A brief history of the World Series

by Karen Schweizer staff writer

Fiery rivalries burnt out then gave birth to the World Series, when baseball clubs battled to see who would be crowned the best in the world.

Fighting between two clubs lead up to world-series history when the National League's Providence club and the American Association's New York Metropolitans decided to see who would win a friendly but extensive contest of baseball.

The contest took place in 1884 and ended in a sweep by Providence in three games. However, fighting burnt out competitions in

1891 ending the venture.

The next step to the birth of the series took place when a twelve team National league decided to split their season to create two teams who could face off in a championship. The two halves were Boston and Cleveland. The winner was Boston, who won five out of six games with only one tie. The games were again dropped and no more split games were held.

As the last in a long line of the failures, William C. Temple, a baseball benefactor, donated a trophy to the winner of a seven game playoff series. Temple's series trophy idea lasted four years, but there wasn't enough public interest to keep his series going. suffer when they stop smoking. Counseling is one alternative used when trying to quit smoking. Being able to talk to another person about what they are feeling helps many people overcome their habit. There are also many programs that can also help a person learn how to quit and prevent them from starting again.

Finally there was success. As the brainchild of the Pittsburgh Pirates owner Barney Dreyfuss and Boston Pilgrims President Henry Killilea, the series consisted of the National league facing off against the American League. A ninegame series was created to showcase both Dreyfuss and Killilea's teams.

Fans loved the series and 100,000 fans came out in the masses, according to MLB.com as the series took hold in American hearts and lead up to what we have today.

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