Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-07
BASEBALL.
The Johnson-Comiiskey
Fight Is Still on.
Will Be Only Unpleasant Fea-
ture Of League Meeting,
IA Version Of the Controversy From
Players View.

R.ytou Dee 1.-THE Globe says. As
the American League uaSnatcS weud
their way to the annual meeting in
Chicago next week. the only unple;s-
ant feature they are likely to encounter
is Il continuation of the J"hnSou-Cum
isK.y tiouhlc.
Last tCal the Visiting nlagnat"S got
the two ahir leaders together. but now
the trruhl" is more serious than over.
aut Il close friend II C,mSkcy give;
the ',um,in"hr'>, side Of the story as
follows:
NV it'll the SnX finishing 80 close 10
the leader; i'll tn, rae" for the pcnnant
after going through Il bunch Of the
toughest kind of luck. it is easy t." un =
dcratand what might have resulted
from just Il little aid during the dis
tresSnE time. 1t was Il much easier
remnant tn win than in the preceding
year. wien the White suX got home
in tn lead.
"Thcr, were at last H. games lost
through errcrs hy tn" third baseman
when Tannchll. the regular. was out
Of The game. George Davis was COM
PEELED 10 play for a period of two or
three weeks when he almost needed
clutches to navigate.
All this time the White SoX were
minus the Scrvc" of Fred Parent. the
Boston star. only because Johnson had
baked u trade by holding back Jake
Htahl from joining the White SoX.
Stahl WAS badly wanted at that time
by Boston. and Comiskey had Il deal
already planned whereby he was to
get Parent for Stahl.
"'ThC result might have been entirely
different had Parent been on the Chi
cago irfield in those disturbing times.
He is Il star on the iniied. as well as
q great batter. ANA the fans can see
where Il" might have added Just
enough strength tn the Sox to secure
the fiaG. A. soon as the season wa;
over Stahl was put III good standing,
again and the trade for Parent result
ed, but CumiSkey does not get any SOP
vice ffcm III" little :".,t"n star until
next year.
But that Mas not the only action of
JohuSo,'s that thWarted the I.ianS oI
tcmi%kty. The odd Ronrn' l. not q
man to Kick much after u thing il LOST
hut h can't recover from the expert
enre IF %cein:; too much Of I-mpires
Hurst ard Evans. ail al whom wcr,
unpopular in Chi, ago. ana who seemed
to delight in rubbing It in to tic White
Sex on every opportunity.
"A f"W clos" decisions Ivy these nm
pireS lost Il few games for tomsliey
aud caused him som" trouble in fur
nI1hInG protection t" the hated men
All this time OLaughliu and Sheridan
VIII" had been popular with the thica:;,
fans. were detailed in other cities. Chi
CaCo fans had almost forgotten wlr,i
they looked like.
The ~ suit of having ,unpireS M
popular with til" fans a,d player
caused y lot Of trouble. and -, every
boiler * ono 81 The Chicago players
he WAS promptly h.nrhcd or put of
the grounds. IN on" Of the critical
times Pitcher IA Walsh. ComiSkcys
mainstay. was suspended by johnson
for several DAYS because nf u minnI
offer" such rs had been overlooked j.:
the case of players on other clubs.
Toward the close of tia" s"lSon III
organization of rooter> for the Whit
Soy published and aans songs ny one
Of their number. and the words wer,
most uEc"mplinfnt2ry t" ,Iohn-n. Tn,
American LeaEu" president was piuIed
and called on' ot tn" leaders; Of this
organization f" his office and asked il
CuIni:krN WAS responsible for thcS,
song The truth OF tie matter wa
That coniakeN las tried in suppress
them. ami Was undoubtedly burt e.
think Johnson should suspect him 1T
Sllc, Il matter"