After a remarkable series of ups and downs, the New York Glanis have managed to win the National Baseball League pennant, to the joy of New York baseball enthusiasts who will now be able to follow the World at no more transportation cost then the nickel demanded by the The series will be played off on consecutive days, the first, second, sixth, and seventh games (if necessary) being played home ground, the Polo Grounds, and the third, fourth, and fifth at the Yankee Stadium, 'The Yankees "won the American League pennant some time ago, after slaying well in the lead in' their division almost throughout the scase The Giants began the season in brave style and kept at the top of the table until they ran into a" slump and sonk as low as fifth place in the Naional League rankings, Their recovery was sensational and reiseent of the succession of victories which brought the Chicago Cubs to the top towards the end of last season. The Giants owe much of their sticcess to the pitching of Carl Hubbell, who in the critical latter stages of the battle for the pennant, won sixteen games succession. The "two. New York teams have not met in a World Series since 1923," when the Yankees Gefeated the Giants by four games to two. For the two. preceding years the New York rivals had also topped their respective Teagues, but the victory on both occasions went the Giants. In 1921 the Giants won by five games to three, and in 1922 they made a clean sweep and took the world title by four games te none, The year 1921 wag the last one in which the World Series was decided bby the best out of nine games; ever Jsince it has been decided by the best out of seven games.
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