Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 178, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 July 1910 — “OLD ROMAN” COMISKEY OPENS $1,000,000 PARK [ARTICLE]

“OLD ROMAN” COMISKEY OPENS $1,000,000 PARK

Charles Comiskey, the “Old Roman” of baseball, has opened his fine new plant in Chicago. The new home of the “Sox” is about the finest place in which the great national game is played. It cost close to a million dollars, according to report. Comiskey is one of the big men in baseball, and the great success he has achieved is deserved. He has done much to place the game on the high plane where it now is found, and although in the last two or three seasons his team has not been very close to the top at any time, he has held the admiration of thousands of “fans.” When he placed his team in the American league ten years ago, the first game was with Milwaukee. The Sox lost, but the 6,000 spectators were enthusiastic. From that day to this they have been rabid in their friendship for the team. To show tvro things—the belief of the Chicago fans in the White Sox, and the growth in the interest in baseball—lt may be necessary only to say that on the day the new park was opened there were 30,000 persons in the grand, atanda and bleachers. - Old time fans will be Interested in a review of the lineup of Comiskey’s Invaders. “Dummy” Hoy covered center field, McFarland was in the middle garden, and Lally in left. Hartman covered third base and Shugart, who is the only one of the old guard who aided in opening Comiskey’s first Chicago park on hand as the gates were locked to major league ball, was at short. Padden took care of second base, while Isbell, for nine years a member of the teatq, was on the Initial sack. Sugden, only recently relegated to the so-called “has beens,” was behind the bat and Katoll did the twirling.