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Show Did the Olanta win four straight games in the world serl s That question lias been put to me time and ag.iln sln 0 th ClOS of the series. It seems there is a slight difference of opinion on that point. Beck in 1907 the. Chicago Cubs played the Detroit Tigers. Th tli I game resulted In ft tie. Then the row. At the close of the series there Cubs proceeded to take four in a VOW. At the close of the series there was some discussion as to whether J or not the Cubs won In four straight Tho consensus was that the Cubs; had beaten the Tigers In four straight games. It wus easy to nrguo the point because after the first game ended in a tie. the Cubs did go out and win four straight. When the point Is raised about a i team winning four straight games in ! a world series, the inference is that j one team will capture four straight j before the other club wins a gSI V A tie Is not a victory of course, i as a matter of fact, since no decision I Is reached In such a game, it Is really regarded In the lisht of no I contest. There are those who argue that i the Giants did not win four straight They Insist the Giants won the first game, that the second was a tie. breaking the winning streak, and j that the Olants then proc b-d to win three in a row. There is really litis logic and no sportsmanship to such an argument. A club wins until it los- s, The fuct that the second game was a tie dnw not enter Into the discussion The I Hants, won four games In the se-. ilea, and the Yankees didn't win a single game, hence tho Giants must have won four In a row. In order to break a winning streak ! a team or Individual must suffer defeat. The closest the Yanks ram' to winning a game wna a 3 to 3 tie. . Of course, those desirous to hang I an argument on a thread technical- j tty. will Insist that the Giants did Mt win four straight since five games were played. However, such ftg argument lacks any reasonable, foundation. |