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Baseball, Championship, World Series
Individuals: Christy Mathewson, Connie Mack, Cy Young, Fielder Jones, Frank Chance, Honus Wagner, John T. Brush, Mordecai Brown, Ty Cobb.
Teams: Boston Americans, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Chicago White Stockings, Detroit Tigers, New York Giants, Philadelphia Athletics, Pittsburg Pirates (note: the spelling "Pittsburgh" did not occur until 1920).
The World Series of 1904 was cancelled. National League champions, the New York Giants, refused to meet the American League champions, the Boston Americans (now Red Sox).

Selected Articles from Chronicling America

World Series of 1903

"Pittsburg's Success in the Championship Series with Boston Depends on These Men"
The Evening World (New York, NY), October 2, 1903, Night Edition, Page 12, Image 12, Cols. 4.
"Boston Americans Defeated Pirates"
Deseret Evening News (Great Salt Lake City, UT), October 3, 1903, Last Edition, Page 7, Image 11, col. 1.
"Bostons are Champions"
The Evening World (New York, NY), October 13, 1903, Night Edition, Image 1, col. 3.
"Boston Team Wins World's Championship"
The Washington Times (Washington, DC), October 14, 1903, Page 8, Image 8, Col. 1

World Series of 1904

"It Looks as if the Highlanders are now the Real New York "Giants'"
The Evening World (New York, NY), September 28, 1904, Evening Edition, Page 10, Image 8, col. 1.
"Two American League Managers J.T. Brush was Afraid to Play"
The Salt Lake Herald (Salt Lake City, UT), October 31, 1904, Last Edition, Page 7, Image 7, col. 2.

World Series of 1905

"When the Giants Took the Quakers into Camp"
The Evening World (New York, NY), October 10, 1905, Evening Edition, Page 2, Image 2, col. 2.
"New York Wins First of Series"
Los Angeles Herald (Los Angeles, CA), October 10, 1905, Page 3, Image 3, col. 1.
"Giants' Turn to be Shut Out"
The Evening World (New York, NY), October 10, 1905, Evening Edition, Image 1, col. 1.
"Giants Win Third"
The Evening World (New York, NY), October 13, 1905, Evening Edition, Image 1, col. 1.
"New York the Greatest of All Ball Teams"
The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), October 15, 1905, Page 37, Image 37, col. 5.
"Giants Champions of the World"
The Evening World (New York, NY), October 14, 1905, Evening Edition, Image 1, col. 1.

World Series of 1906

"Facts and Opinions of World's Championship Series"
The Washington Times (Washington, DC), October 9, 1906, Last Edition, Page 8, Image 8, col. 1.
"Cubs Get Revenge for First Defeat by White Sox of American League"
The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), October 11, 1906, Page 6, Image 6, col. 4.
"White Sox Again Defeat the Cubs and Forge Ahead"
The Evening World (New York, NY), October 11, 1906, Evening Edition, Final Results Edition, Image 1, col. 7.
"Great Baseball Leaders Predict Pennant Outcome"
Los Angeles Herald (Los Angeles, CA), October 14, 1906, Page 7, Image 9, col. 2.
"Championship Flag Waves Over Chicago American White Sox"
Los Angeles Herald (Los Angeles, CA), October 15, 1906, Page 6, Image 6, col. 2.

World Series of 1907

"Winner of Opening Clash Expected to be Champion"
The Washington Times (Washington, DC), October 8, 1907, Last Edition, Page 10, Image 10, col. 1.
"Cubs and Tigers Battle Twelve Thrilling Innings to a Draw"
The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), October 9, 1907, Page 10, Image 10, col. 1.
"One Faint Hope Left Detroit in Games for World Pennant"
The Washington Times (Washington, DC), October 12, 1907, Last Edition, Page 8, Image 8, col. 1.
"Supremacy of National League Firmly Established; Chicago Cubs Winners of World Championship"
The Washington Times (Washington, DC), October 13, 1907, Sports - Real Estate, Page 2, Image 18, col.. 1.

World Series of 1908

"Cubs Capture Place in Finals of Grand Grapple for Title"
The Washington Times (Washington, DC), October 9, 1908, Last Edition, Page 10, Image 10, col. 1.
"Cubs Look Like Better Team than the Detroit Tigers"
The Evening World (New York, NY), October 10, 1908, Final Results Edition, Image 7, col. 1.
"Detroit Wins Third Game"
Deseret Evening News (Great Salt Lake City, UT), October 12, 1908, Image 1, col. 3.
"Cubs Again Show Their Class and Take Tigers Into Camp"
The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), October 14, 1908, Page 8, Image 8, col. 1.
"Badly Battered Tiger Suffers from Twisted Tail"
The Washington Times (Washington, DC), October 14, 1908, Last Edition, Page 12, Image 13, col. 1.
"Cubs Greatest Baseball Team in the World"
The Evening World (New York, NY), October 15, 1908, Final Results Edition, Image 14, col. 1.
"Tigers Engulfed; Scarce a Gurgle"
The Washington Times (Washington, DC), October 15, 1908, Last Edition, Image 10, col. 1.

