Today in White Sox History: February 21

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1909

Fielder Jones formally tends his resignation as manager, also retiring as a player at age 36. Jones’ decision, late in the offseason, came only after heated entreaties from owner Charles Comiskey, who even dispatched Chicago Tribune writer Harvey Woodruff to Portland in order to convince Jones to return.

Jones, who was intent on joining his brother Willard and teammate Billy Sullivan in the lumber business, did actually consider a comeback ... if…