i.'.- -AtM'-H.-n 4 1 u 1511 New York New York tiiletl" 4 2 0 1M New York H'd Por K-d Sot 4 -1 1 151.1 New York AthloM- s Whl-M' g 4 1 0 'Sr'-orsd gam" wan al"-n pla.'.'ed In. Ch'-aco breuuse f,f tie. and Chlairo wnn. |