Matt wrote:

> Its called World because of a newspaper sponsorship I think as opposed it
> being a world championship
>
>
I'm afraid that's an Urban Myth Matt. I believe it was called the World
Series as when they started it in the 1880s (ish), they hoped baseball would
spread throughout the world - as opposed to being a sport played by
pre-pubescent schoolgirls in most other countries!

Ted H
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