CHICAGO, IL. September 23, 1915 - The Chicago Whales won the 1915 Presidents Cup Series with a 8-4 victory over the Washington Grays at Weeghman Park. They won the series 5-3 and it was 1st time the victors have won the league title.
During the Columbia League regular season Chicago posted a 84-56 record and claimed first place.
Yesterday in a press conference at the Chicago Beach Hotel, UBA Commissioner Washington Eagan delivered the Presidents Cup to Whales owner Charles Weeghman. The Chicago owner thanked his team's manager, the players, and the fans.
What's it like to win it all? "Words can't describe it," said jubilant Whales skipper Judson Smoot. "It really hasn't sunk in. Maybe it will sink in when we go ride around Chicago with the trophy. Right now, it's just a lot of fun. This is the one you work for ever since you first picked up a baseball. This is what you dream of and this is what you work toward all year."
In defeat, Grays manager Francisco Tracey told the press, "There's not that much difference. I know we got beat 5-3, but bad teams don't make it to the Presidents Cup Series. They just executed better than we did. We're a good baseball team. The Whales were just better this time around. We'll be back again."
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