Baseball
The World’s Tour of 1913-14 of the Chicago White Sox, and New York Giants, under the auspices of Charles A. Comiskey, President White Sox, and John McGraw, Manager of the New York Giants, will go down in baseball history, as the greatest achievement of the National game of America, for the reason that it was planned, executed and jointly financed by the game’s two greatest leaders and sportsmen. These gentlemen did not ask the aid of any advertising firm to help them to finance their circuit of the globe, but they risked and invested the money they made out of their country’s game in trying to transplant it on foreign shores. Base Ball teams of America have invaded foreign countries before.
Over 46 games, the White Sox won 24 and lost 20, with two games ending in ties.
Members of the White Sox, Giants and Keio University baseball teams.
December 7, 1913
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NY Giants
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Pos
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Chicago White Sox
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John McGraw
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NY Giants
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Mgr
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James Callahan
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Chicago White Sox
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Fred Merkle
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NY Giants
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1B
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Tommy Daly
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Chicago White Sox
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Larry Doyle
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NY Giants
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2B
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Germany Schaefer
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Washington Senators
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Mike Doolan
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Philadelphia Phillies
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SS
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Buck Weaver
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Chicago White Sox
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Hans Lobert
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Philadelphia Phillies
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3B
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Dick Egan
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Cincinnati Reds
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Lee Magee
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St. Louis Cardinals
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LF
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Steve Evans
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St. Louis Cardinals
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Mike Donlin
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Pittsburgh Pirates
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CF
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Tris Speaker
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Boston Red Sox
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Jim Thorpe
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NY Giants
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RF
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Sam Crawford
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Detroit Tigers
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Ivy Wingo
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St. Louis Cardinals
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C
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Jack Bliss
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St. Louis Browns
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Hooks Wiltse
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NY Giants
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P
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Joe Benz
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Chicago White Sox
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Red Faber
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Chicago White Sox
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P
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Walter Leverentz
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St. Louis Browns
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Bunny Hearne
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NY Giants
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Jim Scott
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Chicago White Sox
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DOMESTIC TOUR
Cincinnati, OH
18 October 1913—NY Giants 11, Chicago White Sox 2
Chicago, IL
19 October 1913—NY Giants 3, Chicago White Sox 1
Springfield, IL
20 October 1913—NY Giants 6, Chicago White Sox 4
Peoria, IL
21 October 1913—Chicago White Sox 6, NY Giants 4
Ottumwa, IA
22 October 1913—Chicago White Sox 7, NY Giants 3
Sioux City, IA
23 October 1913—NY Giants 6, Chicago White Sox 3
Blue Rapids, KS
24 October 1913—Chicago White Sox 8, NY Giants 5
St. Joseph, MO
25 October 1913—Chicago White Sox 4, NY Giants 3
Kansas City
26 October 1913—NY Giants 6, Chicago White Sox 2
Joplin, MO
27 October 1913—NY Giants 13, Chicago White Sox 12
Tulsa, OK
28 October 1913—Chicago White Sox 6, NY Giants 0
Muskogee, OK
29 October 1913—Chicago White Sox 7, NY Giants 1
Bonham, TX
30 October 1913—NY Giants 4, Chicago White Sox 1
Dallas, TX
31 October 1913—Chicago White Sox 9, NY Giants 3
Beaumont, TX
1 November 1913—NY Giants 3, Chicago White Sox 2
Houston, TX
2 November 1913—Chicago White Sox 9, NY Giants 4
Marlin, TX
