Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-12
SOX START SOUTH TODAY
Comiskey and Rowland Will Lead
Charges for Mineral Wells Train
ing Camp on Special Train.
TRAINING TRIP SHORT THIS YEAR

! CHICAGO. March H. - Twenty-eight
members Of the Chicago White sox will
report to lanager Clarence Rowland at
Mineral Wells. Tex. for spring training,
The greater part OF these will leave Chi
cago Sunday on special train and ar
rive in the Lone Star state March IA,
President Comiskey. large number Of
friends and followers of the local Amer
lean league club also will be in the party.
/ The training trip is much shorter this
year than heretofore. and Manager Row
| land expects 1t TO have better results
| Previously the club used to train on the
Pacific coast and would be on the road
almost two months before the season
started.
Thirteen of the squad are pitchers, four
or five Of whom probably will be sold or
traded before the season gets under way.
The veterans on the twirling staff are:
Urban Faber. Joe Benz. Eddie Cicotte,
Reb Russell, Jim Scott, Melvin wolfgans
and Ed Walsh, The rockies are: NAL
colin Calvin. the University OF Wisconsin
star pitcher; Claude Williams. Charles
Stellers. Dave Danforth, Jack EIler and
Frank Davis ~v
Reports that big Ed" Walsh would
be dropped were denied shortly before
Rowland's departure. Rowland said that
! Walsh was member OF the White Sox
pitching staff and would be a big HELM
to the club In helping the pitchers con.
| dition themselves He also said that
Walsh might be able TO take his turn on
the mound, as he reported from his home
at Meriden, Conn. that his arm felt in
fine shape.
Veterans Must Hustle.
However. the task before Rowland is
to weed out five of this big squad. It is
likely that three Of the rockies are not
yet ready for major league company and
they may be farmed out for further sea-
soning. Two of the veterans undoubtedly
Will have to fight hard for their places
on the list. as Danforth and Williams
are touted as being capable of holding
place on the White sox staff.
Ray Schalk probably will carry most
of the catching burdens, but ne will have
an able assistant in Jack Lapp
Several recruits will battle at the train.
ing camp for a place on the infield. The
keystone sack. winch viii lie guarded BIZ
Eddie Collins. Is the only position which
will not be fought for by the other in
fielders on the club.
Weaver. the sensational shortstop, NAV
be shifted TO the third corner. aud try
his hand at that station. and allow Nc
Mullin and Terry. two recruits from the
Los Angeles club. to battle for the short
stop position. Both come to the Sox highly
recommended, and one undoubtedly will |
make good. Weaver also will have George |
Moriarity, the former Detroit third |
sacker. battling him for the third pillow |
post II the two western recruits fail |
TO make good Weaver will move back to |
short and Moriarity will be given the |
third base job.
The first base problem also may be def /
initely settled before the season starts. |
The sox have great filding recruit in
Jack Ness. who established a record on |
the coast for hitting. eonsecutively. while
playing In the Pacific Coast league last
season. Manager Rowland said he ex-
pected to see Ness make good from the
start. However. II he should fail. John
Collins or Jack Fourier may be given |
the berth at the initial sack
The outfieid will be well taken care Of
this season by practically the same play |
ers who romped about the outer garden /
last sedsch' ihey are Eddie Murphy i
Happy" Felsch. Memo Leiboid. Four
nier. John Coins and Joe Jackson. Sew
eral aspiring youngsters also will be given /
an opportunity 10 display their skill dur
ing the training trip.
After q short stay at Mineral Well the
club will be divided into two squads and
play exhibition games at the various
cities ON their way toward home. These
exhibitions will continue up to the day /
before the regular American league cham
plonship season starts. The first squad,
regulars. who face Detroit in the opening
game here on April u. will play two
games with the Minneapolis club Of the
American Association in the northern |
metropolis April 10 and Il.