The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-05-10
White Sox Have Fighting Spirit
to Keep Them I ustling This Year

Chicago, May s.-Two influences
lacking in the old White Sox have
boosted Comiskey's club to the leader
ship in the American League-a new
aghting spirit and a world-beating
coach on the side lines. Manager Cal
ishan has brought the first and Kid
Gleason the other.
There is no denying the White Sox
in fielding and hitting thus far are no
better than the club that represented
Comsikey in 1911. Weaver Is going no
better at short than was Corhan. who
looked the part of a world beater until
he was ''beaned." Rath cannot hope
to bat better than did Mcconnell, one
OF the most reliable hitters in the
American League n 1911, and up to
date he has fielded no better, consid-
ering everything.
The outfield of the White Sox is the
same as last season. Walsh is going
about the same as he has always gone.
which means he Is winning most of his
games.
The White Sox pitchers as a whole
are in as bad shape as they were last
season. Most of them are praying for
warm weather. The catcher staff has
lost it's best asset in Billy Sullivan.
The White Sox may have a little faster
infield than last season, but the old
the early part of the year.
Cal and Gleason Count.
All these things are true, and yet
the White Sox are winning, whereas
they were losing from the start last
season. The simple box score of the
running account of the game may not
explain the difference, but one who has
watched every game the White Sox
have played in both seasons, the rea-
son is as patent as the simple asser-
ton that two and two make four
Jimmy Callahan and Kid Gleason,
with their combined wits and fighting
instincts, have made the White Sox
the greatest assemblage Of fighting
ball players in the American League
and 1t is usually the fighting team that
wins
This has not been true in the case
or the Philadelphia Athletics. the
worlds champions. They have won
without fighting. They haven't need
to fight. Furthermore, Connie Mack
doesn't train his men to fight. He has
been lucky in assembling a club that
can win without fighting.
In Jimmy Callahan, Connie Mack is
confronted with a battling antagonist
who will fight for every bit of ground
until chased to the rathskeller. as he
was in st. Louis the other day. Gala
han is not alone. either. He has Kid
Gleason and Lord and Zeider, scrap
pers of the type of Johnny Evers.
Hustlins Brings Results.
The White Sox have won one game
this season largely because Manager
Callahan battled hard for the close
breaks which are bound to come in a
strenuous baseball season. They were
able to keep the score tied in another
combat for the same reason, and Kid
Gleason has been a big factor in start
ing the White Sox on the road to VIC
tory In two games when they seemed
hopelessly beaten. Were It not for
these new factors that are making a
| formidable machine of Comiskey's
bunch, the White Sox would be little
| far advanced over their position al
| this stage of the race in 1911
Callahan has a habit of running In
and scrapping with the baseball ar
bitrators just as did Fielder Jones
when he was in center field and man
| aged the White Sox. The famous
come ecker watches the game from
afar, and runs in about as often as he
goes after flies. He is almost as sue
cessful with the umpires as he Is ir
refiter1ng put-outs In the field.
! With an ordinary manager at the
| helm of the White Sox Comiskey's mer
probably would have lost the fifteen.
inning no-run game Sunday at st
| Louis, which came close to a worlds
record. When Umpire Evans made hi,
decision, calling Hogan safe at second
when he was to all intents out by q