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Show PHILADELPHIA WINS PENANT. American League Leaders Now World's Champion Ball Players. Chicago. By winning from Chicago on Sunday by a score of 7 to 2, the Philadelphia team of tho American league won the world's championship series, winning four out of tho five games played, outbattlng nnd out-fielding out-fielding tho veteran Chicagonns In every game but one. Whilo tho series se-ries was not tho most profitable ever played, tho players' share of tho money amounts to $79,071.93. Ot this, 60 per cent, or $47,443.15, goes to tho winners nnd $31,628.77 to tho losers. As there arc twenty-three players on each team eligible to participate, par-ticipate, each of tho Phlladelphlans is entitled In round numbers to $2,062 and each Chicagoan to $1,375. Tho total receipts for tho series wero $173,980. Tho two clubs get $38,755, apiece, while $17,398 goes to tho national na-tional commission. Tho total attendance attend-ance was 125,219 persons. |