The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-11-19
TED SULLIVAN
MANAGES TOUR
Baseball Globe Trotters Reach
VanCouver--Ready for Trip

Vancouver Is. G., Nov. l9--Aftcr
transforming through the middle west.
the southwest and west Of the United
states ever since the close of the base
ball season about month ago the az
grcgution of baseball stars, composed
of the players of the Chicago White
Sos and the New York Giants. supple
mcutcd 10y other crack players and
accompanied by a large party en-
hmcIng several club owners and their
guests, umpires an dotaer baseball Ct
d.als and number of ladies, reached
Vancouver today To sail from this port
en- on" of the palatiai ,teamships of
tpr Cmadian Pacific Steamship COM
ptnv ON their tour around the world.
Foreign countries have been visited
before by American major league play
crs The first trip was made i'm 1871,
lN the Boston and Philadelphia Ath-
irlirs Of the National league. under
the direction of \. q. %Spalding. The
teams visited only Great britain aud
made an excellent impression. The
second "trip to foreign lands took
lIarc IN the winter Of 1883. The patty
consisted of the Chicago National
league club under the presidency of \.
a. Spdlding and the captainship ot
y. &. Ancon and Il team composed at
players selected from the National
lel1ur and the American association
KS John NJ. Ward. This was an
abound the world tour by way of Aus
ua!ia. and home by way of Great
Britain
Plan Long Contemplated.
For the last six years John McGraw.
"i tie New York Giants, ana Charles
'omskcy, president of the Chicago
whit" SoN, had i'm their mind tho plan
Of arranging a tour of the world for
i5eu teams aud duplicating on much
arg"r scale, the world tour arranged
los " 6. Spalding twenty-five years
AG" Last January. when Mr. McGraw
N3s IN Chicago, ne met Mr.. Comiskey
and after they had talked the matter
over they decided 10 carry on; their
ambitious plan. Richard Buuel an
experienced tour pilot was engaged T.
lloNol in advance of the party and to
fnaN" all the arrangements Tor their
comfort at the various points To he
l"nrhoc ry them. Ted Sullivan, a vet
cram club manager and pilot was made
THE manager of the tour and will
accompany the party on its entire
journey.
Six Brides With Party.
The members of the party were Sc
".l'd 10y President Comis<cy and
Manager McGraw and they soon dis
covered that the difficulty was not so
much in selecting those who could go
"'l IN excluding those who wished to
20" hut who. for one reason ar an
"lH'r could not be taken. As finally
selected the party includes the follow
'.'- 'hdiIcs Comiskey, president of
lh' White SoN, ana wife; Manager
N'''iaw of the Giants. ana wife:
N'naScr James J. Callahan. of the
"0'i' son, and wife; Buck" Weaver
'"0 Morris Rath, of the White SoX;
"'u Crawford, OF the Detroit Tigers
'"l chase. of the White Sox. and wife:
Germany Shaefer, Of the Washing
10" Americans "Reb" Russell of the
"''' SoN, and bride; 'ieorgc Evans,
''' Srhalk, j. Fournier. Red tabcr.
''\'renz, Jim Scott and Joe Benz.
"" ~ The White SoX; Larry DOYLE and
'"' Thorpe, of the Giants, each &C
'"'updhicd by his britc; Fred
"''Nle of the Giants; Sherwood Ma
f,'' OF the Philadelphia Nationals
,''llS l.obtrt, Philadelphia Nation lis
"'h'T trommc George Willsc and
,''I''i\ llcarnc. all of the Giants;
'''N' ''"olan, If the Philadelphia Ma.
u"uals Ivy Wingo. of tn, ~. Louis
VT, '"halS, jeff Tesrcau. of the Giants |
".'' bride. Umpire Ril KEN. OF the
''''''''lI league; Umpire Jack Shcrl- |
-, '' "I tho American league; Ted :; a.
"''n, general manager of the tou~. a
gu guests of Mr. Comisl<ey and
''alns James Il. McAleer, presi-
oi the Boston Red sSoV and wife:
"'N 'pmiskey, son of President Conn
.''N' accompanied 10y his bride, Joe
~, '''ell and wife, Jim Muffin aud wife.
v, '. William keogh. Tom Lynch. All
7"l ana Billy Leahy and "A number
'h'rs' mostly friends of the orig
'""'ors Of the tour. The fact that
'"efe ere six brides in the party, i've