3 November 1913—NY Giants 11, Chicago White Sox 1
Abilene, TX
4 November 1913—Rain
El Paso, TX
5 November 1913—Chicago White Sox 10, NY Giants 7
Douglas, AZ
6 November 1913—NY Giants 14, Chicago White Sox 5
Bisbee, AZ
7 November 1913—NY Giants 9, Chicago White Sox 1
Los Angeles, CA
8 November 1913—Chicago White Sox 5, NY Giants 3
9 November 1913—Chicago White Sox 7, NY Giants 7
San Diego, CA
10 November — NY Giants 4, Chicago White Sox 3
Oxnard, CA
11 November 1913—NY Giants 3, Chicago White Sox 2
Sacramento, CA
12 November 1913—Rain
Oakland, CA
13 November 1913—Chicago White Sox 5, NY Giants 2
16 November 1913—Chicago White Sox 12, NY Giants 8
San Francisco, CA
14 November 1913—Chicago White Sox 3, NY Giants 2
15 November 1913—NY Giants 6, Chicago White Sox 3
Medford, OR
17 November 1913—NY Giants 3, Chicago White Sox 0 (5 innings)
Portland, OR
18 November 1913—Chicago White Sox 2, NY Giants 0
Tacoma, WA
19 November 1913—Rain
Seattle, WA
19 November 1913—Rain
In the upper picture the President of Keio University is shown pitching the first ball in the game between the American tourists and the Japanese nine. Manager Jim Callahan and several White Sox players appear in the background. In the lowerpicture Pitcher Jim Scott of the Sox is shaking hands with Captain Sugase, the Keio pitcher
INTERNATIONAL TOUR
Tokyo
6 December 1913—Chicago White Sox 9, NY Giants 4
7 December 1913—NY Giants/Chicago White Sox 16, Keio University 3
Ivy Wingo, Walter Leverenz, Jim Scott, Lee Magee, Buck Weaver and Steve Evans
Keio University, Toyko, Japan
Shanghai
11 December 1913—Rain
Hong Kong
14 December 1913—NY Giants 7, Chicago White Sox 4 (5 innings)
Manila
17 December 1913—Chicago White Sox 2, NY Giants 1
18 December 1913—Chicago White Sox 7, NY Giants 4 (7 innings)
Brisbane
1 January 1914—NY Giants 2, Chicago White Sox 1
Sydney, Australia
3 January 1914—Chicago White Sox 5, NY Giants 4
3 January 1914—Chicago White Sox 10, New South Wales 1
5 January 1914—Chicago White Sox 10, NY Giants 5
5 January 1914—NY Giants 15, New South Wales 3
Melbourne, Australia
7 January 1914—NY Giants 12, Chicago White Sox 8
7 January 1914—NY Giants 18, Victoria 0
8 January 1914—NY Giants 4, Chicago White Sox 3 (11 innings)
8 January 1914—Chicago White Sox 16, Victoria 3 (5 innings)
Adelaide
9 January 1914—No Game
Ceylon
23 January 1914—NY Giants 4, Chicago White Sox 1 (5 innings)
Cairo
1 February 1914—NY Giants 3, Chicago White Sox 3 (10 innings, darkness)
2 February 1914—NY Giants 6, Chicago White Sox 3
A “family group” of the Sox-Giants world tourists in front of the Sphynx. Mr. and Mrs. Comiskey can be seen in the center, mounted on “ships of the desert.”
Naples
7 February 1914—No Game
Rome
11 February 1914—Rain
12 February 1914—Rain
13 February 1914—Rain
Nice
16 February 1914—Chicago White Sox 10, NY Giants 9
SOX DEFEAT GIANTS AT NICE BEFORE A FASHIONABLE CROWD.
The fine weather today brought a great crowd of baseball enthusiasts, as well as many who never had seen such a game, to the inclosure where the New Yprk Giants and the Chicago White Sox gave a fast exhibition of the American national pastime. The Sox won, 10 to 9.
Americans and foreigners of titles sojourning in Nice and along the Riviera motored to the game, which had been eagerly looked forward to, and the large number of handsomely gowned women among the spectators added to the gayety of the scene.
The French were somewhat puzzled at the intricacies of the play, which they found difficult to understand, but they showed much enthusiasm when the ball was hit hard into the outfield. The American consul, William D. Hunter, tossed the first ball to the Chicago catcher. In the fourth inning the Giants scored six runs and the Sox four.
Interesting features were a series of daring evolutions over the field by the aviator Lacrouse and an exhibition of throwing the discus and putting the shot by James Thorpe, the Indian athlete.
Paris
18 February 1914—Rain
19 February 1914—Rain
20 February 1914—Rain
21 February 1914—Rain
White Sox in Paris
London
26 February 1914—Chicago White Sox 5, NY Giants 4 (10 innings)
The New York Giants at bat against the Chicago White Sox in London.
End of World Tour – Return to New York
Inter Ocean cartoon by Wallace Carlson showing the World Tour teams arriving in New York from Liverpool on the ship Lusitania on 6 March 1914
Chicago Tribune cartoonist, Sidney Smith, celebrated the end of Baseball’s World Tour with a Slide Home.
Chicago Examiner, March 11, 1914
COMISKEY AND SOX CHEERED BY 700 FANS AT BANQUET
Skeleton of Federals Looks In at Feast for Returning Tourists, but Finds No Welcome Among Throng at the Tables
“Commy’s” come home. So has “Cal.” More than 700 cheering baseball fans filled the gold banquet room of the Congress Hotel last night to show how glad they were that the Old Roman and his younger confrere were once more in their midst.
From the time that Father James Scanlan pronounced the invocation until long after midnight the fun continued, and Judge Adelor Petit, who was tastmaster par excellence, very truthfully said:
We have a perfectly good excuse tonight for indulgence in a rip roaring good time, so let’s have it
There were just two things that ever so slightly marred the complete pleasure of the home-coming celebration. One was the fact that “Muggsy” McGraw was not present, having started for his training camp. The other was the fact that once or twice the grinning face of the Federal League sweleton peeped in at the door, but was quickly chased away.
American League and National League sat side by side. On either side of them were represented the old American Association and the Brotherhood, while Ted Sulllivan was a living reminder of the days when he gave “Commy” his first job as a professional ball player.
Besides Judge Petit there were four other members of the Cook County judiciary at the speakers’ table. They were Judge Charles Foell, Judge Charles A. McDonald, Judge M. L. McKinley and Judge Denis E. Sullivan.
