The Irish standard., 1910-01-08
sHAMRoCs FROM ERIN
To Be Planted on White Sox Field
In CHICAGO,

To Be Planted on White sox Field
In Chicago.
o Postman! Speed thy tardy gait;
Go quicker round from door to door
For thee I watch, for thee wait,
Like many weary wanderer, more.
Thou bringest news of bale and bliss.
Some life's begun, some life's we'll
He stops; he rings. o heaven! What's
this?
A shamrock from the Irish shore.
The Emerald Isle is to furnish the
makings for Comiskey's new ballyard,
Faith, and the Gould Roman" has gone
and ordered whole truckload of the
sod. It's coming from the County
Cavan, where the shamrock grows in
all its branches. For there's not spot
in all Ireland like Cavan to Comiskey,s
way Of thinking. That's where his
family tree took root long before the
Pilgrims faced about and started the
spinnaker run toward Plymouth, says
the Record Herald.
Green is to predominant in the new
home of the white legs. Everything is
to SAVIOR of the wildwood. And, Just by
way of keeping up the color scheme,
Comiskey is to play the shamrock in
field at high noon on March II, Ire
lands greatest day.
Pete Hemmler, the great Morse ex-
plorer has been appointed a committee
of one to scour the north Of ireland for
the much-coveted greensward. Armed
to the teeth with pick and shovel,
the intrepid navigator will embark
with the exit of the holiday season,
with Carrickmacross the objective
point. For the sod of that region leads
all the leagues as regards staying
qualities.
few cart loads Of transported terra
flrma will suffice to Commy's way Of
thinking. Just enough for the Unfold
this and nothing more. Irish athletes
will be given the preference on Unfold
berths. for German ball tossers are apt
to stumble and interfere on forsisn
shores. This announcement listens like
the yelled sentence Of hurried depart
ure for those sterling Celts, Jacob Ats,
Lee Ford Tannehill and Frederick Pa
rent.
or the sixty players slated for berths
on the South Side next spring, but ff-
teen can trace their lineage back to
Gowanus Bay. There's Walsh and
Burns among the Fingers. As Irlshmen
they top the list in the pitching de-
partment. While big Ed" always has
been regarded as a native OF Meriden
Conn.,. it is no secret among has fell
low white shins that the spit-bull king
got his start in life on the outskirts o.
marlborough. big BILL the port sid
expert, winters in Texas. but in thu
old days he piloted, jaunting vehiclt
where the river Shannon flows.
OF tho backstops, the peerless Bill
Sullivan. a Cork man Of the old school
cops the blue ribbon. Just by way a.
diversion, "Sully" provided over the
old familiar sod when the snow wal.
pelting us in the faces last winter. Me-
hurry, new pitcher, reserved for next
spring, may be Celt and he may weas
the kits, but he's getting the benefit On
Il {, -. -
pipe. II"
Purtell, Mullen, Reilly, Collins, Black
conjure with-round out the list Of ELI
gibles for the all Celtic infield. Each
member Of this peppery squad can
roam the besodded diamond minus hop
ples-a feat that might test the daring
Of any of the Teutons who aspire to
permanent berths.
The outfeld, where the shamrock
won't grow and where only dandelions
and buttercups can hope to thrive, will
be reserved for bona fide, dyed in the
wool Frenchmen. The likes Of P.
Dougherty, Flanagan and Barrows can
(, cruise in the Furthermore recesses of
the playground. For all the other cam
didates are outcasts when the green
color scheme is under consideration.
When 1t comes to pulling off the orig
inal stuff, Comiskey totes the big spear.
He stands at the head Of the class in
this respect. In the old days every
swatting American Lacquer had his
trade mark in the dandelion patch
fringing middle pasture. But the
shamrock's the thing now. Everybody
can have his own three-leaf token when
the Sox retreat is thrown open.