World Series of 1909

"Pirates Win First Game of Series from Detroit Tigers"
The Pensacola Journal (Pensacola, FL), October 9, 1909, Image 1, col. 1.
"Detroit Wins Second Game of the Big Series"
The Pensacola Journal (Pensacola, FL), October 10, 1909, Section 1, Image 1, col. 1.
"Pittsburg Beats Detroit and Leads in Championship Race"
The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), October 14, 1909, Page 10, Image 10, col. 1.
"Pittsburg Pirates Win Championship"
The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), October 17, 1909, Page 51, Image 51, col. 1.
"Final Game of World's Series Taken by Pittsburg Pirates"
The Times Dispatch (Richmond, VA), October 17, 1909, Image 1, col. 5.

World Series of 1910

"Philadelphia and Chicago Loom Up as Pennant Winners"
The Washington Herald (Washington, DC), August 21, 1910, Fourth Part, Image 32, col. 1.
"Athletics Again Victors--Reds Down Naps--Giants Win"
The Times Dispatch (Richmond, VA), October 19, 1910, SPORTING SECTION, Image 5, col. 1.
"Mackmen Triumphant---Cobb Predicts Four Straight"
The Times Dispatch (Richmond, VA), October 21, 1910, SPORTING SECTION, Image 5, col. 1.
"Cubs Tie in Ninth and Win in Tenth"
The Salt Lake Herald-Republican (Salt Lake City, UT), October 23, 1910, Section One, Page 10, Image 10, col. 1.
"Mack's Merry Men Maul Cubs and Win World Series"
The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), October 24, 1910, Page 7, Image 7, col. 1.
"Connie Mack's Men are Now Champions of the World"
The Salt Lake Herald-Republican (Salt Lake City, UT), October 24, 1910, Page 7, Image 7, col. 1.

World Series of 1911

"Crowds Watching Electric Scoreboard in front of Times-Dispatch Office"
The Times Dispatch (Richmond, VA), October 15, 1911, SPORTING SECTION, Image 41, col. 1.
"Philadelphia Defeats New York in Second Game of World Series"
The Evening Times (Grand Forks, ND), October 16, 1911, Image 1, col. 3.
"Athletics Take Third Game"
The Tacoma Times (Tacoma, WA), October 17, 1911, Image 1, col. 1.
"Athletics Keep Up Winning Streak, Making World Series Stand Three to One"
Evening Star (Washington, DC), October 24, 1911, Image 21, col. 1.
"Giants Capture Fifth Game"
The Daily Ardmoreite (Ardmore, OK), October 25, 1911, Image 1, col. 3.
"Athletics Pound Out Overwhelming Victory Over Giants and Win World’s Championship Baseball Series for the Year"
Bismarck Daily Tribune (Bismarck, ND), October 26, 1911, Image 1, col. 1.

World Series of 1912

"Boston Wins First of World Series"
El Paso Herald (El Paso, TX), October 8, 1912, Page 1, col. 3.
"Giant’s Great Showing Fails to Shake Faith in Red Sox"
Honolulu Star-Bulletin (Honolulu, HI), October 10, 1912, 3:30 Edition, Page 7, col. 1.
"Giants Win Third"
The Evening World (New York, NY), October 10, 1912, Final Edition, Page 1, col. 5.
"Red Sox Win Again"
The Evening World (New York, NY), October 11, 1912, Final Edition, Page 1, col. 5.
"Little Hope is Left for the Daughty Giants Now"
The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), October 13, 1912, Page 41, col. 1.
"Red Sox Lose to New York Giants Today - Score 5 to 2"
The Evening Standard (Ogden City, UT) October 14, 1912, Image 1, col. 1.
"Giants Again, 11-4; Tie Series"
Evening Star (Washington, DC) October 15, 1912, Image 23, col. 1.
"In Heartbreaking Finish, Red Sox Win Series"
The Times Dispatch (Richmond, VA), October 17, 1912, Image 7, col. 1.

