South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-20
White Sox Climbing as Comiskey
Celebrates One More Birthday
Veteran Owner Began Baseball Career in l88Hs Wrecked
White Sox Picked for Cellar Now Fighting
in First Division of League

CHICAGO. Aug. 19-(By The A.
P)-''The Grand Old Roman" last
week celebrated his sixty-fourth
birthday.
He Is Charles Albert Comiskey.
president and owner Of the Chicago
White SOx, ard one Of the greatest
men in baseball. Builder of what
was considered in years gone by
one OF the greatest baseball cubs in
professional ranks, Mr.. Comiskey
after wrecking his machine follow
ing the world series disclosures Of
1919. today sees his reconstructed
team again fighting in the first di-
vision.
Picked by experts from coast 70
coast this year as a poor second
division club the White Sox have
provided one OF the greatest sur
prtses Of the season. The club after
getting away to a poor start. sud
denly started it's clumL toward the
top Of the league. and on June Is
the White SoX were intrenched IN
third place The club recently went
into a batting slump but again has
struck its stride.
Mr.. Comiskey upset the base ball
world in the fall of 1920 when he
wrecked his baseball club following
disclosures of throwing the 1919
worlds series games to the Cincin-
natl club. At that time the Old
Roman suspended seven Of his star
players-JackSOn. Cicotte, Williams
Felsch. Weaver. Rlsberg and Nc
Mullin-thereby wrecking the club
TO the extent OF one million dollars
or more.
Not discouraged by the terrible
loss. Mr.. ComisSey set about at
once to build another baseball club
He tried 20 buy star players from
other clubs in his league but with
little success. He sent scouts TO
al parts Of the country and gather
ed every promising player ne could
into the fold.
One OF his moves was the acquisi-
ton OF the entire infeld Of the salt
Lake City club Of the Pacific Coast
league. with the exception OF the
second baseman. These were Ernie
johnson. Eddie Mulngan and Earl
Shelly. icy fitted in we'll with
Eddie c. captain OF the White
Sox. who Na- one OF the players
who rema ned loyal TO the Old Ro-
man. This year, the club is virtual
" the same as lest season. with the
exception that a few promising
young pitchers have been added to
the roster.
Recently Mr. ComiSkey startled
the baseball world. with the an
nouncement that he had bought
Willie Kamm. sensational third
baseman Of the san Francisco club
for 100000. Kamm will repo,. IN
1929.
'Commy" wes born August IS.
1858 He played ball when he was
seventeen years OF age He at one
time was a pitcher. for the E,gin.
IL. club: later he played third base
and first base, but "a a first base
man he had no superior IN his day.
He IS the only player who has ris-
en- from the ranks % be sole owner
Comiskey's real baseball career
began in 1873 with the Dubuque.
Iowa team. In 1852 he Joined the
St Louis Browns. then in the Amer
lean Association. and in 1883 he
was made manager OF the team. In
1SS5-1SS6 the Browns with Comis-
key az the helm. defeated the Chi
cago White Stockings for the cham
p!onsh.p Of the world.
Comiskey remained with St.
Louis until 1890 when ne took
charge Of the Players League club
in Chicago. He returned 10 St
Louis IN 1891 and in 1892 went 20
Cincinnati where he managed the
Reds until 1895 During that period
in Cincinnati ne met Ban J. John
son. a newgpaperman, and the two
beca me fast friends. IN 1895 Com
N.Y. placed Western League team
ID s. Paul and in 1900 he transfer