Evening star., 1947-05-28
Doc White Of 1HitIessWonders
Wins New LoureIs in Garden
By Charles A. McAIeer

w HsS NOV -ANE
By Chorles A. MeAIeer
It's been more than 80 years since
the name of G. Harris CDoc) White
graced the big league baseball score
boards.
Now, at So, the former Chicago
White Sox pitching star is again
producing winners-in his Silver
Spring, Md, garden.
Doc, the flower fancier, last week
came through with his first major
victory. He won gold ribbon honors
for growing the best rose in the an
nual Silver Spring Garden Club
Flower Show.
His new-found hobby tops
three-fold career that has included
being dentist, ball player and a
school teacher for 26 years. Pres
emily he is teacher In physical ed
ucation at Wilson Teachers College.
Will Retire in Two Years.
Doc is scheduled for retirement
from the District school system two
years from now, when he reaches
the maximum age limit for teachers.
In his garden yesterday. next to
his home at 1912 Glen Ross road,
Silver Spring, the one-time pitching
star of Chicago's famed "Hitless
Wonders" of baseball pointed
proudly to the garden he started
less than three years ago.
TT doesn't look. like the same
place" he boasts. TITS been hard
work, all right, but It's pleasure for
me- .--.-.~.,.--.,.----.
His prize-winning rose, he ex-,
planned, was FRAU Karl Dauschki"
"a large white rose. Besides taking
first place, 1t also won blue rib
bon, top honor for its class.
But roses aren't all that Doc
White raises. In his 50xl89-foot
garden-once a weed-covered vacant
lot - he also cultivates numerous
other flowers, including pansies,,
bleeding hearts. columbines, snap
dragons, Canterbury bellies, painted
daisies and others.
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More practically. he raises straw
berries, raspberries, corn, tomatoes,
asparagus, beets, lettuce, onions,
beans, peas, plums, cherries and
apples.
The diamond star turned gardener
recalled his baseball debut in 1901
with the Phillies after graduating
from Georgetown University and
practicing dentistry for four years.
Two years later, he went to the
White Sox, where he remained for
IL years. A lifetime pass. engraved
in silver and signed by the presi-
dents of both major leagues, is a
memento of this part of his career.
Il got my biggest thrill from the
1906 World Series he declared.
THAT was the year when not one
man on the team batted over 800
and the same year we won 19
straight games, the American
League record. That's why they
dubbed us the 'Hitless Wonders.
Il pitched in three games that
series, winning one and losing one.
Nick Altrock, who now coaches for
Washington, also won a victory.
and the White Sox won tour games
to two"
Playing against them for the
Chicago Cubs was the famed
Tinker to Evers TO Chance double
play combination. and the great
hurler. Mordecai Brown.
White Sox Lineup.
On the White Sox then, were
Billy Sullivan, catcher; Jiggs Dona-
hue. first base; Frank Isbell, second
base; Lee Tannehill, third base;
George Davis, shortstop: Pat Dough-
erty, who batted .290 in 1895, high
est on the team, left field; Fielder
Jones, who was playing manager
OF the team, center field, and Eddie
Hahn, right field Ed Walsh, Roy
Patterson and Frank Smith were
the other pitchers.
Most of these aren't living now"
he said. About the only one /
ever see anymore is Nick. I sit
near the bullpen at Grifith Sta
dium when I go there and always
drop by and say hello to him. But
haven't had time to go out there
yet this year. Perhaps IN drop
out and see them play the Yankees. !"
Doc really clinched his niche in
baseball's Hall of Fame in the short
time between September IL and
September 30, 1904.
During that period he pitched
five straight shutout games
record still not matched in either
major league. Walter johnson
once pitched Sc consecutive score
less innings, but only four complete
shutout games.
MY lifetime record?" Doc, res
ponded to a question. I don't even
remember"
Managed Coast Club.
Doc said he left the White Sox
after the 1918 season, going to the
old Vernon tnow Hollywood club
in the Pacific Coast League, where
he became manager 2 years later.
In 1916, he remained out of base
ball and year later, became part
owner of the Dallas Steers In the
Texas League until the war closed
II down In 1918. He took over Waco
in the same league In 1919 and came
to Washington two years later, join
ing the public school system. /
The next decade Was spent dfsti