Evening star., 1952-01-15
Mrs. Comiskey Calls
Meeting Friday on
Son S Resignation
BY the A.soeias.d Press

r CHICAGO. Jan. l5.-The CO.
miskey baseball clan, having
patched up family squabbles be-
fore, again is expected to smooth
out its latest and most sensational
outburst-the resignation of young
Chuck Comiskey as vice president
and secretary of the White Sox.
How it win be done remained a
question which could be answered
only by Chuck's mother. Mrs.
Grace r. Comiskey. president of
the club, and the board of direc-
tors.
Mrs. Comiskey has called a
meeting of the board for Friday.
II don't know what the young
ster has in mind" she said, "but
we hope to sit down and get things
Strengthened out Friday"
Several Alternatives.
The board appeared to have
several alternatives. It could
simply refuse to accept the resig-
nation. It could promote the IS
year-old Comiskey, grandson and
namesake Of Charles A. Comiskey,
White Sox founder. to the presi-
|dency. It could increase his salary
as vice president and secretary
through a contractural arrange
ment. ... ~.
The only thing Mrs. Comiskey
was sure she could not do any
more was turn Chuck over her
knee.
Forthwith acceptance of the
resignation would defeat a pro-
gram prepared over the years BY
Mrs. Comiskey, widow Of J. Louis
Comiskey. to keep the baseball
pioneering family at the helm of
the White Sox.
This plan has as it's eventual
climax the naming of young
Comiskey as president. He is the
last Of the males in the family
and long has been groomed fol
the position.
Comiskey, the major leagues
youngest top executive, an
tnounced his resignation suddenly
yesterday through his attorney
/ Byron M. Getzoff.
Not Matter of Salary.
I The only thing Chuck would
say was that ''it's not so much a
matter of salary as of security
such as a contract would assure
I have been waging this fight
quietly for year and a half"
Getzoff said Chuck's job was or
Ia day-to-day basis and efforts
to negotiate with the directors fol
a contract providing for a stipu-
lated term Of Office had failed.
Thomas j. Sheehan, member o1
the law firm which represents thu
White Sox. and Mrs. Comiskey
observed that my personal opin.
ion is that the whole matter will
be Strengthened out when thu
board meets Friday"
Another close friend Of tn,
family added that "it all seem.
to be a domestic quarrel that un.
doubtedly will blow over"
An indication that Chuck and
his mother were at odds on base
ball policy came last winter wher
Chuck, as White Sox represent
ative, repeatedly voted against the
retention of A. B. Chandler as
commissioner at the secret meet
ing in Florida.
Mrs. Comiskey announced late1
that her son had overstepped anc
that the White Sox would switch
to the Chandler side.
Disagreed Over Onslow.
There also was some disagree.
ment between young Comiskey ane
his mother and the directors ovel
the firing of Manager Jack On.
slow early in the 1850 season
Chuck and General Manager
Frank Lane favored Onslow's dis.
missal and he finally was released
and paid of on his two-year con.
tract.
Lane was brought to the White
Sox by Chuck in November. 1948
and given a f1ve-year contract. He
has been given a major share o1
the credit for building the clut
into a f1rst-division finiSher last
year and setting an all-time
Comiskey Park attendance recorc
of nearly is million.
In addition to Mrs. Comiskey
and Chuck, other members of the
board are Mrs. Dorothy Comiskey
Rigney. Chuck's sister and club
treasurer; Sheehan. and his Law
partner, Roy Egan. Another sister
Oracle Lou Comiskey, is not or
the board.
j. Louis Comiskey died July 18
1889, and under terms of the will
approximately half of the shares
OF stock was to be divided into
three parts to be apportioned tc
the children.
Until all the children are IS
Mrs. ComiSkey will retain trustee
control Of shares not yet owned
Iby the children