Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-27
GLEASON FAILS TO SHOW
HIS ABILITY AS MANAGER
iroVes Not to Have Been Power Be.
hihd Throne When Sox Won
Series In 1917.
ROWLAND GIVEN JUST CREDIT
unfortunate Finish OF Chicago Amcri.
cans Last Year Attributed to Loss
or Star Players Rather Tbon
Former Pilots Fault.

When the White Sox wen, - r,o...
IT, year ana finished in, the ruck in
iowin n,ier ,hai League pennam, race fol-
Inc, Inc worlds series in 1917. many base
baii men declared II showed concj'-
h, ehiny, mat nat Nd Gleason was the power
ehce Rowland. got the credit from
many Tor leading the Chicago club IN
rs Great achievement OF two years ago
Hicason wasn't with tho Sox last wear
ana their failure was attributed 10 10.
absence rather than to proper causes
series Show Up Gleason.
me outcome Of the recent worlds
i ius, h shows In the proper proportion
ma ing figure in the play and strategy
OF the SoX OF 1917. With practicafiy
me same club and with u better chance.
tiad against the Giants, Chicago. viii
Gleason at the helm and Rowian d
missing was beaten by the Reds.
Now many baseball men are decIar.
n anE 'nhd u Rowland had been man
heus' Ihat Is a very 'debatable cues.
non but the fact remains that they
suloa nee than under Gleason. and there
rs an excellent chance that they might
nave done much better.
Rowland Is Vindicnted.
any event II was shown that
for Rpu was not the man responsible
t"o years ago. Rowland stood on his
n"h rect then and he Will do SO again
~, ne gets another chance TO lead
minors, with the chances strong thai
ne won't stay there long .rhe de fear
U Ho Inc sex by the Reds has v!nd!caied
notch big league leader
II WASH, the loss o. Gleason last
year but the loss of his star PLAYERS
mat made Rowland's 1918 combination
i H' N PAD and finish so far out OF il.
DUO TO tho call to the colors and the
lurc or the sh!pyards, the Soy warc
shot 70 pieces year ago. and they
MEYER had chance with their make
shift lineup.
Removal Was Unlocked For.
In spite OF the failure OF Tho So,
ar, year ana tho reports spread broad
cast that Rowland was only a figure.
n ncn IN 1917 and that Gleason was the
real brains behind the attack OF the
SoX; few baseball men believed Row.
iand would be dismissed as manager
,,e the recent season opened. Hut
ne was. 20 the big surprise OF the base
, ,,iI world. and Gleason was named as
his successor.
Gleason proved his ability by get
tinE the SoN down in front in the
more than Rowland or any other ca
naoie manager would have done The
HoN were there with the punch in their
o ,S league. even II they lacked /, in
winch won the pcnnant for them.
Cominkey Cannot Think II over.
No reason for the dismissal Of Row.
land IL given II is SAFE. that one OF
the White Sox stars was resnonsihie
Tor his passing from the ranks OF biz,
league leaders. But this is only sur
mise Whatever the reason, II looks
now as II Charlie Comiskey may have
acted a hit hastily and now may have
cause for some regrets.
Rowland is still loyal 10 tho Soy
He showed this in Cincinnati where
AFTER the Sox won the sixth game OF
the series. he went into consulta-
ton With Gleason. The manager and
former manager OF the Sox held a
long confab. and while neither adj
United that they were talking base
ball II is known that they discussed
ways and means by which the Sox
might get in abe running.
Rowland proved his bigness there in
giving what aid he could TO the Sox
And the result OF the series proved
his bigncss as 4 major league man
aGer.