Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 April 1919 — “OLD ROMAN” PASSES TROUGH CITY WITH PARTY [ARTICLE]

“OLD ROMAN” PASSES TROUGH CITY WITH PARTY

Charles A. Comiskey, president and owner of the Chicago White Sox, and party passed through Rensselaer Wednesday on their way to Chicago, where they will await the arrival of Commy’s Hose who open the home season in the American league marathon on April 27. • The Sox are now on their way northward after spending several weeks in Texas limbering up, and will open at St. Louis next WednesdayCharles Comiskey is the best known magnate in base ball and 'has made millions since his entry into the game thirty years ago, at which time he was pastiming at first base for the old St. Louis Brown. He is the idol of south side fans, due to his generosity and consideration shown to the public at all times. His base ball plant was built at a cost exceeding $1,000,000.