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The 1918 Major League Baseball season featured a reduced schedule due to American participation in World War I. The American League and National League champions, the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs, respectively, met in the World Series, which was won by Boston in six games.
With World War I ongoing, a "work or fight" mandate was issued by the government, requiring men with non-essential jobs to enlist or take war-related jobs by July 1, else risk being drafted. Secretary of War Newton D. Baker granted an extension to MLB players through Labor Day, September 2. In early August, MLB clubs decided that the regular season would end at that time. As a result, the number of regular-season games that each team played varied—123 to 130 for AL teams and 124 to 131 for NL teams, including ties—reduced from their original 154-game schedules. Later in August, Baker granted a further extension to allow for the World Series to be contested; it began on September 5 and ended on September 11. World War I would end two months later, with the Armistice of 11 November 1918.
Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story...
/ Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story of the Black Sox Scandal a week after the final game. In 1929, it merged with The Baseball World to become "Collyer's Eye and The Baseball World". From 1923 to 1941, it published All-Pro teams. An exact duplicate of the newpaper was also in circulation that was named "The Referee and the Baseball World".
Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story...
/ Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story of the Black Sox Scandal a week after the final game. In 1929, it merged with The Baseball World to become "Collyer's Eye and The Baseball World". From 1923 to 1941, it published All-Pro teams. An exact duplicate of the newpaper was also in circulation that was named "The Referee and the Baseball World".
Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story...
/ Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story of the Black Sox Scandal a week after the final game. In 1929, it merged with The Baseball World to become "Collyer's Eye and The Baseball World". From 1923 to 1941, it published All-Pro teams. An exact duplicate of the newpaper was also in circulation that was named "The Referee and the Baseball World".
Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story...
/ Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story of the Black Sox Scandal a week after the final game. In 1929, it merged with The Baseball World to become "Collyer's Eye and The Baseball World". From 1923 to 1941, it published All-Pro teams. An exact duplicate of the newpaper was also in circulation that was named "The Referee and the Baseball World".
Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story...
/ Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story of the Black Sox Scandal a week after the final game. In 1929, it merged with The Baseball World to become "Collyer's Eye and The Baseball World". From 1923 to 1941, it published All-Pro teams. An exact duplicate of the newpaper was also in circulation that was named "The Referee and the Baseball World".
Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story...
/ Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story of the Black Sox Scandal a week after the final game. In 1929, it merged with The Baseball World to become "Collyer's Eye and The Baseball World". From 1923 to 1941, it published All-Pro teams. An exact duplicate of the newpaper was also in circulation that was named "The Referee and the Baseball World".
Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story...
/ Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story of the Black Sox Scandal a week after the final game. In 1929, it merged with The Baseball World to become "Collyer's Eye and The Baseball World". From 1923 to 1941, it published All-Pro teams. An exact duplicate of the newpaper was also in circulation that was named "The Referee and the Baseball World".
Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story...
/ Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story of the Black Sox Scandal a week after the final game. In 1929, it merged with The Baseball World to become "Collyer's Eye and The Baseball World". From 1923 to 1941, it published All-Pro teams. An exact duplicate of the newpaper was also in circulation that was named "The Referee and the Baseball World".
Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story...
/ Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story of the Black Sox Scandal a week after the final game. In 1929, it merged with The Baseball World to become "Collyer's Eye and The Baseball World". From 1923 to 1941, it published All-Pro teams. An exact duplicate of the newpaper was also in circulation that was named "The Referee and the Baseball World".
Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story...
/ Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story of the Black Sox Scandal a week after the final game. In 1929, it merged with The Baseball World to become "Collyer's Eye and The Baseball World". From 1923 to 1941, it published All-Pro teams. An exact duplicate of the newpaper was also in circulation that was named "The Referee and the Baseball World".
Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story...
/ Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story of the Black Sox Scandal a week after the final game. In 1929, it merged with The Baseball World to become "Collyer's Eye and The Baseball World". From 1923 to 1941, it published All-Pro teams. An exact duplicate of the newpaper was also in circulation that was named "The Referee and the Baseball World".
Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story...
/ Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story of the Black Sox Scandal a week after the final game. In 1929, it merged with The Baseball World to become "Collyer's Eye and The Baseball World". From 1923 to 1941, it published All-Pro teams. An exact duplicate of the newpaper was also in circulation that was named "The Referee and the Baseball World".
Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story...
/ Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story of the Black Sox Scandal a week after the final game. In 1929, it merged with The Baseball World to become "Collyer's Eye and The Baseball World". From 1923 to 1941, it published All-Pro teams. An exact duplicate of the newpaper was also in circulation that was named "The Referee and the Baseball World".
Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story...
/ Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story of the Black Sox Scandal a week after the final game. In 1929, it merged with The Baseball World to become "Collyer's Eye and The Baseball World". From 1923 to 1941, it published All-Pro teams. An exact duplicate of the newpaper was also in circulation that was named "The Referee and the Baseball World".
Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story...
/ Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story of the Black Sox Scandal a week after the final game. In 1929, it merged with The Baseball World to become "Collyer's Eye and The Baseball World". From 1923 to 1941, it published All-Pro teams. An exact duplicate of the newpaper was also in circulation that was named "The Referee and the Baseball World".
Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story...
/ Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story of the Black Sox Scandal a week after the final game. In 1929, it merged with The Baseball World to become "Collyer's Eye and The Baseball World". From 1923 to 1941, it published All-Pro teams. An exact duplicate of the newpaper was also in circulation that was named "The Referee and the Baseball World".
Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story...
/ Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story of the Black Sox Scandal a week after the final game. In 1929, it merged with The Baseball World to become "Collyer's Eye and The Baseball World". From 1923 to 1941, it published All-Pro teams. An exact duplicate of the newpaper was also in circulation that was named "The Referee and the Baseball World".
Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story...
/ Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story of the Black Sox Scandal a week after the final game. In 1929, it merged with The Baseball World to become "Collyer's Eye and The Baseball World". From 1923 to 1941, it published All-Pro teams. An exact duplicate of the newpaper was also in circulation that was named "The Referee and the Baseball World".
Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story...
/ Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story of the Black Sox Scandal a week after the final game. In 1929, it merged with The Baseball World to become "Collyer's Eye and The Baseball World". From 1923 to 1941, it published All-Pro teams. An exact duplicate of the newpaper was also in circulation that was named "The Referee and the Baseball World".
Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story...
/ Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story of the Black Sox Scandal a week after the final game. In 1929, it merged with The Baseball World to become "Collyer's Eye and The Baseball World". From 1923 to 1941, it published All-Pro teams. An exact duplicate of the newpaper was also in circulation that was named "The Referee and the Baseball World".
Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story...
/ Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story of the Black Sox Scandal a week after the final game. In 1929, it merged with The Baseball World to become "Collyer's Eye and The Baseball World". From 1923 to 1941, it published All-Pro teams. An exact duplicate of the newpaper was also in circulation that was named "The Referee and the Baseball World".
Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story...
/ Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story of the Black Sox Scandal a week after the final game. In 1929, it merged with The Baseball World to become "Collyer's Eye and The Baseball World". From 1923 to 1941, it published All-Pro teams. An exact duplicate of the newpaper was also in circulation that was named "The Referee and the Baseball World".
Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story...
/ Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story of the Black Sox Scandal a week after the final game. In 1929, it merged with The Baseball World to become "Collyer's Eye and The Baseball World". From 1923 to 1941, it published All-Pro teams. An exact duplicate of the newpaper was also in circulation that was named "The Referee and the Baseball World".
Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story...
/ Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story of the Black Sox Scandal a week after the final game. In 1929, it merged with The Baseball World to become "Collyer's Eye and The Baseball World". From 1923 to 1941, it published All-Pro teams. An exact duplicate of the newpaper was also in circulation that was named "The Referee and the Baseball World".
Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story...
/ Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story of the Black Sox Scandal a week after the final game. In 1929, it merged with The Baseball World to become "Collyer's Eye and The Baseball World". From 1923 to 1941, it published All-Pro teams. An exact duplicate of the newpaper was also in circulation that was named "The Referee and the Baseball World".
Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story...
/ Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story of the Black Sox Scandal a week after the final game. In 1929, it merged with The Baseball World to become "Collyer's Eye and The Baseball World". From 1923 to 1941, it published All-Pro teams. An exact duplicate of the newpaper was also in circulation that was named "The Referee and the Baseball World".
Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story...
/ Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story of the Black Sox Scandal a week after the final game. In 1929, it merged with The Baseball World to become "Collyer's Eye and The Baseball World". From 1923 to 1941, it published All-Pro teams. An exact duplicate of the newpaper was also in circulation that was named "The Referee and the Baseball World".
Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story...
/ Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story of the Black Sox Scandal a week after the final game. In 1929, it merged with The Baseball World to become "Collyer's Eye and The Baseball World". From 1923 to 1941, it published All-Pro teams. An exact duplicate of the newpaper was also in circulation that was named "The Referee and the Baseball World".
Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story...
/ Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story of the Black Sox Scandal a week after the final game. In 1929, it merged with The Baseball World to become "Collyer's Eye and The Baseball World". From 1923 to 1941, it published All-Pro teams. An exact duplicate of the newpaper was also in circulation that was named "The Referee and the Baseball World".
Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story...
/ Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story of the Black Sox Scandal a week after the final game. In 1929, it merged with The Baseball World to become "Collyer's Eye and The Baseball World". From 1923 to 1941, it published All-Pro teams. An exact duplicate of the newpaper was also in circulation that was named "The Referee and the Baseball World".
Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story...
/ Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story of the Black Sox Scandal a week after the final game. In 1929, it merged with The Baseball World to become "Collyer's Eye and The Baseball World". From 1923 to 1941, it published All-Pro teams. An exact duplicate of the newpaper was also in circulation that was named "The Referee and the Baseball World".
Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story...
/ Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story of the Black Sox Scandal a week after the final game. In 1929, it merged with The Baseball World to become "Collyer's Eye and The Baseball World". From 1923 to 1941, it published All-Pro teams. An exact duplicate of the newpaper was also in circulation that was named "The Referee and the Baseball World".
Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story...
/ Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story of the Black Sox Scandal a week after the final game. In 1929, it merged with The Baseball World to become "Collyer's Eye and The Baseball World". From 1923 to 1941, it published All-Pro teams. An exact duplicate of the newpaper was also in circulation that was named "The Referee and the Baseball World".
Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story...
/ Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story of the Black Sox Scandal a week after the final game. In 1929, it merged with The Baseball World to become "Collyer's Eye and The Baseball World". From 1923 to 1941, it published All-Pro teams. An exact duplicate of the newpaper was also in circulation that was named "The Referee and the Baseball World".
Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story...
/ Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story of the Black Sox Scandal a week after the final game. In 1929, it merged with The Baseball World to become "Collyer's Eye and The Baseball World". From 1923 to 1941, it published All-Pro teams. An exact duplicate of the newpaper was also in circulation that was named "The Referee and the Baseball World".
Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story...
/ Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story of the Black Sox Scandal a week after the final game. In 1929, it merged with The Baseball World to become "Collyer's Eye and The Baseball World". From 1923 to 1941, it published All-Pro teams. An exact duplicate of the newpaper was also in circulation that was named "The Referee and the Baseball World".
Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story...
/ Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story of the Black Sox Scandal a week after the final game. In 1929, it merged with The Baseball World to become "Collyer's Eye and The Baseball World". From 1923 to 1941, it published All-Pro teams. An exact duplicate of the newpaper was also in circulation that was named "The Referee and the Baseball World".
Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story...
/ Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story of the Black Sox Scandal a week after the final game. In 1929, it merged with The Baseball World to become "Collyer's Eye and The Baseball World". From 1923 to 1941, it published All-Pro teams. An exact duplicate of the newpaper was also in circulation that was named "The Referee and the Baseball World".
Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story...
/ Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story of the Black Sox Scandal a week after the final game. In 1929, it merged with The Baseball World to become "Collyer's Eye and The Baseball World". From 1923 to 1941, it published All-Pro teams. An exact duplicate of the newpaper was also in circulation that was named "The Referee and the Baseball World".
Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story...
/ Collyer's Eye was a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1928. It broke the story of the Black Sox Scandal a week after the final game. In 1929, it merged with The Baseball World to become "Collyer's Eye and The Baseball World". From 1923 to 1941, it published All-Pro teams. An exact duplicate of the newpaper was also in circulation that was named "The Referee and the Baseball World".
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