New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-30
bowland's Position Not
Assured, Say Baseball
ScribeS of Chicago
Rv W. ]. MACRETH

,rt IT'S are Tar from So''S"NN
,q,r.nee Rowland is 10 remain IN I
.,.,re Of the White Sox next year.
came Of these a day or two ago at
,,mp,ed TO pin Charles A. COmiskey /
..wp 20 a definite answer on the prop 4
/ .Sti N. Comiskey refused to commit
rim ELF.
This fact was seized upon by the I
! Win City scrbes as direct evidence
,h,i the old Roman seriously consid- /
ere, change in management Some
few weeks ago Comiskey was more posi-
ev. hat Rowland would be left in COM
ma through 1917 at least. The presi-
den. Of the White Sox may be expected
ITO AXE up his mind before the annual
1 ie.ting Of the American League. Pub
! cntion Of such decision must wait for
r. present. Commy and number OF
his friends are at present in the Wis
cor n fastaess Of Camp Jerome, where
has all talk is taboo.
N ing the last two seasons t'e
An lean League situation in Chicago /
H.. cen an enigma to rival manager
y me OF Chicago's seven rivals but
-. .ynress the opinion that the White
9 ,oaS+s far more natural strength
end bilitv than any other club IN the
Jobr on field This implies indirectly
tbs+ something vital is lacking IN the
4 ,nsft IDS Of Manager Clarence Rowland.
Bill Clymer Qualified
+ Ny If. indeed. Charles Comiskey /
10, nplstes a change Of managers ne .
nj find one TO his liking no further
AZ than Louisville, Ny JUST WI! 4
/ = Clvmer has escaped promotion IN /
~ Of the repeated failures IN mayor
80 sye msnagements is hard to resllze.
- ten wears or more he has been one .
~ he most illustrious pilots OF minor
Acue clubs. He has done more win
L = bor material than any one IN the ousi-
Clymer has yet 10 hnisn lower
llhl second in campaign ne mas
! rore championships 20 ms creolt imam
[ ny minor skipper.
r ere is nothing on which 10 con-
se Clymer, and, on the otner hsne' ,
I ca. things that commend him. 10 /
eg, with. he is an organizer ana I
All der. Within the brief span of one /
J fsrrairn this wizard Of the sticks has |
rore than once rebuilt a trailer into /
= remnant contender. lie is possessed |
n charming personality that en-
/ lbIes him 10 get the best out of the ma I
7; terial 40 hand. His minor league rec
! ord attcsts that fact. as II also atteste
he shrewd ability TO conduct cam
| -aigr And Clymer on the coaching |
infg any one familiar with ms worH
/ I'm testify, is even a greater card than /
! Aemich admired Hughie jennings, OF
he Tigers. 800, ,,n. -
ne system as applied 10 major and 70
minor league direction. Great mana
/ i-ers In the minor leagues-that is, the |
| sigbest class minors-hAve invariably |
usde GOOD i'm select company. Inc |
| rost striking examples before the pup
Ne eve now are George Stallings, hugh |
Jennings and Wild Bill Donovan. Ger
ainly Clvmer's minor league success
1 Atities him 70 major league opportu-
Nv. Sooner or later Bill Clymer rs ]
Fing 10 get his chance. (
tn temperamental Ty Cobb is al
sady laying plans TO reclaim his long /
established throne from the usurpsI'
ri. Sneaker For several seasons Ty /
asS heen in the habit of cutting spring
raining. He reported TO the Tigers
weeks sitter the other regulars and con
seouently. was not at top form for the
opening Of the season.
The wonderful Georgian intends TO
l remedy this fault in 1917. lie VIII go /
I No Texas no earlier than before. But
her he reports to Jennings Tor the I.
bror sed exhibition ~tour with the
1snts, Ty proposes to be Just as NJ ,
pnyr ALLY as any member OF the 4lSerS I
d lcGrawites. ,,.
II Washington club has selected Au- /
. ras Ga. as a training base. inns Is 4
Z Sett home town. Ty has secured per
| nj, m 10 train with the Senators. For
/ Iey.rl years past Augusta has been ,
| witt II major league club in the /
| ,pr Cobb did not, therefore, nave /
| eth the incentive or facilities to con- /
| ditit q himself so well as major league /
| PLAY, IS should be conditioned
Tn, least Of Bill Donovan's worries
for ixt year is the battery strenseHf
! Of NJ team. The serious attitude OF
| Iosi Nunamaker last season, together 4
| Wit the wonderful improvement OF
| Wa r Alexander and Al Walters, as
sur the Yankees Of as fine receiv- ,.
in, rms as can be found IN the game.
| IN q, the club is again beset by such
10, \ luck as prevailed through 1916
H. itching should be of equally hlgn
J. Shawkey last year proved nun
lei ae Of the best box men OF the
Ae, Nick Cullop and Mogridge,
Ia x their periods of disability, were
"a ace OF invincible southpaws. Young
RUSSELL pitched grand ball, and so Gld
han Shocker after he was recalled
~ % Toronto. Slim Love was not
u m called upon, but the bench eN-
, % enee should do him a world Of
60,
7 veteran Ray Fi,her was i'll
rreI part of the time. II is unlikely |
that ne Of his established worth can
have wo OF seasons in row. This I
accounting does not take care Of sew
srsl Youngsters VINO were planted in
the ticks last year and who will be
back Cor further trial, nor of several
acquisitions.
Il YES not take into consideration
ne e.~inr RAY Caldwell, as good a
pitcher as ne cares 70 be Perhaps
Csi'wen will have learned lesson
b. 4 spring. Certain il is he vii!
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