The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-04
JONES MAKES EN- WIN.
TwO-thirdS of Chicago Games Are
Victories Under New Leader.

TwO-thirds of Chicago Games Are
Victories Under New Leader.
Chicago, Aug 4.-Since Fielder
Jones has taken hold of the manage
ment of the White Stockings Comis-
keys team has arisen from the bot
tom of the first division or the top
of the second, between which posi-
tions it had been foundering back
and forth previous to that time, to a
place where it is dangerous competl-
tor of the present holders of the
leagues pennant as well as the cham
pionship of the world. Such a record
in less than two months is one of
which any ball player might we'll be
proud.
Up to the time that Jones took
charge of the team it had reached sec
ond place just once-on April 81.
back and forth between the first and
second division and the White Sox
looked good to finish the season in
about that place.
With the advent of the new manager
seemed to come new inspiration to the
club, showing the good judgment of
Callahan in resigning the leadership
and his own personal sacrifice for the
welrare OF the club. In Jones the
team then secured a leader who was
star in his fielding position, who was
recognized as one of the headiest and
wisest men playing the game and a
word. The results he has secured
show better than anything how great
has been the value of his leadership
to CCmiskey and the confidence the
men have in his ability to show them
the way to the leagues championship.
and that of the world as well, should
the champion of the National league
permit it to go by default.
On June Jones took charge of
the White Stockings. The first game
under his management was lost, but
that signified nothing. Since that time
forty-seven games have been played.
twenty-five abroad. Thirty of these
have been victories. Owing to the
wonderful trip just finished a better
record has been made on foreign ter
ritory than on the home plant. OF
the thirty victories seventeen have
been won away from home and thir-
teen at home. Nine defeats have been
received on the home grounds, while
in the twenty-five games played in
foreign territory only eight have been
against the White Sox.
An analysis of the reasons for Jones'
success as a leader would prove a diff
ficuIt underta king, except that his
Judgment in playing the game, in who
to keep in the game and what pitch
ers to use has proved almost unerr-
ing. The men are not only attached
to him personally, but they respect
him and look up to him as a leader
fully qualified in every way to give
them pointers on what to do and what
not to do, no matter how long they
have been in the game. In this way
he gets the greatest amount of work
out of the team. His heart is enthu-
siastically in his work, and it is this
that has won him on his recent tour
of the east. z79zf Df ittsf -
That President, Corniskey is pleased
with the showing Jones has made since
assuming the management of the team
would put it mildly. Whenever any,
one mentions the. name of his man
ager in his presence the "old Roman
smiles all over and says:
Haven't 1 got a great one? That
record of only eight games lost on the
road out of twenty-five played since
he took the job of manager is won
derful one, to my notion. I've got the
best there is in the business, without
a.