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Show PRESIDENT CHAS. A. COMISKEY. The man piclnrcd herewith is the owner of the Chicago White Sox, and Comiskey is without doubt, the most picturesque figure in baseball today. ILo began his professional baseball experience expe-rience in Dubuque in 1SS'2. The next year lie went with the St. Louis Browns of the American association, ind in ISSI became eapliiiu and manager of this famous organization. The club, under his leadership, won the Aniori- can association championships in 3 SSI . ISS5. 1SSG and JSS7. and in 1 lie latter venr won the world's championship by defeating the famous Chicago While Stockings, tinder Anson. In 1S00 Coinis-kev Coinis-kev was manager of the Chicago Brotherhood Broth-erhood team, returning in 1S91 to St. Louis. The next year he managed the Cincinnati club, National league, and in 1S05 he became 1 lie owner of the St. Paul club of the Western league, remaining re-maining I here until 1000. when he transferred his Si. Paul team to Chicago, Chi-cago, thus making the beginning of the American lengue in 1000. and in both IIJ00 and 1001 his American league team, the While Sox. won the pennant of that orgauizai iou. |