The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-23
Conaiskey and HoU He Helped
 To Make Baseball History

nie Mack was formerly a star catcher. built on the lines of Charlie Fuller. one of Ryan's backstops. while Com iskey was one of the greatest first won the pennant for five consecutive old American Association. won the 1906. and the worlds championship from the famous Chicago Club In the same year and has always had the reputation of being one of the great
 He is a staunch Democrat and has personal following .n Chicago. Two years ago he was rendered the Demo- County, an offer that he declined. al- though the office pays $60.000 a year. He can control more votes in Chicago refSseys ny to o'ns enter potcs adherinE closely to his own business.
 Ills ball park Is very popular and supposed to have played to 100000 pea pie last year. and his profits amounted
 He Is a wealthy man and enjoys all est extent. He is great hunter and fisher and every Autumn after the close of his season with several boon companions; he hikes out to the pine uous life of the backwoodsman.
 n. the last few years he has been, taking hunting and fishing trip down 'sThe White sox." winding up im in the wilds of the Arkansas bottoms and later down in New Orleans, Memphis. etc. That IS the way that the Old went with his team on the present rec ord-breaking trip. his wife and son being with him. Charlie Fredericks, and Lewis Comiskey ss treasurer. Mr' Comiskey remained in Los Angeles to get rid of threatened case of pnerrno- nr,. n1a; but he joined the team in. New cry hope that he will come here with them this morning. There. will ge nfty-nsne persons in the party that cluding number of ladies and news. paper men. They will only play fhe climbers one game. today and to- night m leave for Birmingham on the way
 Several of the team have their wives with them and besides Charlie Hughes or The Tribune there Is with the party ex-Chief Campion of the Chicago Fire Department, who is one of the most enthusiastic rooters of the White Sox. With his family he accompanied tha team on this trip. which will be pretty close to 5000 miles when they get back to the City of Stockyards, and cham pion baseball teams
 The players-names known yhereyer 6asenall has been heard of-are. Ed 21a 6. the Washington dentist; Frank Smith. the former Birmingham pitcher, who pitched that famous fourteen-inning game against Oscar Streit at the Pick cit Springs ball grounds one Sunday in 1905; Nick Altrock, the great side wheeler, and Owens who pitched the second game of the worlds series against Reulbach two years ago, when Doc White the other lefthander of the White Sox was put out of businese by the cold: Billy Sullivan who caught 1OS games last season, and Arnnbrus-- ter will be the catchers. with the cell ebrated Jrggs Donahue on first, George Atz. the old Pelican, second base; Fred Parent. the famous Boston shortstop of the past few years. and now playing short for Fielder Jones and Comfskey: Jesse Tannehill. third base: DouEherty left field; Jones, center neld and man ager, and Eddy Hahn, another former Pelican, right field.
 This is the first team and the one that will play the Climbers this af- ternoon. At Fl Paso. Texas. the Sox | split into two teams, Team No. 2 work ing up through Oklahoma and the Three l. League territory. That team | consists of the recruits--Weaver, catch CT; Feine, Freeman, olmstead, Most pitchers; Anderson, first base: ouillan second base; Purtell, third base; Os- teen. shortstop; LaJeune. O'Neil and | Hart outfelders. MoxY Manuel, the l former Pelican star pitcher, twas to be with this team, but he has been i'll at l his home in Kansas and 1t is not im- probable that he will be turned back comes here today is the same that won the worlds series with the exception | of George Rohe. who was traded to l New Orleans for Jakey Atz-