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.
White Sox-Giants World Tour: Feb. 1, 1914
The tourists navigate the Suez Canal, see ancient wonders, and play a tooth-and-nail ballgame to a draw
White Sox-Giants World Tour: Jan. 23, 1914
Scottish royalty treats the ballplayers like kings in Ceylon
White Sox-Giants World Tour: Crossing the equator
Except for seven hours in Western Australia, the tourists find ways to pass the time aboard a steamship
White Sox-Giants World Tour: Jan. 9, 1914
The tourists can only stop for a couple hours in Adelaide, disappointing the locals
White Sox-Giants World Tour: Jan. 8, 1914
The Australians can't compete with the Americans in baseball, but the two traveling teams are equally matched in an extra-innings affair
White Sox-Giants World Tour: Jan. 7, 1914
In which ballplayers are wined, dined and entertained at four events prior to a high-scoring game, and Australians explain the business of baseball
White Sox-Giants World Tour: Jan. 5, 1914
The players -- and a suit-wearing Charles Comiskey -- try their hands at cricket
White Sox-Giants World Tour: Jan. 3, 1914
Australian leg of tour rolls along with two victories in Sydney
White Sox-Giants World Tour: Jan. 1, 1914
The globetrotters land in Australia, celebrate the New Year late and play their first game early
White Sox-Giants World Tour: Dec. 25, 1913
Homesick tourists are able to put together a traditional Christmas with tropical geography
White Sox-Giants World Tour: Dec. 18, 1913
Prison, showers in Manila. Please note the comma.
White Sox-Giants World Tour: Dec. 17, 1913
John McGraw's former teammate helps the Philippines roll out the red carpet for the tourists in Manila
White Sox-Giants World Tour: Dec. 14, 1913
A yellow flag in the morning leads to a rushed day in Hong Kong
White Sox-Giants World Tour: Dec. 11, 1913
Daylong downpours prevent players from staging game in front of the tour's biggest crowd yet
White Sox-Giants World Tour: Dec. 9, 1913
The tourists travel across Japan and get into some trouble in Nagasaki
World Tour: Nov. 5, 1913 - Nov. 7, 1913
The unfamiliar southwest climate plays tricks on pitching and defense
World Tour: Nov. 2, 1913 - Nov. 4, 1913
The schedule's first rainout leads to the most peculiar day of the trip ... so far
World Tour: Oct. 29, 1913 - Nov. 1, 1913
Everything's bigger in Texas, and that includes train travel headaches
World Tour: Oct. 25, 1913 - Oct. 28, 1913
Pitching duel of the (early) century indirectly results in death and injury in Tulsa
World Tour: Oct. 21, 1913 - Oct. 24, 1913
The tourists endure early cold, but the plains offer plenty of warmth
World Tour: Oct. 18, 1913 - Oct. 20, 1913
The ambitious plan to take baseball around the globe begins in Cincinnati