Ban Johnson and Garry Herrmann sat side by side, with Jim Callahan between them and “Commy.” On the other side of the toastmaster were Cap Anson and Ted Sullivan.
Roger Sullivan There
Representing Muggsy McGraw was John B. Foster, secretary of the New York Giants. Another county dignitary was County Clerk Bob Sweitzer. Joe Farrell was another of the old-time baseball players at the same table, while the absolute laity was represented by Colonel IltouJ. Foreman, John Maynard Harlan, Drury Underwood and James G. Condon.
Not until the speechmaklng was well under way was a vacant chair at Judge Petit’s right claimed—by none other than Roger C. Sullivan. Among the other guests were Fred Pfeffer, who played second base in the old “stonewall infield”— Pfeffer, Anson, Williamson and Burns.
Eddie Farrell was there. Tom Dawson was particularly “there,” and he sang the “Lorelei.” Asked why Dawson should be singing a song of the “Vaterland,” he modestly admitted that he always had been an all around athlete.
Pete O’Brien, Frank Houseman, Hank Troy and Frauk MeNiehols completed the galaxy of men who made baseball famous and every one of them came in for a rousing cheer.
Comiskey and Callahan Cheered.
Judge Petit started the ball rolling by calling for three cheers for Commy. Somebodv misunderstood, for three times three were given. Then Cal came in for an ovation, and as the tumult subsided, Judge Petit started something. He said.
How many are there here who would We to see John Connery buy the Cubs?
As far as could be counted there were 703, not counting Mr. Connery, who modestly refused to vote for himself. Later= Judge McDonald made a significant relark.
He said:
If there is any man here to-night, or anywhere in the world, of whom Commy may ever have reason to feel jealous, It is Johnny Connery, whom we all hope to see managing the Cubs in the near future.
Very large quantities of applause.
Germany Schaeffer made his debut as an impresario. He called his grand uproar troupe to the gallery and led them in a soul-inspiring rendition of “Oh, du Schoenes. Ob, Magnolius.”
What do you call a male prima donna? Anyway, these were those:
Tris Speaker, more than $20,000 beauty; Jack Bliss, all the way from Sacramento Buck Weaver, nuff sed; Andy Slight, whom Jean de Keszke advised to give up baseball aud become the world’s greatest singer; Johnny Faber, touted as considerable pitcher: Gus Axelson, who is not Irish; Dick Egan, all the way from Brooklyn and entitled to a good time; Walter Leverentz of St. Louis, pax voblscum;
Jack Sheridan, the umpest umpire of them all. Every one was glad that Oscar Hammerstein wasn’t there. He would have fainted from exasperation or something.
Comiskey’s Speech Short.
Dave Olmsted of the Planters, Johnny Hardlng, Eddie Redpath, Jake Sternad and Frank Houseman furnished about twenty numbers, one being especially spectacular.
All the lights were extinguished, then big spotlight glowed on the entrance next the speakers’ table and in came eight lads wearing Sox and Giants uniforms carrying a big float.
On the float was Miss Doris Reber with her arm around Johnny Harding’s albino deer, both flag draped, and as they were carried around the hall in the glare of the spotlight Miss Reber led the crowd in singing “The Star Spangled Banner” and “America.”
Then “Smiley” Corbett brought down the house by singing “The Home Plate,” dedicated to Commy’s country home up the Wisconsin woods. Joe Farrell wrote the words and the late Tom Hamton wrote the music.
By the time Judge Petit rapped for order and announced that the speeches were about to begin the guests had absorbed enough Mumms to almost float ship, and every one wanted to hear Commy.
The Old Roman rose slowly, and it was not necessary to tell that he had been sick. But to say that he was overjoyed at the reception would be stating it mildly. He contented himself by thanking tbe guests for their good wishes and cheery greetings, and said:
Just before I left Rome my doctor told Mrs. Comiskey she had better let me go to Paris. She asked why, and he said that I would be two days nearer Chicago, and that was what I needed.
Homecoming banquet at the conclusion of the World Tour
Congress Hotel
March 10, 1914
SCENES AT WELCOME—HOME BANQUET FOR C.A. COMISKEY AND HIS FELLOW WORLD BASEBALL TOURISTS
The arrow in the center of the upper row points to Charles A. Comiskey.president of the White Sox. To Mr. Comiskey’s right, as the reader faces the picture, in order are: James J. Callahan, Ban B. Johnson, Garry Herrmann, Drury Underwood,John B. Foster, JudgeM. L.McKinley, Judge Charles A. McDonald and R. M. Sweitzer. To his left, facing the picture, are in order named: Judge Adelor J. Petit, Adrian C. (Pop) Anson, Ted Sullivan, James G. Condon, John Maynard Harlan, Judge Charles M. Foelland Colonel Milton J. Foreman.
Below is a general view of the banquet secne in the Gold Room at the Congress
Congress Hotel
March 10, 1914
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