The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-01
KID GLEASON WILL
MANAGE WHITE SOX
Veteran With 30 Years Ex-
perience Selected to Sue
coed Rowland.
s,.ctoi DespotcA to The sus.

Rrtridl Deep0fch 70 THE ouN.
,.r,cAoo. Dec sl.-Wiliiam Gleason.
natter known 40 kid" Gleason. tonight
"a, named manager Of the Chicago
white sox. the worlds champions Of
1917. Gleason succeeds Clarence Row
,.nd. Comiskey broke all presidents
xhen he hlred Rowland to manage the
chicago Americans In 1915. as Rowland
rad won all his renown both as q
r,syer and manager In the minor
leagues. Rowland never saw New York
until he went there with tho White
Soy or their nrt trip through the East
In 1915.
Gleason, on the other hand. has been
connected with big league baseball all
his life, and though he is well over
80 years OF age this Is his nrst mana
ger.al assignment
However, tho "Kid- has been assistant
manager OF tho Phillies as well as the
White Sox. He was assistant manager
Of tho White Sox when they won the
worlds championship from the Giants
in 1917. and was given much of the
credit for this feat In fact, II fire.
ouentIy was said that Gleason was the
real factor behind the White sox sue
cesa and that he had more TO do with
running the team during the seasons OF
1915, 1915 and 1917 than Rowland. Last
year Gleason was not with the White
Sex
While Comiskey declined tonight 20
rive his reasons for tho change II was
said he felt that Rowland had lost his
hold over the players.
Coed wishes for Rowland.
Rowland has understood his position
for somo time and any discussion on
that point must come from him." said
President Conniskey. II have nothing
BIZ. the best wishes for him and hope
that his future efforts will meet with
success.
My selection OF Gleason Is my best
Judgment and trust that his efforts
and results will vindicate his appoint
ment have evidence enough and IL
Is apparent 10 me that tire loyal patrons
Of the White Sox desired change In
managers and have exercised the
rrcrogative that considered mine and
made the change"
Gleason is one Of the most picturesque
characters ever connected with the
sport. There are few men in baseball
about whom more stories have been told
He has a rough exterior, but a heart oil
gold. and though a former saloon owner
has acted as guardian over all the younl
players on teams with which he has
been connected. and has often gone t'
extreme methods to keep them on the
straight and narrow path.
A Two Fisted Fighter.
There perhaps never has been better
two listed fighter In baseball thar
Kid Gleason. He has a fist twice thu
size OF an ordinary mans. and when HI
struck II fell like a blow from ham
mer Once in Philadelphia he LANDED
on Joe Ward, a young infelder. ant
drove him through clubhouse doo'
twenty-five feet away.
Gleason, who Is SO years, old, orig
inally started out as a pitcher, and hi
frs, baseball job was with Scranton II
1857. The following year. 1883. he wa
with the Ph!lies. and during the mex
thirty years. with few executions he ha
been connected with some big leagu
team or other. He Joined Baltimore ii
1894 and played on the Oriole Nationa
League champions OF 1894 1895 an
1895, with McGraw, Jennings. Joe Kell
and Robinson. His arm went back o
him In 1895. and he switched to secon
base, where ne remained during tn
rest OF his playing career.
He went to the Giants in 1895. an
played there until 1900. In 1901 h
jumped to the Detroit Americans, ant
remained there two years. In 1909 h
went back to the Phillies. and playe
second and was captain OF that team
until 1907. when during an injury OF
Knabe beat him out at second base. II
remained with the Phillies as assistan
manager during the early part o
Dooin's regime in the Qu6Uer City. II
n Ahan oil
time to his cafe in Camden. y. j.. b.
In 1918 returned to the. game as coacl
and assistant manager OF the White SoJ