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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

At least there was a World Series in 1919......but in 1904 there was no W.S......
Read all about it in "The Year They Called Off the World Series", by Benton Stark.

If you really enjoyed the intrigue in the book you just read, you will find this story
just as fascinating (if not more). It provides an enormous amount of insight to the
goings on when the National and American Leagues were in their infancy. And, the
power and vendetta that McGraw and his management (Brush and Pulliam) wielded
over the American Lge. and in particular Ban Johnson. It also, gives us insight to all
those familiar names in our T206 or E-type card collections.

And, finally the 1904 season culminates in an exciting play-off game between Boston
and the NY Highlanders in which 41-game winner Jack Chesbro.......

I will cut it off there, as I don't want to spoil the ending for you, if you chose to read
this book.....I highly recommend it.

Incidently, it took Boston 100 years exactly to overcome this "McGraw hex" of 1904.

T-Rex TED