MONDAY SEPTEMBER 26, 1921
FEDERAL LEAGUE WRAP-UP
The Newark Pepper faced a tough task as they needed to win at least 2 games from Brooklyn in order to give themselves a chance to claim the wildcard in their season ending series. The Pepper came up short as the mighty Tip-Tops took 2 of 3 from Newark while at the same time the Rebels swept their 3 game series from Baltimore, eliminating the Rebels from the wildcard even before the final weekend. Newark got a moral victory by winning their first two games over Pittsburgh before dropping yesterday's contest 5-4.
The final wildcard standings show Pittsburgh holding a 3 game bulge on both Newark and St Louis after the Terriers won their final 6 games of the season. The Chicago Whales ended up in 4th place after going 3-4 the final week.
The Pittsburgh Rebels (94-68) enjoyed their best season since the inagural season of the Federal League in 1914, when they finished first in the league only to lose to Chicago in the playoff series. They will enter the Federal Series as huge underdogs against the 3-time defending champion Brooklyn Tip-Tops, who tied their own record for wins in a season after a 114-48 campaign. The Rebels did compete quite well with Brooklyn during the regular season, with the Tip-Tops winning 10 of the 18 meetings between the clubs. The best of seven series will get underway Thursday in Brooklyn.