The Washington times., 1928-06-06

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ingt0n this may Be new stuff,
about it.
Sc Louis baseball writer's were
Hot " the TRAN of new Wash
inrton manager Tor next season,
one asking il Hi KilIiker now a.
aintant Is Dan Howley had any
ehancs. 81 being chosen. KiIIiser.
then catcher, managed the Pills
lies il 1915. winning National
Lsague pennant. Then he nlanased
the Chicago Cubs. He has plenty
81 experience. but no Washing
konlan could say much about his
chances 81 succeeding Harris.
Whether " not Clark Griffith
thinking OE supplaptimg Har
rs IS not known Is this writer
However. ont here m the West
that seems live TOPIC 0f dis
r1lsslOn Harris naturally
knows nothing shout 4.
Fay Schallx. manager Of the
White S0x. Is riding to fall. ac-
cordfng 10 tales here The South
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Charlie Conf kesF health IS poor.
II Has been poor for several years.
z3eeause of this q certain Kitchen
cabinet has grown up. t. king charge
Of the team and doing little, "a any
good it IS this cabinet which IS
The target for the wrath Of tlie
fans according 10 those who should
know.
Bill Cissell, the Sox snortstop,
cost Comiskey $I23 900 IA mcney
and players. but It takes more than
one player TO make ball club. az
Washington fans well know and
the South Side II waiting 10 be
shown.
on June j the curtain falls on
deals between major league clubs.
Right now the SOx roster contains
10 more than 20 players. five below
the legal limit. C0nnisikey Ii now
signing sandIokters many 81 whom
work out with the team mornings.
Schalk has the support Of the
ties. Called manager, he II little
more fI1an field captain. In the
absence of Comiskey the cabinet
headed BY Tip O'NeiII runs the ball
club IT makes the deals and ar
ranges the trades.
GehaIk takes what a given
him. and he hasn't been given
much, judging from the position
of the team II the raee.
Last year Comiskey enlarged the
sealing capacity of his ball park.
n now takes care Of So fans
easily, but one tenth Of that num-
her Il 4 big attendance these days.
That Is what hurts the old Roman.
He has given the fans 4 real park
ana they stay away Now he wants
to know Why. Eventually be viii
learn.
III II ten years since Comiskey
threw his crooks out OF the window.
II wasn't his fault, merely his hard
luck that Chick Gandil and the
others went wrong. But since then
be Has not had q great ball club,
ana II Is getting under his skin.
n s. riIrn0red that Comiskey viii
tear his ball club asunder next fall,
something that Clark Griffith will
have to do, too. 1t might do them
both good to begin right now for
that matter. Veterans losing inter
est are OF small use TO club and
both clubs have them.
The white S0x have = heavy
pay roll and 3 costly plant. The
FANS are staying away from the
ban park and COmiskey seems
sure 10 lose money.
His so-caIled Kitchen cabinet" II
blaming Schalk Tor the poor work Of
the team, but the newspapers are
blaming that same Kitchen cabinet
and not Echalk The newspapers
can make or break the managers and
they are apparently with Echalk
and against the Kitchen cabinet.
The Cubs, well up In the National
League race. have the support d
Chicago fans. even - lar ~ the
South Side. Al few years ago q
south slider going TO the Cubs park
would ruin himself 1t home, bit
now many fans journey up TO tis
North Side 10 watch the Wrigley
team and then stay 1t their pet baI
while the White Sox are performing
Unless something radical is done
b. Comfal1ey he win lose all hi
old supporters, and he II said 4
- planning TO do something radica
before another season gets undel
ways
TrmmsnOEEatien tRoables can ~ aglsal
tIiEough the uBe ef the tom seryle.
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