The San Francisco call., 1909-03-02
Baseball School Athletics Aqm@GScs
WHITE SOX ARRIVE
EAGER FOR FUN
TO BEGIN
Great Chicago ToSsers VIII
R0mP Around Green Dia-
r1oHd Today

Right on schedule time the White
sox special. headed by Charles Co
miskey the old Roman, arrived last
night and brought with it half of the
team that win represent the famous
club in its race for the pennant OF
the American league this season The
party was divided at Sacramento and
the other half OF the squad went down
the vaRey 10 San Diego, and later will
go TO. Los Angeles, where It viii play
the Angels.
The greatest baseball party that ever
started on a tour arrived hale and
hearty. Not one mishap occurred to
mar the trip. and though the journey
from the Windy City 10 the coast was
a long one. the members were in good
spirits when they reached the ferry.
In the special besides the members. of
Lac Chicago team were friends. news
paper representatives and i 5 ball play
ers Who viii play in the Coast league
this season
Everywhere along the line the party
received a great reception. Small
towns. where the station agent got
advance news that the. famous baseball
party was due TO arrive, caused the m
habitauts 10 cOngFeate as the special
passed b. and waved and cheered.
a greater reception could not nave
been extended 10 the ruler OF a nation
Ihan we received all along the line,
said Comiskey last night. All IN the
party HiH agree II was one OF the
most pleasant journeys they ever un-
HE party arrived promptly at $50
and was Immediately conveyed to the
Fai-mont hotel Many Of the players
- compose the team have been here
before and man friends greeted them
al the ferry.
FUTURE SEALS On TRAIN
At Davis J. Cal Ewing. president OF
the Pacific Coast league; Frank IL Ish,
Director of the league, and Danny
Long. manager OF the san Francisco
team, and a party met the " hlte SoA
party and J0urneysed back on the spe-
On the special were Lewis. Eastley.
Tenant and Williams, who VIII play
with the Seals this season There We're
also a number Of players for the Oak
land team.
Ted p. Sullivan. a famous old player
and manager, was one OF the notable
charac cters OF the party. he Is SAID 10
be the man who discovered Comiskex.
The men are feeling so well aLter
their long journey that Comiskey has
decided 10 trot them out at Recreation
park for practice today. The players
ave an fne specimens OF athletes and
look 10 he in fairly good shape
There are two famous members OF
the team missing. I'd walsh, the
great spitha-l pitcher who LED the
american league last season. and Jiggs
DOnohue Walsh is coaching the Yale
team. which prevented him from COM
ing n the coast Donohue was de-
tafned in the east by business.
CRANATH TO PLAY FIRST
The first game between the White
Sox and the Seals VIII be played FRI
DAY afternoon. In the absence Of Dono-
hue. CraVath Of the Boston Americans.
who is on the gOrUnd. viii cover first
base. The party included the follow
ing:
William sullivan. catcher: Frank
Owens. catcher; Martin Walsh. Frank
Smith. Lew Fiene and X Emanuel,
pitchers; Frank Isbell, second baseman;
Jake Atz. shortStop; Fred Parent, short
stop; Lee Tannehin third baseman; Pat
Dougherty. Ed Hahn and Dave Atlizer,
outfelders.
ar. and Mrs. Charles A. Comiskey:
Mrs BernOudy. son and daughter, 7.
=. sullivan, John Agnew. John Burns;
Charles Fredericks. secretary OF the
club, Ed G. Westlaks Of the Chicago
Evening Post. T. z. Keough OF the
Chicago Tribune and Mrs. Keough,
Charles Hughes Of the Chicago Record
Herald George c. Rice Of the Chicago
News and TIP ONeil.