The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-06
coniskev--BasebalI Msgnate.

Hugh ). Fullerton, writing ia the March
American Magazine, contributes iine
sketch oil Charles A. ComlsKey, manager
OF the Chicago white SoX, 10 the de-
partment on Interesting People" IN
tnat periodical IN psrt Mr.. RULER.
ton writes:
Chllaren,' said Chicago school
teacher, VINO was first in war, hrst IN
peace and hrst in the hearts OF his coun-
trymeng'
Comiskcy!' shouted every boy in
the class.
"Comskey is the best known man in
Chicago ror ten years he has been
stamaing on the lake shore heayng
loayes OF bread onto the water aud get
ting back bakeries. lie gives and throws
away more money than any man IN the
city. and it comes back faster than he
can lose IT, lie knows almost everyone
and almost all the others know nm.
once the political bosses pleaded with
him to accept the nomination Tor the
mayoralty and save the ticket.
Eve got one game, said ComiskeY,
and Iii stick to that
Ellis game is baseball He started
playing it on the prairies around Chi
caVo never has left the game, has
amassed fortune and won fame through
it, lie has won more championships
than amy man ever did, and he has made
his White Sox' the most Loyalty sup.
ported team in the country.
"Comiskey played ball as boy in
Chicago and the small cities surround
ing il, went to Dubuque, then to st.
Louis, where he led the famous
Browns to four championships and two
worlds championships. He was the
great inventive genius of his day on the
diamond and evolved scores OF plays
now in constant use lie was one OF
the leaders of the revolt OF players in
1890. and as leader OF the brotherhood
came home to Chicago His life ambi
ton was to lead Chicago team. In
bitter foe OF Brush, president OF the
players, Comiskey, more than anyone
else, held them together to the final col
lapse He was banished from Chicago
but when he was sent away he predict
ed he would return and own n club He
went to Cincinnati as manager for }.
j. Brush. There his genius Tor politics
asserted itself First, he elected B. b.
johnson. Cincinnati sporting writer, a
bitter foe of Brush, presden of the
Western league, in which Brush owned
the Indianapolis club, even casting
Brush's own clubs vote for Brush's en-
envy. Then Comiskey secured his re-
lease from Brush and bought the st.
Paul club in the Western league, al
ready being in position TO dictate the
policies OF that league. In three years
Comiskey was ready to come home He
placed Western league club IN Chicago
in spite OF the protests OF the Ma
tional league and precipitated disas
trous baseball war lie led the move
that transformed the Western into the
American league, raided the National
league club and took two-thirds of its
star players After two years of des-
perate warfare which cost the club own
ers millions of dollars, the National
league surrendered and made peace, al
lowing the American league to retain
the territory and the players it had
seized, and recognized it as a major
league. Comiskey won championships in
the American league and one worlds
championship.
''Fhe spring training trips OF the White
Sox' are wonderful junkets to Cali
fornia, Mexico or somewhere far off and
alleged to be warm. He carries his
players and friends in special trains.
His promise to his men is that if they
win another pennant they shall train in
ireland the following spring
would be like going home to most Of
them"