The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-26
CHIC GANDlL OF WASHINGTON CLUB
 GREATEST ROVER

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 Minneapolis, Feb. 26-when it comes to a mere matter. of counting noses, Minneapolis has the edge on its beloved neighbor, St. Paul. Guam tity isn't everything, however, and in the quantity of it's citizenship, the Minnesota capital doesn't have to take off it's lid to any town least of all Minneapolis. Gan the Flour City boast of having in it's directory such distinguished names as Michael Gib- bons and John ErtIe? The answer, apparent to the nudest and nakedest, eye, is: Not so. Nor is that all, St. Paul is the native town of several of the foremost stars of the diamond, not the least of them being Arnold Gandil, known to the vulgar as aChic-" St. Paul people are noted for their beauty. and Chic is a true sop@of the saintly city.
 Next to HI. R. Baker of Maryland, Arnold Gandi1 has figured most prom fnent1y in the discussion of the Winter League. That the handsome Chic was to be deprived. of his NWashing gton uniform was decided early in the present Stove League season, and since then he has figured in at least f487 trades, the White sox being the favorite ,gett1ng-on place for the/Grif- filth star
 The story of GandiPs career would AAAOSAS lication devoted to red-blooded adA venture If President Carranza is in earnest in his proposal to make baseba1ISthe popular sport of Mexico he could find no more com petent rr1ir1-2 ister of the diamond for his cabinet than senor Gandf for Chic has had experience as a baseball missionary to the uneasy republic.
 Chic began his rowing when he was still wearing dresses. He then re- moved to Berkeleyys Cal, where he spent his 'boyhood playing ball, hockey and other juvenile pastimes. It was the intention of his folks to have their young hopeful educated in the University of California, but after a couple of years in Oakland High school, Chic decided that he knew about everything anyway and set out to see the world.
 He landed in Los Angeles. where he earned his first coin as a baHp1ay with a seni-pro club. From the City of Angels he went to Hunbolt in Arizona, where he made a noise like a catcher and got away with it for a few weeks. He was then filled with an ambition to play the role of
 missionary to the Mezicans, and by initiating them into baseball wean them away from the brutal pastin1e of~ffghtingl the bull.
 2Cananea, a Mexican town south of Bisbee, Ariz., and some 40 or 50 miles distant from the border. was the scene of Gandi11s pious Iabors. In Ca nanea, Gandi1 played the role of pitcher, and while his twirling was scarcely of big league caIiber, it got by with the Mex population. Occa-1 sfonal1y Chic. doubled as first base man. and thus gained his first ex- perience on the bag which was to be his future stataion in life. Chic spent several months in Mexico, and1 he has since testified that the natives manifested al great fondness for the game It is Gandil's opinion that it would be comparatively easy matter to popular1ze the American sport in Mexico.
 GandiI played first base for Shreve- port, La, in 1908. Later he return ed to California and played with an independent club in Fresno. In 1910 he broke into the majors with the White Sox, but it didn't last long and was sent to Montreal, where he bat ted over 300 in 1911 and repeated in 1912 in the 80 or more games. he played in the Canadian metropolis be- fore he was bought by Griffith.
 With the Washingtons Gandi1 bat ted 3O5 in 1912; .318 in 1913; .259 in 1914, and .288 last year. Having played professional ball from the At Iantic, to the Pacific and from Mon trea1 to Mexico, Gandil takes rank among the great travellers of ball. dom.