The World Series only lasted two years but it changed the face of the game forever, bringing a new level of professionalism to it.

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Like its male equivalent, the Americans dominated the event's early years, prompting calls for the competition to be changed to a US v the rest of the world affair, only for an indignant Europe to hit back in recent contests.

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Excerpt: In my youth, we had fought a war to put the world back the way it was before the war started, only to find that the fighting itself had changed it radically and forever.

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Coolidge not only changed den and game room decor for the ages, he also changed the look of boardwalks and amusement parks the world over.

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