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A guide to the White Sox-Giants 1913-14 World Tour
Thumbnail descriptions of every post in the 100th anniversary series
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White Sox-Giants World Tour: Our top stops
It's difficult to round down five months of travel into the five most memorable stops, but here are two attempts
White Sox-Giants World Tour 100th Anniversary
A daily account of the world exhibition tour between the Chicago White Sox and New York Giants over the winter of 1913-14.
"The Tour to End All Tours," 10 years after
The author reflects on writing the award-winning book about the White Sox and Giants' trip around the world, and the people it touched
Q&A: "The Tour to End All Tours" author
The man behind the book about the 1913-14 White Sox-Giants world tour answers more questions about the subject
The White Sox around the world, 100 years later
Offseason series will offer a day-by-day account of the tour that sent Charles Comiskey's Sox and John McGraw's Giants to five continents
White Sox-Giants World Tour: March 10, 1914
A spectacular journey comes to its official end at the Congress Hotel in Chicago
White Sox-Giants World Tour: March 7, 1914
The globe-girdlers return to a raucous welcome in New York, and find that the Federal League is highly interested in their services
White Sox-Giants World Tour: March 3, 1914
With the baseball portion of the journey wrapped up, the tourists head to Liverpool and hop aboard the Lusitania for the voyage home
White Sox-Giants World Tour: Feb. 26, 1914
The 46th and final game between the globetrotting teams thrills the biggest crowd of the tour in London, including His Majesty
White Sox-Giants World Tour: Feb. 22, 1914
Both dates in Paris are rained out, and the locals are none too pleased
White Sox-Giants World Tour: Feb. 21. 1914
Continuous rain cancels the game, but it doesn't stop the tourists from living it up in Paris
White Sox-Giants World Tour: Feb. 16, 1914
The tourists take a break from gambling and partying to play their first game in Europe
White Sox-Giants World Tour: Feb. 13, 1914
Tourists close out three full days in Rome without playing a game thanks to awful weather
White Sox-Giants World Tour: Feb. 12, 1914
Persistent wet weather spoils any chance for baseball, so the athletes have to settle for wrestling
White Sox-Giants World Tour: Feb. 11, 1914
The first of three dates in Rome is rained out, allowing the tourists to direct all their attention to the Vatican
White Sox-Giants World Tour: Feb. 7, 1914
The tourists cut across the Mediterranean, see a volcano erupt, and lose an umpire to mummies
White Sox-Giants World Tour: Feb. 2, 1914
The tourists bring baseball to the pyramids, then take it to each other on the field
Today in White Sox History: February 1
A world series, indeed
White Sox-Giants World Tour: Dec. 7, 1913
Japan's best collegiate team takes its cuts against the world's premier ballplayers and makes an impression
White Sox-Giants World Tour: Dec. 6, 1913
The tourists finally reach land, and hours later are plying their trade in Tokyo
White Sox-Giants World Tour: Typhoon
The R.M.S. Empress of Japan runs headfirst into the worst storm in the ship's 10-year history
White Sox-Giants World Tour: Happy Thanksgiving
The globetrotting ballplayers who can stomach eating on rough seas celebrate the holiday
White Sox-Giants World Tour: Pacific Ocean update
Rough seas greet the tourists immediately upon departure from British Columbia
White Sox-Giants World Tour: Nov. 19, 1913
Two Washington dates are canceled, but it's just as well for the Japan-bound ballplayers
White Sox-Giants World Tour: Nov. 18, 1913
The White Sox tie the series at 15 on the tourists' last full day on American soil
White Sox-Giants World Tour: Nov. 17, 1913
The first game in the Pacific Northwest is shortened by wholly stereotypical weather
White Sox-Giants World Tour: Nov. 16, 1913
A two-city doubleheader closes out the tourists' stay in California
White Sox-Giants World Tour: Nov. 15, 1913
Christy Mathewson packs the park and puts on a show, with an assist from Bill Klem
World Tour: Nov. 14, 1913
A comedy act kicks off the festivities, and a hard-fought comeback ends them
World Tour: Nov. 13, 1913
A four-day, five-game stay in the Bay Area starts with a victory in Oakland
World Tour: Nov. 12, 1913
A rainout cancels the game in Sacramento, but Charles Comiskey is still on schedule to join his club in the Bay Area
World Tour: Nov. 11, 1913
Another day is dominated by an unforeseen animal contest, but this one lacks the cruelty of a badger fight
White Sox-Giants World Tour: Nov. 10, 1913
More than 4,000 fans turn out in San Diego to see a local boy make good
World Tour: Nov. 8, 1913 - Nov. 9, 1913
Large crowds in Los Angeles witness the wildest and worst game of the tour yet