1918, White Sox owner Charles Comiskey launched a world wide tour to promote baseball. The tour began on Oct 18, 1913 taking the New York Giants and the Chicago White Sox through the Midwest, the West Coast, Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Manila, Sydney, Caro, Rome, Paris and London.
An advertisement was place in the Blue Rapids Times, with a guarantee of $1,000.00 to bring the game to town. And the town turned out. A special sail service was commissioned with 11 passenger trains for the teams and fans to arrive to the small town of Blue Rapids. The crowd was near 3,000, with estimates over closer to 5,000. Blue Rapids was a town of 1,800...
Fans paid $1.00 in advance and $1.50 general admission at the door.
The game started at 2:30pm, Joe Benz of the White Sox facing Hooks Wiltse of the Giants.
Wilts would give up 4 home runs in the game, as the White Sox won 8-5.
Buck Weaver led the Sox, going 3 for 4, with every member of the White Sox getting at least one hit.
Larry Doyle, who helped the Giants to the NL pennant, went 4 for 4. Jim Thorpe got 2 hits in the Giants lead-off position
The great Christy Mathewson, made an appearance as first base coach for the Giants.
Posted September 28, 2013
By Kevin Haskin
Topeka Capital Journal
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