The mirror., 1919-09-25
Baseball Chatter
By FIX.
Wednesday. Sept. II

When the fall classic is played, it will be the
fourth time the White Sox have taken the honors of
the American League. and the third time they have
been in the world series. They the first flag in
1901. the leagues year out. but there were big
series until 1908. In 1906 Chicago had the world
series to herself. White Sox against Cubs, the Sox
taking four out of six games. The next time they
participated in the fall event was 1917, when they
played the never to be forgotten series with the Iii
ants and again grabbed the prize. This year they
will try to uphold their record against the Reds but
If it goes nine games, have hard task to perform
After Charles Comiskey failed to make show
ing with the Reds, he purchased the St. Paul club,
then in the Western League in 1895. In 1899 the
Western League moguls thought they would form
second major, SO the name was changed to American
League Commy took his Saints to Chicago, changed
their White Sox and has been at the head of
the Club ever since.
Comskey was very big factor in starting the
league.
In taking the first flag. the Sox had Clark
Griffith their leader and the team was composed
mostly of veterans from the previous year. In 1902
the vets' could not stand the pace and dropped to
fourth. Griffith also pitcher we'll pilot.
Baltimore dropped from the league in 1903
and team placed in New York. The moguls of the
league wanted the Yankees to make good showing
and wanted Griffith to pilot the team and the gener-
GUS Comiskey consented to let his manager go, and
choose James Callahan to succeed him. The team
dropped still further in 1903 and landed in seventh
place. About the middle Of the next season Comis-
key made change in pilots, this time selecting
of his outfelders, in the person of fielder Jones.
Jones started right out to show Commy that he had
made mistake. by bringing the Sox in third.
just six games behind the pennant winning Boston
club Jones kept up his good work by coming
cond in 1905 and the following year won the flag.
winning SO and losing So games, percentage Of GIG.
They then beat the Cubs four out of six.
Jones tried it two more years and made third
place each year. Comskey put VIM. J. Sullivan,
of his catchers at the head in 1909 and annexed
fourth place. Hugh Duffy tried it two years. with
sixth and fourth the results.
James J. Callahan. who had led the team in
1908 and part of 1904. was again put in charge
and managed TO stick three years. each year getting
lower down. fourth. fifth and seventh places show.
Then came the famous bush league pilot from
Dubuque, C. H. (pants) Rowland. Under Rowland
the team started right out to make good. and did.
being third in 1915; second in 1916 and flag in
1917. OF course Rowland had the crafty Kid Glea-
son coach. and many claim that Gleason was the
that the flag, and the Kid is proving that
statement by winning another flag on his own hook,
with practically the team. And Eddie Collins,
watch that bird, you can bet he is Gleasons right
hand man.
If the series goes nine games, as they are now
planning, the Sox are going to be hard pressed for
pitchers Cicotte and Williams can't do it all, and
Kerr is dandy if he stop them Reds after the
way said Reds have manhanded the pitchers in the
National. and there some good ones there too.
Now that the season is over, the Cards put
ting up swell game. The players must be think
ing of next springs contracts.
No matter how many the Athletics get.
the opposing team always get at least one more.
Commy had the whole Atlantic team in one game
and it looked like they hopelessly beaten, but
they surprised their rivals in the last half of the
ninth by pounding over six runs, with the help of
two pinch hitters That's one way to fool them.
Since George Whitted joined the Pirates he has
been hitting like mailman As result. Pitts
burgh is pressing the Cubs hard for third place.
This Board of Education of Cincinnati, held
election recently and two votes cast for Pat
Moran. Pat said he was grateful but his line of ed
ucation was limited to pounding baseball into solid
ivory domes some truth to that.
Now that Babe Ruth has got twenty-sx home
runs. whats he going to do with them? You'll get
the answer next spring. though his contract
has two more years to run
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strong purpose. Nothing can take it's place.
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