The San Francisco call., 1910-03-03
WHITE SOX TO Be
DELAYED A WEEK
viii Begin Practice at Ogden;
Revision of Schedule Made
Necessary

OGDEN, Utah, March 2.-The special
train carrying the Chicago White Sox
baseball team viii be held here week
President Charles A Comiskey today
decided to begin spring practice imme-
diately and engaged gymnasiums for
indoor work and the local baseball park
for outdoor training. The players be-
gan work this afternoon. 1t is prac
tically certain that a revision of the
playing schedules for California cities
will be necessary.
Comiskey has a fine collection of
players on his pay roll and the Chicago
American team will make a great eff
fort this season to win the pennant. He
has a great deal of new material, which
he will depend upon. The following are
short Biographies of the different play
ers:
Leeford TannehiII, third baseman.
played with the Cincinnati Shamrocks
in 1899; in 1900 was with Richmond,
Va, and later with Selma, Ala: Jack
son, Tenn; Minneapolis and Colorado
Springs. In 1900 he made a great repu-
tation with the Louisville club of the
American association and joined Co
miskeyS White SoX in 1903.
Fred Parent, shortstop and outfielder.
began his professional baseball career
in New England; got his first major
league experience with the Boston
Americans under Jimmy Collins, where
he was on two American league cham
pion teams in 1904 and 1905 He joined
Comiskey's White Sox in 1908 and has
tion1s. a1D '''' ''i-i'i' anu 0''Ae'o po9i-
Patrick DouEherty, outfelder, was
another member of a worlds champion
ship team. He started in New York
state and New England and gained his
first national prominence as an out
fielder for the Boston American league
champions. He was in New York in
1906; in 1907 joined the White SoX and
has played left field for Comiskey since
that date.
william J. Sullivan has been the star
catcher of the Chicago club since 1901
He began playing baseball in 1897 in
Fort Atkinson, Wis; in 1898 he was
yth ;d Columbus ~ soo o in 1899 Sly, With is Grand
ton Nationals, joining Comiskey in 1901
jumping from the National league at
the American league. Last year Sulli-
van succeeded Jones as manager of the
White .Sox.. but this year he will de-
vote all of his time to the catching
department.
edward Walsh has been with the
White Sox since 1904. He played in
in 1902, went from there to Newark of
the Eastern league in 1908 and since
! 1906 has been the mainstay of the
White Sox' pitching staff and one of
the greatest pitchers in the American
league
G. Harris White, pitcher, got his
DaSeDdII IN Georgetown uni
versity from 1898 to 1900. In the sum
mer of 1900 he played with Fleisch-
mans Mountain Athletic club and be-
came a major Lacquer in 1901, when he
joined the Philadelphia National league
club. In 1902 he jumped to the Ameri-
can league and has been one of the
stars of the White Sox ever since
Frank Smith played baseball first at
Erie, Pa. He was afterward with Raj
eigh. N. c., and Birmingham. Ala, ana
Joined the White Sox in 1903, and has
been one fof the star pitchers of the
American league ever since.
james Scott, pitcher, is another man
who Joined Comiskey's team last year
He previously played on Frank Isbelrs
team in Wichita of the Western league
Willis Cole, outfelder, came from
Sox. He was substitute outfielder all
last year, but will probably get a regu-
lar berth this season.
John BeaIl was purchased by Comis-
key two years ago, went to the coast
with the Sox last year, but finished the
season with Los Angeles. He made a
good reputation in California last sea-
son and will make a hard fight for a
regular place in Comiskey's outfield
James Block. catcher, was purchased
from the Minneapolis team of the
American association last year He
had the reputation of being one of the
best catchers in the minor leagues last
year.
Charles Messenger played few
games with the White Sox last year
and showed major league ability.
Warren Gill is a first baseman from
Minneapolis. Leads the American as
sociation in stolen bases
Percy Dalton was an outfielder on the