Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-19
SMARTEST OF
BASEBALL men
QUITS GAME
Fielder Jones of the St. Louis
Browns Now a Lum-
herman.

st. u June lS.-Ine feSlSna-
ton Of Fielder Alanson Jones as
manager Of the st. Louis Browns, to
devote himself to his lumber inter-
ests at his home in Portland. Ore,
removes from baseball one Of the
smartest players in the game, accord
ing to baseball men. He has had a
brilliant career, having won an
American league pennant and a
worlds series championship while
manager of the Chicago White Sox in
1906.
AS manager Of the st. Louis Fed
eral league team, in 1915 he came
within 1900 of a point of giving st.
Louis its only championship pennant
since 1888. But it was his work with
the Chicago White Sox that put him
in the front rank as a manager. With
a lash over the top he led the Sox
from the second division for nineteen
straight victories, trampled down all
opposition, bagged the American
league pennant and then crushed the
great Cub machine and won the
worlds championship.
The Cubs by winning 116 games
that seaso had startled the baseball
world. It was said the machine could
the unexpected just as in 1914 George
Stallings led the Boston Braves for a
grand sweep from the lowest In the
standing to pennant winners and fin
ally championship Of the world, over
Connie Mack's supposedly invincible
Athletics.
Jones assumed the management of
the White Sox on June 8, 1904, suc-
ceeding Jimmy Callahan. He re-
signed at the close of the 1908 season,
w having finished out Of first d.
vision. He was third in 1904, second
in 1905, first in 1906. and third in
1907 and 1908.
From 1908 to August 20, 1914,
Jones was out of baseball, devoting
all his time to his lumber interests
in Oregon. It is said that he amassed
q fortune. In 1914 Phil Ball and
Otto Stifel persuaded Jones to come
to st. Louis and taxi up the direction
Of the St. Louis Federals (Terriers).
He succeeded Mordecai (Miner)
Brown as manager. With the team
acquired from the former manage
ment he finished in eighth place. In
1915, however, he was defeated for
the Federal pennant by only $1,000
of a point, when George Stovall, who
al M time vas manager Of the st
Louis Browns, and who managed the
Kansas City can in the federal
league, beat him in the final game OF
the
In 1916. after the peace agree
ment" had been signed by the Fed
erals and organized baseball. and
Browns and amalgamated the teams
Jones was made manager. supp1ant.
ing Branch Hickey. present president
Of the Cardinals, who was made bust.
ness manager. In 1916 the Browns
finished in fifth place, the first time
that Jones had ever finished out Of
first division when he had had charge
of . team during the entire season
In 1917 the Browns finished seventh
baseball Islander case" came up
There had been rumors Of discon'
tented players but on September IA
1917, appeared what purported to b.
an interview in which Phil Ball al
legged several players were "layint
down" on Jones. As a result of this
purported interview two players sued
Ball for $4,000 each for alleged
SANDER. The suits never came tt
dent Ban johnson Of the American
league, according to a statemen
given out.
While Jones never testified durint
the taking Of dispositions in tho case
he repeatedly asserted his belief II
the sincerity Of the players. Aftel
Jones left to spend the winter in Ore
gon. johnny Lavan and Derrill Pratt
plaintiffs in tho suits, were traded
Four kilograms, It is said were sen
to Jones before he answered gtvinl
his approval
The Browns slump inst previous Il
Jones' resignation = said to hav
been a disappointment Il him an'
when his team On the day before h