The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-12-21
Fielder Jones Walls That Frank
Chance Has Shot His
Bolt
JONES is NOW BIG
LUMBERMAN ON COAST
His Record in Baseball Was One
That Still Causes Won
derment

ne TlCneSl eA-LndudBeT VI uooS
tall club has told perhaps the richest
manager In the game that he should
quit. that he has shot his bolt, that
he Is making the biggest mistake or
his life in trying to resusitate a feebly
breathing club like the New YORK
Y Highlanders.
Fielder Jones has emitted from his
fine private Office In Portland, Ore.
wall that calls TO memory the story
OF the sour grapes. He has told Frank
Chance, the Peerless Leader, who ls
expected to manage the New York
;, Yankees next season, that the forme:
- Cub boss is through as baseball
leader. He himself was said to be
seeking Chances future job.
Hugh Jennings, manager OF the
Tigers, disagrees with Jones. tie
says that Chance is not by any means
Z ydone He may be through as play
ing manager but he Is still there
when Il comes to knowing baseball.
imparting his knowledge and bosslng
q club
He cannot see how Chance can lift
the Yanks above the second division;
yhut that is hardly to be expected OF
him. He will be drawing card In
himself at New York and thus ca1-
not help but be the success that he
Is intended to DE.
But to get back to Jones.
Who is this man who dares tell
AChance he is through?
When the fans think OF Fielder
.Iones they think OF the manager OF
the "hitless wonders OF the Ameri-
can league--the Chicago White Sox
which won worlds championship
from Frank Chance Cubs.
Or, IL they peruse the sport page
:, closely, they. may know him as presi'
dent OF The Northwestern league and
an Oregon lumber king.
Fielder Jones Is considered the
TearInfegr- -ux=bEtf pfarer Irving. RE
made a fortune In baseball, because
Charley Comiskey believes in paying
men who deliver the goods, and Jones
,.inyested wisely, SO that he was able
10 refuse an offer OF $4,000 year
10 manage a major league club. He'd
lave taken the offer II the owner had
greed to- sell him a large block OF
the club stock
Fielder Jones was . good ball play
er when he broke into the majors IN
1896. with Brooklyn. Ned Hanlor
2 made him better one. He brought
out of the youngster everything he
poss essed.
Fielder Jones lived up 10 his name
He was a fielder OF the Jimmy Nc
Aleer and Walter Brodie type. And
that's the last word in baseball. He
had everything that goes TO make mp
hall player. a gentleman and a great
leader. He was fast could hit, and
his fielding was marvellous.
When Jones quit to enter the lum-
her business in 1908, baseball lost an
idol. Comiskey, II Is said, handed
Zones a blank, signed contract and
fold him TO name his own figure to
lead the team. but the Old Roman re-
fused to part with stock, SO Fielder,
like Bill Lange, quit.
President r. A. Jones of The North
Nestern league lives in Portland, Ore,|
With Offices in the Chamber OF Com
merce building He also handles his
immense lumber interests from mis-
Office.
In 1893. Brooklyn won the pennant
ana repeated in 1900 In "99 Jones.
In OK games. fielded .946 and batted
2s6. in 1900 he nelded $50 and bat
ted .309 for SO games.
Jones saw . fat contract when the
American league began raiding the
National In 1901, and jumped TO tho
Johnson organization.
He went TO Chicago. and Chicago
won the pennant that year. In 133
games Fielder batted 1926. He also
scored ll9 runs. little less than a
run per game; he fielded 1888.
In 1906 Jones was manager OF the
rwhiie Sox. He won the American
league pennant and did the unexpect.
ed when he led the Sox to, victory
over the Cubs. in the worlds series
That wear Jones led all league out
aelders. with an average of 1888, for
144 games and hit but .230 Winning
the big series gave Jones about all
there was In II for player-manager.
Nand he turned his attention to the luin-
Der business.
As records stand, Jones holds
second place among all fielders, with
his .sss averages In 1903 and 1906.
Harry Bay, in 1904. topped him by
two points.
Jones refuses to name the greatest
fplayer, but Nunhesitatingly pronounces
led walsh the greatest OF pitchers.
And those who appreciate the work
the big Moose" has done for the
Sox can realize how jonas feels.
Jones began his career at Bling
hampton, N. Y, in 1895 He was with
springfield next. and with Brooklyn
from 1895 To 1900. From 1901 to 1908
he was with the White Sox. This is
his baseball career of Ia years.
He was born at Single House, Pa,
which has been on the map ever since.
its favorite son downed the Cubs. He
was born Aug. IL, 1871, so he Is Al. y
Jones says that he believes base
ball is improving all the time.