World Series of 1913

"Athletics Win First Game of World's Series"
Albuquerque Evening Herald (Alburquerque, NM), October 7, 1913, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
"Matty Baffles Athletics By The Wizardry of His Fadeaway"
New York Tribune (New York, NY), October 8, 1913, Page 1, Image 1, col. 7.
"Athletics Score 5 in Two Innings; Mob Battles with Police To See 2nd NY Game; 12 Injured in Rioting"
The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), October 9, 1913, Page 1, Image 1, col. 7.
"Athletics Are Champions"
Topeka State Journal (Topeka, KS), October 11, 1913, Last Edition, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.

World Series of 1914

"Victory for Athletics in World’s Series With Boston Nationals Predicted by Eddie Collins"
Evening Public Ledger (Philadelphia, PA), October 7, 1914, World’s Series Supplement, Image 1, col. 1.
"Braves Win First Game of Series By Score of 7 to 1"
The Pensacola Journal (Pensacola, FL) , October 10, 1914, Page 6, Image 6, col. 2.
"Braves and Athletics- Players Now Battling for World’s Baseball Title"
The Times Dispatch (Richmond, VA), October 11, 1914, Image 13, col. 2.
"Pitcher’s Bad Throw Gives Boston Game After Gowdy Doubled"
The Evening World (New York, NY), October 12, 1914, Image 1, col. 5.
"Brave Break Baseball Tradition"
Norwich Bulletin (Norwich, CT), October 14, 1914, Page 3, Image 3, col. 2.

World Series of 1915

"Phillies Win First of Series"
The Guthrie Daily Leader (Guthrie, OK), October 8, 1915, HOME, Image 1, col. 1.
"Foster Emerges Victorious Over Mayer In Second Tilt for Championship of World"
Evening Star (Washington, DC), October 9, 1915, Image 1, col. 1.
"Boston Redsox Win Game In Ninth"
The West Virginian (Fairmont, WV), October 11, 1915, Image 1, col. 1.
"Shore and Chalmers Battle Before Big Crowd in Boston"
The Bridgeport Evening Farmer (Bridgeport, CT), October 12, 1915, Image 1, col. 1.
"Red Sox Win World’s Title By Defeating Phillies, 5-4"
Evening Public Ledger (Philadelphia, PA), October 13, 1915, Final, Image 1, col. 1.

World Series of 1916

"Brooklyn and Boston Teams Taking a Good Rest Before Series"
The Tacoma Times (Tacoma, WA), October 5, 1916, Page 6, Image 6, col. 1.
"Red Sox Defeat Dodgers, 6 to 5, in First Game of Baseball's World Series"
The New York Tribune (New York, NY), October 8, 1916, Page 19, Image, 19, col. 1.
"Yesterday's Game Longest in World Series' History"
The Bridgeport Evening Farmer (Bridgeport, CT), October 10, 1916, Page 12, Image 12, col. 5.
"Red Sox Go Notch Higher Toward Flag"
Bismarck Daily Tribune (Bismarck, N.D.), October 12, 1916, Image 6, col. 1-2.
"Boston Red Sox Retain Their Title as Baseball Champions of the World"
The New York Tribune (New York, NY), October 13, 1916, Image 12, Page 12, col. 1.

World Series of 1917

"Here Are the Chicago White Sox, Winners of the First Game in World Series"
The Washington Times (Washington, DC), October 7, 1917, Final Edition, Image 22, col. 1.
"Giants Badly Beaten By Chicago’s White Sox"
El Paso Herald (El Paso, TX), October 8, 1917, Home Edition, Page 9, Image 9, col. 1.
"Giants Even Up Big Series by Defeating White Sox 5 to 0"
New-York Tribune (New York, NY), October 12, 1917, Page 12, Image 12, col. 1.
"White Sox, 8 - Giants, 5: Chicago Americans take lead for the world championship by capturing fifth of series"
Evening Star (Washington, DC), October 13, 1917, Base Ball Extra!, Image 19, col. 1.
"Sox Win"
The Butte Daily Post (Butte, MT), October 15, 1917, Image 1, col. 1.

World Series of 1918

"Ruth Pitches Red Sox to 1 to 0 Victory in First World Series Game"
New York Tribune (New York, NY), September 6, 1918, Page 11, Image 11, col. 4.
"Chicago Wins Second Game of the Series"
The Ogden Standard (Ogden, UT), September 6, 1918, Last Edition - 3:30 P.M., Page 10, Image 10, col. 1.
"Boston Players Leave Chicago for Their Home Park with the Lead in Struggle for War Time Baseball Title"
The Sun (New York, NY), September 8, 1918, Section 2, Page 4, Image 16, col. 1.
"Boston Wins Fourth Game of the Series by a Score of 3 to 2"
The Evening Herald (Albuquerque, NM), September 9, 1918, Page 1, Image 1, col. 2.
"Chicago Wins Game Delayed by Threat of Players’ Strike"
El Paso Herald (El Paso, TX), September 10, 1918, Home Edition, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
"Boston Clinches Championship of Baseball World"
Richmond Times-Dispatch (Richmond, VA), September 12, 1918, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.

