It was impossible in 1901 for the average fan or sportswriter to accurately compare teams from different sections of the country, but that did not stop them from doing so. The country's Eastern side saw limited intersectional play, and games between Eastern teams and those on the West Coast were virtually nonexistent. Chicago visited West Coast teams over the holidays in 1894, and Carlisle did the same in 1899, but otherwise, the teams on either side of the mountains operated in separate worlds.
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