Sport: World's Series

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Manhattan Island was the focal point of baseball interest all over the world. Fanatics overflowed the city's hotels to see the " Yankees " (American League champions) play the " Giants" (National League champions) for what is generally conceded to be the championship of the planet in this sport. Four out of seven games were to decide the winner.

First Game. At dusk, with the score tied in the last inning, Fielder Stengel of the Giants propelled the ball to the far edge of the Yankees' yard and had time to score a run before it was thrown back. Score: Giants 5, Yankees 4.

Of Stengel's running Heywood Broun (critic) said: "Stengel proceeds furiously in all directions at the same time."

Second Game. Four home-runs were hit—two in succession by Yankee Ruth, one by his teammate Ward, one by " Irish " Meusel, Giant fielder. Ross Young, another Giant fielder, lost his temper after making two errors, slid foully into second base in the sixth, was hissed. Score: Yankees 4, Giants 2.

Alfred W. McCann: "Professional dirty work long obsolete even among the carbarn and gashouse gangs."

Third Game. Pitchers Nehf (Giants) and Jones (Yankees) dueled. Fielder Stengel waited until the seventh inning before interpolating his second crucial homerun for the Giants. As he trotted around the bases, Stengel wiggled his fingers at Pitcher Jones. Score: Giants 1, Yankees 0.

Fourth Game. The Yankees evened the series with a blast of basehits. Score: Yankees 8, Giants 4. "Bugs" Baer (Hearst writer) : "A belated Columbus Day parade."

Fifth Game. An avalanche of Yankee basehits, witnessed by history's hugest baseball crowd, 62,817. Score: Yankees 8, Giants 1.

Sixth Game. Ruth made a homer but the Giants led by three runs in the eighth. Then Nehf collapsed, the Yankees heaped up five runs and their first world's championship. Score: Yankees 6, Giants 4.

Total attendance, 301,425. Total receipts, $1,063,815 (the first world's series gate to pass the million mark).

Col. Jacob Ruppert, owner of the Yankees, was deeply moved by the efforts of his successful employees.