Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-06-16
SPORT WRITER'S
ADMIT White
SOX DANGEROUS
Doubling Critics Now Consider
Team as Serious Pennant
ContenderS
IBy Latest MALL

ing critics at last have begun TO take
the Chicago White SEX seriously as
pennant eontenders The showing OF
the Sox YVES considered by many to
be fash in the pan. but today some
OF the eminent writers on baseball
subjects are hedging and covering ap.
The great winning squirt Of Row
lands men and the early start OF the
New York Yankees spell prosperity
for the American league IL the sue
cesses OF these teams continue Most
critics admit they would like TO see
the Sox and Yankees up In the race.
but they must be shown. They fig-
ured the Sox and DonoYan's team
would fall by the wayside early In the
rice.
Have Praise for the Sox.
Some of the doubtful writer's at last
have come out strong for the White
Sox, boosting them as the best team
in the American league. Henry Ed
wards, veteran critic on sports OF the
Cleyel3nd Plain Dealer, who refereed
the great mat battle more than dec
-ade ago between Frank Gotch and
Tom Jenkins for the American title,
in recent article declared Rowland's
men are the strongest team seen in
Cleveland this season-a hitting club
back of a great pitching stan.
The great hitting of Fournier, the
acquisition of Eddie Collins. the won
derful fielding OF Weaver and the team
spirit shown by the Sox are factors
that make the Chicago team strong
pennant possibility and probable
winner, according to Edwards.
Eyep the conservative Washington
Star admits that the showing of the
White Soy is impressive.
Call Sox Ground Rough.
Players on the New York club think
the Sex will bump iI1io a stump when
they hit the trail around the circuit
The Chicago players have been on
their home lot most of the year" said
Fritz Maisel. champion base stealer.
F4They won't have such easy going
when they, reach the fine and fast
diamonds OF the East
1T was hard for -Hs fellows to get:
set ON Comiskeys. field. m fact,
didn't see some of the balls hit down
past third base by the Sox al. ALL Z +
never saw such rough infield Eddie
Collins. and the rest viii have trouble
when they reach fast diamond after
"a long visit at home. Unless / miss
my guess. Bobby Roth. viii .sbe In a
peck Of trouble when the Sox play In
the East He has been accustomed to
fielding on the rough diamond at home
and when the ball takes a different
shoot at him be will be up In, the air.
This was the opinion of most OF, the
New York players. yet the Gotham
scribes see in Rowland's team a PEN
nant fighting club all the way.es &
Gotham Writers Praise sox.
Not in many years has one fort
night developed SO many astounding
reversals of form of play In the Ameri-
can league said Harry Schumacher
of the New York Mail 1T was pretty,
well assumed last winter that Clar-
ence Rowland would be little more
than figurehead as Manager OF the
White Sox, wearing the title. but &C.
cepting the advice of Eddie Collins on
all points affecting tactics and policy.
Those who have Travelled with the
team now declare Rowland is q real
manager possibly the greatest the
Sox have ever had. He Is not above
accepting the suggestions OF his men,
but the final decision on all questions
rests with him"
Schumacher thinks the Sox are to
be feared all the way.
Gives Eddie Collins Credit.
At the time the White Sox won
the worlds championship they were
called the ahitless wonders" says
Bozeman Bulger of the New York
World. The name still cIings, but,
believe US, they are no longer hitless.
Since Eddie Collins joined the batting
order OF their club the Sox seem to
have the walloping fever and all COM
'ers are raked with broadsides.r
Detroit writer's have been forced to
admit that the Sox will cause Jen-
nings Tigers some trouble, but they
expect to see Rowland's men take a
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