Show l thoughts The World Series SerleS of Baseball gets gels underway In a few weeks Baseballs Baseball's World Series has along a along along long and interesting history IN 1903 1901 the World Series between the Boston Doston Red fled Sox Sax and the Pittsburgh Pirates took place Boston Doston of the American League agreed to play Pittsburgh Pitt of ol the National League in a season post-season series It was decided that the winner would be the first club to win five games The Boston Doston Red fled Sox defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates The series went eight games and the Red Sox won the necessary five The victory by Boston was a surprising one in that tha t the American League was new and the National League was well established OTHER NATIONAL League team owners were not too happy that Barney Dreyfuss owner of ol the Pirates agreed to the series in the first place but when the Pirates lost to the Red Sox the other National League owners were upset even more The winners the Red Sox Sax were led by shortstop Fred Parent and pitchers Cy Young and Bill Dinneen A TOTAL of fans attended the eight game series The total revenue exceeded The Pittsburgh players received 1316 and the winning Red Sox were given 1182 However in the Pirates' Pirates case Barney Dreyfuss threw his owners owner's share into the Pirate Pirate- player kitty The 1904 World Series Is known as the World Series that was not played National League owners were still steaming when the time for the World Series of 1904 came The New York Giants were early winners of the National League pennant in 1904 but the American League pennant was up for grabs between the New NewYork NewYork NewYork York Highlander later known as the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox TIIE THE NEW York Giants considered the Highlanders as s beneath them As far as the Giants were considered they were the only team in New NewYork York The Giants figured that they w would uld be lowering themselves by playing in the World Series against the Highlanders Since they were no not certain which team would win the American League pennant they refused to play the World Series all aU together Boston won the American League pennant and then challenged the Giants to play them in the World Series Giant owner John Brush refused to play the Red Hed Sox and thus the 1904 World Series was never played TilE THE BROOKLYN YN Dodgers lost to the New York Yankees in 1941 The Dodgers lost again to the Yankees in 1947 1949 1952 and 1953 They had lost five World Series to the New York Yankees However Dodgers' Dodgers fans never gave up and each year after alter a defeat in the World Series they would say Wait til next year Brooklyn's Wait til lil next year came in 1955 and the Dodgers finally overcame the New York Yankees to win a World Series The Dodgers won four games and lost three to gain their first World Series win over the Yankees rr NEW YORK won the first two g games mes 6 5 and 4 42 Wl Whitney Ford and Tommy Byrne were given the victories The Dodgers swept the three ball games at Ebbets Field The Yankees paced by byFord's byFord's byFord's Fords Ford's won the sixth game but the Dodgers determined to finally rid themselves of a losers loser's image garnered the seventh game 2 to tog 0 g behind the pitching of Johnny Podres Every World Series is different dif ferent from one year to the next One year might consist of heavy hitt hitting rear ng and the next year the pitching may dominate When the winner of the American League and the winner wiMer of National League meet in the World Series no one is sure Jure what fireworks will occur occur r. r H 4 4 76 Q I II I i may p Spirit of Tomorrow |