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Show SOX AND CUDS ; LEAP LEAGUES ' CHICAGO, Oet. 8. -The bssball eson ef both major leagnea (or 1908 ceded Sunday witb gsmes ( Chicago, St. Louis asd Cincinnati, Cin-cinnati, for tb rst. tin tiaea tb two big league ham been organized both, championships champion-ships bar come to th same city. The Chicago Chi-cago National league turn won tha tret honor is that organisation eas ily. Taking tbe lead early in Job and holding it to tha and, it established a saw aiajor leegne record lor nussber ot games won. Of tba 143 fame played by tha team. 116 war victorias, tha ?rTioni bast reoord in thU respect having an held by tbf 'ew York elnb ia tb sama lasrue. ' In tb Antariean laarna the Chicago taam npset all ealculatioas by winning ui pan-atni. pan-atni. Tb eantast waa ast daeidad nntil bast waak, tha Kw Trk lata being withia strkiag diatane of tb laadar until Oc la-fear la-fear 8, whaa six-inning dafcat t Philadtl-ykia Philadtl-ykia pot than out of tba running. Aa o.aally hard etrorgl for Moaad plaea waa vol da- ' eidad anl two day latar, wbaa Chi to dafaaUd ClrUad aad taok ar tb Obi hib' last chaao V vrkanl w Tork. ptf fourth and iith taasaa, Philadelphia aad St. Iuia, war within bailing diatane throughout tb sea sea. Philadatpaj ia fact, t leading tb learn oa three separata -' sions, tb Ut ttaa ao later ifcaat An rest t. Tt'aehicrtoa aad Boston war tail aiders , thrughoI. . Ia the National league, t:d it Chicago's werk, tb chief f eater f tb aaaaoa was the hard stmrr'e far aond plac between "aw Tork and Pittsburg. Teie UaMd cntil tha trat weak ia Bepteaber. wheat tb Utter team fall back. Tb other fir club in tb league cenpied tb aaaa rela-i rela-i poaltion most of tba eeaeon, although ' Breoklyo and Cincinnati dnished with bnt - en gam between than for fifth and sixth flaees, - retpectiTely. 6t. Louis wa eerer a oon tender, aad the Boston club's record of ' ICS defeat waa enly iodad by that of tb sane club ia tba American league. Taeaday tb- world' cbampioaahip aerie wril be begun bar between tha two Chicago "- Vt I |