All-Time Player Rankings: Centerfield #41

I looked up and the random number was selected as 41 so here I am writing about the 41st greatest centerfielder of all-time. 
George Gore
Score: 29.34.  Career: 8.87. 5 Highest: 4.68.  Average: 3.15.  3 Highest: 3.18.  10 Highest: 8.46.  All-Star Seasons: 2.  MVP Seasons: 0.
Best Season:
1885.  .313/.405/.454/.399.  138 Hits 115 Runs 21 doubles 13 triples 5 homeruns 57 RBI's 162 OPS+. wRC+ 151.
Averaged WAR: 5.7.

I probably never would of Gore if it wasn't for the New Bill James Historical Abstract which introduced me to more of the history of the game then I ever thought was possible. In 1885 he was 2nd place in WAR for position players in the league.  The player that beat him was Roger Connor who had a 9.5 rWAR. 
In the 1885 World Series, the Chicago White Stockings tied the St. Louis Browns 3-3-1.  Gore only played in one of the games.  He went 0-3 with a run and a walk.
In the New Bill James Historical Abstract he talks about how in the early days of baseball ties were quite common.  I can only think of a couple of explanations as to why this may be the case.  Please correct me if I'm wrong.
The first of these explanations would be, I think, the best explanation.  This explanation is the time element.  I think perhaps the games were going too long and were merely called at a certain point if the players could no longer see the baseball even if there was a tie.  This has changed in modern times if a game is tied to a certain point and can no longer be played because of weather the game is suspended and resumed at a different point.  I think due to the travel schedule at the time it may have been harder to make up these games.  I also think that due to inaccurate reporting that it may not have been possible to resume suspended games but I can't prove that.  I have no idea why games could not be suspended until a later time, the only thing I can think of for that is a) hectic travel b) inaccurate record keeping c) apathy.
A second explanation for why there might be ties is the lack of fans really caring about their teams and setting team records such as most wins, highest winning %, etc.  I would assume that they cared more about making money then anything else.  In order to make money, there had to be fans in the stadium.  It would be hard to convince the fans to sit through a three inning game to resolve a tie.  Although, I have no idea why they couldn't do it somewhat like a doubleheader or something like that.  Any explanation I have does not explain why there was a tie in this World Series.  Or maybe there is a better explanation that I cannot find 130 years later.