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[edit] Usage of the term

"Usage of the term "Subway Series" arose in 1941 when the Dodgers made their first World Series appearance since 1920."

That appears to be an incorrect statement. A search of the ProQuest historical New York Times archives reveals several articles published prior to 1941 that contain the phrase "subway series" in conjunction with the World Series. The oldest such article was printed in 1934 [1], and there were several in 1937 referring to a possible New York Yankees vs. New York Giants series. (Although the Giants were in contention, the Chicago Cubs and the Yankees made it to the series that year.) User:24.46.65.161 15:47, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

• The Giants were in the Series vs. the Yankees in 1936 and 1937, the Cubs in 1938. In the 1934 article, the Giants and Senators had won in 1933, and in 1934 it would prove to be the Cardinals and the Tigers. In any case, the tone of the article you cite suggests the term was already familiar or obvious to the fans, so I would guess it goes back farther. Wahkeenah 16:13, 2 May 2006 (UTC)
• I made a few changes and incorporated your article. We can't entirely fault whoever wrote that originally (hopefully it wasn't me) because the Dickson Baseball Dictionary makes nearly the same mistake, only they "fudge" it a little bit. Now it would be interesting for someone to do some "almost-original" research and look at the New York papers from 1921-22-23 and see if the term showed up there at all. Keep in mind that the elevated part of the "subway" ran right by the Polo Grounds entrance, which I am sure was not a coincidence. Wahkeenah 16:45, 2 May 2006 (UTC)