Sox Century: After the World Series

Although the White Sox beat the Giants in Game 6 to win the World Series on Oct. 15, the teams weren’t done playing each other. The day after the title was settled, they played each other once at Camp Mills on Long Island for 10,000 soldiers.

Most of the players were there, although Joe Jackson and Chick Gandil were absent on the Sox’ side, and Heinie Zimmermann, Art Fletcher and Dave Robertson didn’t show for the Giants. The White Sox won that one, too, by a score of 6-3.

From there, most of the players took the train back to Chicago, which went upstate through Albany on its return. The exceptions: Eddie Collins went from New York to Philadelphia, while Shano Collins and Mellie Wolfgang…