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LEFT BASEL 436 BASEL, COUNCIL OP of successes, going through their first season without losing a game. Following this, various leagues and associations were formed, composed of teams in dif- ferent cities who played a series of games with each other, the winner of the most games at the end of the season being styled the champion, privileged to fly a championship pennant. At present, there are a large number of leagues, but the leading ones, attracting the most interest and comprised of the best players in the country, are the National and the Ameri- can, the so-called Major Leagues. Each has a circuit of eight cities. At the end of each season the leaders in their re- spective leagues play a series of games with each other for the title of World's champions. The record of the World's Series games from 1905 to 1920, inclu- sive, follow: comes navigable and at the terminus of the French and German railways, has made it the emporium of a most impor- tant trade. At Basel was signed the treaty of peace between France and Prussia, April 5, and that between France and Spain, July 22, 1795. Pop. about 135,000. BASEL, CONFESSION OF, a Calvin- istic confession introduced by CEcolam- padius at the opening of the Synod of Basel (1531). It was adopted by the Protestants of Basel in 1534. BASEL, COUNCIL OF, a celebrated Ecumenical council of the Church, con- voked by Pope Martin V. and his suc- cessor, Eugenius IV. It was opened Dec. 14, 1431, under the presidency of the Cardinal Legate Juliano Cesarini of St. Angelo. The objects of its deliberations Year and Winning Club Games Runs Year and Losing Club Games Runs 1905 — New York Nationals. . . . 4 15 1905 — Philadelphia Americans. 1 3 1906 — Chicago Americans 4 22 1906 — Chicago Nationals 2 18 4 19 ♦1907 — Detroit Americans
 * 1907 — Chicago Nationals

6 1908 — Chicago Nationals 4 24 1908 — Detroit Americans 1 15 1909 — Pittsburgh Nationals. . . 4 34 1909 — Detroit Americans 3 28 1910 — Philadelphia Americans. 4 35 1910 — Chicago Nationals 1 15 1911 — Philadelphia Americans. 4 27 1911 — New York Nationals. . . . 2 13 ♦1912 — Boston Americans 4 25 ♦1912 — New York Nationals. . . . 3 31 1913 — Philadelphia Americans. 4 23 1913 — New York Nationals 1 15 1914 — Boston Nationals 4 16 1914 — Philadelphia Americans.

6 1915 — Boston Americans 4 12 1915 — Philadelphia Nationals. . 1 10 1916 — Boston Americans 4 21 1916 — Brooklyn Nationals 1 13 1917 — Chicago Americans 4 21 1917 — New York Nationals. . . . 2 17 1918 — Boston Americans 4 9 1918 — Chicago Nationals 2 10 1919 — Cincinnati Nationals. . . . 5 35 1919 — Chicago Americans 3 20 1920 — Cleveland Americans .... 5 21 1920 — Brooklyn Nationals.... 2 8 American League National League SUMMARY Series Won 10 6 Series Lost Games Won 49 42 Games Lost 42 49 eague.;;. '.'..!! 6 10 42 49 Total series, 16; total games, 91, including two tie games; total runs, 587 Runs 294 293 BASEL (ba-zel), BASLE, or BALE, a canton and city of Switzerland. The can- ton borders on Alsace and Baden, has an area of 163 square miles, and a popula- tion of about 225,000, nearly all speaking German. It is divided into two half-can- tons, Basel city (Basel-Stadt) and Basel country (Basel-Landschaft). The former consists of the city and its precincts, the remainder of the canton forming Basel- Landschaft, the capital of which is Lie- stal. The city of Basel is 43 miles N. of Bern, and consists of two parts on oppo- site sides of the Rhine, has an ancient cathedral, founded 1010, containing the tombs of Erasmus and other eminent per- sons; a university, founded in 1459, with an important library, a museum contain- ing the valuable public library, pictures, etc. The industries embrace silk ribbons, tanning, paper, aniline dyes, brewing, etc.; and the advantageous position of Basel, a little below where the Rhine be- were to extirpate heresies (that of the Hussites in particular), to unite all Chris- tian nations under the Catholic Church, to put a stop to wars between Christian princes, and to reform the Church. But its first steps toward a peaceable recon- ciliation with the Hussites were displeas- ing to the Pope, who authorized the Car- dinal Legate to dissolve the Council. That body opposed the pretensions of the Pope, and, notwithstanding his repeated orders to remove to Italy, continued its deliberations under the protection of the Emperor Sigismund, of the German princes, and of France. On the Pope continuing to issue bulls for its dissolu- tion the Council commenced a formal process against him, and cited him to ap- pear at its bar. On his refusal to com- ply with this demand the Council de- clared him guilty of contumacy, and, af- ter Eugenius had opened a counter synod at Ferrara, decreed his suspension from
 * Tie game.