Not since 1923 have the New York Yankees managed to defeat the New York Giants for the World Series Baseball Championship, andthe balance of victories between the two teams, when they have met for {he supreme tts, ati rests with th number of destructive hit downed their local rivals—but only. after a severe struggle. The Yankees were the favourites, They were an. Aggressive, scoring nine that had led. the American League almost from, the beginning "of the season, The: Glantz "were known primarily asa defensive team, and there was litle in their record during "the past season to lead anyone to suppose that they might turn the tables in the World Series, That they did as well as they did tion. After through the they dropped the next three, and it looked as if the Yankees wore going to have an easy time, especially after: they had shown, in their second attempt, that Hubbel! was not the invincible pitcher the world had been niven to believe. But thereafter the Giants gave the confident Yankees cal shock, They won the Aifth game and put themselves back on the map, in the tenth and extra inning which had to be played before a decision could be reached. Hopes of the Glant supporters were. short-lived. On Oct. 7 the Yankees demonstrated their superiority, without a shadow of a doubt and, incidentally, created now record ' for scoring In the: ninth inning, knocking out seven runs, Records have been falling by te board in. whetesale. fashion this world series, in runs score: in attendance. Are these records of any value? It {s open to doubt, 'The Giants won the fifth game of the series by one run scored in the tenth inning. Surely that was quite as effective as the Yankees' winning by seven runs scored in the ninth inning.
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