Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-01-07


ington Senator'S. believes Chick Gan
dill was b.S factor IN making the
national pennant baseball crew fac
tor In the pcnnant race In the Amerl
can league last season Other base
ball men nleo believe the former
White SoX FIRST basemln was big
cog In the machine that finally gave
Boston a battle on tn home stretch
In the championship pennant race In
1912.
When Gandil came 10 the Wash.
ington club near the last OF Nay he
team rested In fourth place After
the Montreal recruit came into the
lineup OF Grifnths aggregation this
club started on It's record winning
streak in the west II ended the sea.
son In second place. edging ahead of
the Philadelphia Athletics. who at
that time were the world champions
Like Jim Jeffries, Gandil started ont
In life earning his bread as boiler.
maker lie was born % years ago In
Minneapolis, MINI His parents not
being endowed with surplus OF
worldly goods that has made Rookie
Teller an emperor OF finance. Chick
has TO pass up many OF the pleasures
and benefits usually given the sons
OF the we'll to do people. Among the
things Chick was compelled to do
without was an education that would
enable him 10 get good start in life
His parents emigrated to the far
west while he was still In Knockers
and when Chick attained the age OF
sixteen he began 10 earn his own way
Having a great fondness for the ma
tional game. Gandil devoted all his
leisure time out on the fields, and he
soon became SO proficient AT the game
that he was able to add TO his mcager
salary In the noise factory by taking
part In professional game occa
sionally
lie attracted the attention OF few
bush league scouts In 1907. when he
was eighteen years old. and the Ca
nanea club 90 tho cactus made Is
profitable for him % lay aside Tho
sledgc and devote all his time 10 base
ball He remained with Cananca one
season, and IN 1908 shifted TO Shreve
port he did pretty well there and at
the end Of the season he was drafted
by the ~ Louis Brown
The task OF making good with a tail
end team. however. was too much
and after short trial he was turned
back by the Browns 10 the club from
which they got him. He was told he
would never do for the big show and
men who were supposed 10 know a
ball player when they see one made
these assertions This only spurred
Gandl 20 renew his efforts He went
back 10 the bushes disappointed but
not discouraged lie studied his faults
and devised says 20 correct them
50 well did he succeed that In 1910
be was given his second chance with
a major league outfit. the white Sox
taking hold ~ him he played u
games with the white hosed bunch at
first base and was once again pro
nounced a failure His fielding was
not bad but he did not seem 70 hit
vel enough % stick As result he
vas rcloRated 20 Montreal
There In 1911 he learned 10 bat IL
! got chsnc 20 play regularly. and this
seemed 10 improve him Al the end
% the International league season ne
vas the proud possessor OF 30l
, batting percentage
When Clark Gnfith took hold OF
| he perpetual tail enders he soon dis
covered that he was In need 81 first
] bsseman lack Flynn Was then Ruard
I INK first base for him. and proved q
bigger failure as a first base guardian
/ han he had A. Pittsburg Jack Knigh,
I Tho succeeded him. also fell down
4 flsersl'y in trging 90 Use 30 70 tha
Assignment
So GRID thrashed the minors and
/ sDied Gandl in Montreal Chick was
/ playing AZ his best. and The owners