Word: sox
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Cleveland the fine-feathered Indians, promising to make a brave showing for their new manager, Roger Peckinpaugh, were socked by the Chicago White Sox, 4-10-3. Fireball Bob Feller, baseball's No. 1 pitcher, who chalked up a no-hit game in last year's opener, retired in the sixth inning-after walking seven men, hitting two more, allowing five hits...
...American League the Boston Red Sox were in front of the Indians and Yankees. The Little Brownies, with as good a percentage (.500) as the Yankees, were in front of the Tigers. Many a fan was ready to wager that the Browns will finish ahead of the Tigers this year. Reason: hard-hitting Hank Greenberg, the Tigers' most valuable player, was placed in Class I A by a Detroit draft board last week, will be called for military service within a fortnight...
...ended with her honeymoon. It was not. He ate himself up to a round 400 lb., retired to a hospital to diet, came out and ate himself back up again. This seasonal performance alarmed jolly, portly Grace Comiskey. For her husband was vice president and treasurer of the White Sox. With an eye to the future, she showed up at the ball games, sitting in Box No. 45, near home plate...
After the Old Roman died in 1931, mountainous J. Louis took over the White Sox. He lasted eight years. His will be queathed the $2,000,000 ball club to his wife and children, but directed Chicago's First National Bank to run it. The bank, not much liking so ephemeral a trust, wanted to sell. Grace Comiskey fought the action...
With a possible pennant contender on her hands, she needed plenty of help. It was there in the person of swarthy Harry Grabiner, White Sox executive vice president, who has been running the club for years. What President Comiskey wanted most of all, however, was to turn the White Sox over to her son on his 21st birthday. Now 15, a strapping five-foot-ten, 165-pounder with a definite talent for baseball, young Charles Comiskey has one ambition-to be a great first baseman like his grandfather. If he makes it, he will be the first player-president...