The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-15
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Gath. B R. A!
Owner .of White Sox Proud OF
cam Proving One Of the
surprises of Year

nIz5cAGo. Aug. CBy The As
rs aocia ted Press THE Grand oid
ssssRo arl, q 4 today@ss celeoratln 8 ~
sty-rhird birthday
3Hasf 4 Charles Comiskey,. pres1.
II ant and owner Of the C nlcaso
ssssssVhite Sex and one OF the greatess
~ baseball Builder q y W.T., "a
was constde red in year,, 3,
Zone of the greatest basepuii 1o oluDs
ter wrecking his machl II,
s;sSsfolloW ing the World Series DIS
~ US lnsI1r sa 1919, today sees mis- re-
ssenIr5strucfe team again fighting II
The first divts sion
Picked by experts from coast 70
t9sTnassI ftis year as a poor se S;1ii
s5jVisinns clu b the White Sox nave
skDTnvid sd on %of the greatest SUI
Ssnrises of the season. The cluD
affer @gett ting away to poor star :,
as:ssandd enIyss IS tarted Its climb toward
astle atop5tof the league and on 51uns
NE ssthe5SWhite$ Soxawere 1ntr ehcneu
sii1Sthird8EpIlace~ The club .recenliy
event into "a batting slump pul Q & 80
Has struck its stride
Comiskey upset. the basenail
M World fna the fall OF 1871 When NC
his baseball club follow
NJ sclosures OF throwing the
l ssasfa1 sSEssWo,rld {, s series games to the
sfSineinna ti5 club At that time the
asif11i8ccsnaa:nI suspended seven OF ms
Star players ackson, Cicotte, WI,
ss1iams .SFelsch, Weaver, RlsDerg ana
in-th ereby wrecklns ths
Club to the extent Of one rnllilo On
GLARS orSm more.
M Not discouraged by the terrible
;fSi ~ IA Mr.. Comiskey set about at
sS1nca "a build another baseball club.
HaINtried ito 8buy star players from
sstpt6 er clubs IN his league but with
title success. He sent scouts 70
SallspartsaofEt the country and gamer,
HSedS everyapromising player ne coulo
ssssint osthsfold::@
gOneSofS his moves was the acquls:
zion or the entire inf1eld OF the
Sssait#L Lake City Club of the Pacific
coast Sleague,:w the he e e1', ton e
Z lieS second baseman. These were
! 5Tnie j ohnson, Eddie Mulligan and
ssTarl Sheely. They fitted in vel
( WithS Eddie Collins captain Of the
Nv 1its Sox, who was one of the
ssSnIayers who remained loyal to the
This year, the clu 3 is
sfEfftuaI1y the same as last season.
With the exception that few
sspTomisingsyoung pitchers have been
added TO the roster.
NEE Recently Mr.. Comiskey startled
sSihe baseball world. with the an
Il nounce ment that he had bought
Willie Kamm, sensational thlru
lsb asemansof the San Francisco club
100 900 Kamm will report In
ON a va was born August Is,
1850 assHe played ball when he was
sseyent years Of age. He at one
me was a pitcher for the EtSln
1s$clu b;later he played third base
ssand first base, but as first base
imam hesshad no superior in his day
;SsHssSis the only pitcher who has
4 81 sem from the ranks to be sole
Owner Of a major league ball club
Conf skey's real baseball career
SbsgaEs in Il S78$with the Dubuque,
Iowa team. In 1882 he joined the
ssSTsNLons Browns. then in the
ssSAmeri can association, and in 1883
Shesswas made mana ger of the team
NsIns1 SS531SS6 the Browns, with Com
IA skeS at he helm, defeated the
sChicag Stockings for the
Of the world.
Conf skeyS remained with St.
sssSLouis until 1880 when he took
@charg KofI the Players League Clup
Chicago. He returned to ST
in IS SOL and in 1892 went to
gGincinnati where he managed the
ledssulltil5 rs 95. During that period
Cincinnati he met Ban B. John
ssSssonSa snewspaperman, and the two
;became fast friends. In 1895 ..Com-
ssssfl1Y 'n5Ss placed a Western League
sasteamSi n S t. Paul and in 1900 he
ssssaransferred the franchise to Chi
sAEagoI where with the aid of Mr.
Johnscn the SSIVestern League was
and became known as the
sssAmerican League with Mr.. John
sonaats its head.
Und err RI Conf skey's ownership
thesGhicagoiW White Sox, as his team
became known, has won two
sForld' s8championships lost one, and
Ssannexed five American League
IA championships.
the winter Of 1913-1S14 he and
ss1IanageT5J Ohm McGraw of the New
York Giants, financed tour
Ssaroundgthe world with a large num-
5Yberfof ball players, playing the ma
in Australia, Japan.
Manila and London. where King
ssxseorge was an interesting specta-
in many other places. The
ATgceptfons #gtvenEthe world tourists
MISUNDERSTANDING to New York and
ss5n$G Chicago were imposing events
lets MINIMUM PENALTY
fine#of 81 90 and#3O days in the
sScounty ia Il the minimum penalty
sFhnders the law for violation of the
2stateSsprohibitio law. was iupos-
edSnponss Walter Shaver when he
syNasse tried before J ustice NJ. r..
afternctn.
- ShaVerswas arrested in Jackson
sstIatSWithsaE quantity Of moon
sshins whiskeysin% his possession
assndS WAS taken before Justice Mus
grove ately Af4er5 confess
SlnssSfnS fhasc he was giVeu tha