World Series of 1919

"Ruether, in Subduing White Sox, Shows Combination of the Pitching Arm of a Plank With Club Wielding of a Gowdy"
The Sun (New York, NY), October 2, 1919, Page 18, Image 18, col. 1.
"Reds Annex Second Game in World Series—Slim Sallee Hit Freely But He Keeps ‘Em Well Scattered"
The Bismarck Tribune (Bismarck, ND), October 2, 1919, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
"White Sox Hopes Bolstered by Kerr’s Victory"
The News Scimitar (Memphis, TN), October 4, 1919, 4th Edition, Page 10, Image 10, col. 1.
"Fourth Game Reds"
Evening Capital News (Boise, ID), October 4, 1919, Page 1, Image 1, col. 3.
"Ruether, Hero of First Game of World’s Series, Is Shelled From Mound by White Sox Attach in Sixth Contest"
The Sun (New York, NY), October 8, 1919, Page 22, Image 22, col. 1.
"Cincinnati Reds Champions of the World"
The News Scimitar (Memphis, TN), October 10, 1919, 4th Edition, Page 16, Image 16, col. 1.

World Series of 1920

"Indians Stronger Than Dodgers Behind the Plate"
South Bend News-Times (South Bend, IN), October 6, 1920, Morning Edition, Page 8, Image 8, col. 2.
"Brooklyn Wins the Second Game"
The Caledonian-Record (St. Johnsbury, VT), October 6, 1920, LATEST EDITION, Image 1, col. 3.
"Brooklyn Again Cops from Clevelander"
Free Trader-Journal and Ottawa Fair Dealer (Ottawa, IL), October 7, 1920, Image 1, col. 4.
"Cleveland Evens Up Series with Dodgers"
The Ogden Standard-Examiner (Ogden, UT), October 9, 1920, LAST EDITION, Image 1, col. 5.
"Cleveland Win Sunday Marked by Great Play"
The Bismarck Tribune (Bismarck, ND), October 11, 1920, Image 6, col. 1.
"Cleveland Again Victorious"
The Democratic Banner (Mt. Vernon, OH), October 12, 1920, Image 1, col. 1.
"Cleveland in Furore Over Winning Series"
The Bridgeport Times and Evening Farmer (Bridgeport, CT), October 13, 1920, Page TEN, Image 10, col. 3.

World Series of 1921

"New York Fans Teeter Between Rival Teams As Dream Series Starts"
Washington Times (Washington, DC) October 5, 1921, Image 17, Page 17, col. 1.
"Yanks Take Lead Again"
Webster City Freeman (Webster City, IA) Oct. 10, 1921, Image 1, Page 1, col. 5.
"Jess Barnes Defeats Yanks in Sixth Game"
Arizona Republican (Phoenix, AZ), October 12, 1921, Image 1, Page 1, col. 7.
"Giants Win Baseball Championship"
Great Falls Tribune (Great Falls, MO), October 14, 1921, Image 1, Page 1, col. 7.

World Series of 1922

"The World Series Played Right Here in DC"
The Washington Times (Washington, DC), October 5, 1922, HOME FINAL EDITION, Image 18, col. 1.
"Giants Leading Yanks, 2-0, in Sixth Inninig"
The West Virginian (Fairmont, WV), October 6, 1922, Image 1, col. 1.
"Darkness Stops Second Game"
The Democratic Banner (Mt. Vernon, OH), October 6, 1922, Image 1, col. 1.
"Giants Sweep Series from Yanks"
The Morning Tulsa Daily World (Tulsa, OK), October 9, 1922, Image 1, col. 1.
"Giants Again Winners"
Capital Journal (Salem, OR), October 7, 1922, Image 1, col. 1.
"Giants Win Third Victory Over Yanks"
The Bismarck Tribune (Bismarck, ND), October 7. 1922, Image 1, col. 1.
"Giant and Yank Stars in World Series Classic, Today"
The Bridgeport Times and Evening Farmer (Bridgeport, CT), October 4. 1922, Image 1, col. 1.
"New York Giants Win World Series"
The Bismarck Tribune (Bismarck, ND), October 9, 1922, Image 1, col. 1.

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