The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-01
S0X NEED
MORE P|CTHERS
Callahan Wants to Land Re-
cruits From Other Major
League Clubs

Chicago, March manager Call
lahan of the Sox is on a stern chase for
pitchers. the present staff being far too
small to carry on a southern training
attempts to land recruit fingers dur
ing the American league gathering
here last week and it was learned yes
terday that he came within a mace Of
| closing a few deals whereby he would
have been presented with the desired
talent. Nothing was accomplished.
however and now Cal is working from
every angle in an attempt to fill his
wants.
men are wanted. At present the roster
boasts of eight pitchers and Cal finds
himself with only the ordinary number
when originally he had intended to
carry a larger staff than a been GUS
tomary on the south side for several
years. Before the sale of Baker to
Frisco and Hovik to Milwaukee the
now thinks tina It will be next to i'm
possible to make a hard trip through
the south with two squads. and get
along with eight pitchers. =
The list now includes Walsh, White,
LANCE. Scott. Benz, Mogridge. Peters
and Delhi but the Sox pilot does not
want to work these men regularly in
exhibition games. thus firing them out
for the real fight which opens April II.
Cal is also up against the proposition
of being unable to drop n one of the
eight in case they are found wanting.
! He is an advocate of the large pitching
staff. at least for the early part of the
season. OF until the men reach that
stage where they can be worked in or
der.
The puzzle facing the Sox leader is
just where he is going to get this need
ed talent. 1t is said that a few lads
scramble for minor leaguers last fall
are being considered. but this is doubt
full. The only field now open is the
other American league clubs. but ac-
cording to Callahan none seem n too
anxious to dispose of pitchers. Appar-
emily Their are in demand all around.
1t is possible that some deal will be
and Boston clubs. The Red Sox mag
mates have a string of athletes whom
they will place on the market If the
proper figure is named. McAleer has
already offered either Catchers Cady or
Thomas to the White Sox and 1t is
pretty certain that one or wv recruit
pitchers were named as trading ma
terial at the same time; There is also
a chance of one of the Sox veterans be-
ing traded for or two fingers and
in this connection the st. Louis Browns
can be mentioned with a degree of GER
tainty.
If Callahan counts on increasing his
staff 1t will have to be done in a hurry.
He is expected back today from his
brief training jaunt at West Baden,
and IL he carries through his original
plant of going south with the early
birds" he will leave Thursday night for
Waco. This detail will be threshed out
between Cal and Comiskey, the latter
being due hack this morning from the
Wisconsin woods.
Conditions as regards pitchers are
decidedly opposite over on the west
side. Seventeen men are now in line.
and the squad will he so ov~erburdened
that steps were taken yesterday to
start the elimination process Just as
quickly as possible. At the suggestion
Of Manager Chance letters nave been
forwarded to all the youngsters order
ing them to start training Immediately
to get their arms hardened up and the
kinks worked out before reporting at
New Orleans.
Chance wants the men to supply
themselves with a catcher and a ball
and proceed to put EN- over" This
method has been adopted because in
former years the young fellows have
showed up after a winter of rest and
then consumed about two week be-
fore rounding to. The large number
Of men to be looked over this spring
makes It necessary for Chance to have
everything ready for earnest work an
the letters which were mailed out yes
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