Evening star., 1917-10-14
OF EVERY PLAYER
TAKING PART IN WORLD SERIES
Data on Chicago White Sox
!, and New York Giants Served up in
Concise Form for the Fans.

i f1elders has earned him much praise.
He is said to be the big spoke" in
the Rowland machine. and when he is
out Of the game Is sorely missed. His
first base ball engagement was as a
member of the Taylorville. ILL.,. team.
Later he went to Milwaukee, from
which club he broke into the major
league as a member of the Chicago
club six years ago. He was born at
Harvey, I'LL. August 12 1899. is mar
| ried and lives at Litchfeld. III. He is
5 feet, inches tall and weighs $50
pounds. He bats and throws right
handed
BYRD Lynn. catcher. is playing his
second year with the Chicago club.
He Is an understudy to Schalk in the
catching department. He bats and
March 13. 1891. at Unionville, Ill,
where he now lives. He is married.
He began base ball in 1918 at Sacra-
: nento. Cal, and later went to Salt
Lake, from which team he came to
tall and weighs 10 pounds
Joseph Jenkins. third catcher. also
bats and throws right handed. He is sin
gle. He was born October u. 1891. at
ball career in 1913 at Memphis. Tenn,
He has been two years in the major
leagues Jenkins came to the Chicago
club from Houston and is playing his
first year with Comiskey's team. He is
five feet ten inches tall and weighs 1,5
pounds. His home is in Hanford, Cal.
Arnold Gandil. first bRse, was born in
ST Paul. Mimi. January 10. 1889, and
started base ball as a professional in
1908 at Shreveport He has been in the
American League seven years He played
year for Chicago. but was later re-
leased He then played with Washing
ton and later went to Cleveland At the
start of the present season Jack Ness.
upon Whom Comiskey had relied for first
pase, could not agree on terms with the
6oss OF the White Sox- AT that time
Cleveland Americans, had not reported
cleveland was willing to let Gandil go and
Comiskey purchased his contract GantijI
has fielded we'll and his batting has been
better than the average. He bats and
throws right handed. He is six feet two
inches tall. weighs 1856 pounds, is mar
ried and lives in Chicago
HoDert HasbrOOk. first base, is play
ing MS hrst year with Chicago He was
signed by Comiskey last fall, but was sent
70 Muscatine. Iowa. Central Association
ciub: He was recalled toward the close
OF the season Hasbrook is first base
man and bats and throws right handed
He was born in Grundy Center, Iowa. No
vemoer Fl. 1893. and started in base hall
at Oshkosh in 1913. He is six feet one
ana one-ha!f inches tall. weighs 1855
pounds, is single and lives in Muscatine
Iowa. ''Ae
Theodore Jourdon. first baseman. was
born September ). 1895, at New Orleans
and began his base bali career in 1918 al
ansan; aniaan r. Tex Tex. TED was obtained by
Western League. and is playing his first
year in the majors. He is left-handed
He is six feet tall. weighs 17s pounds is
unmarried and resides in New Orleans.
OF the leading ball players in the
country, is entering his fifth world 5
series and completing his eleyenth
major league season. This year Collins
did not get started well, but toward
the middle of the season began to show
his old time ability. He was a member
of the Philadelphia Athletics and his
work at that time was far superior to
other second basemen in the league.
Collins went to the Athletics in 1906
from Columbia University. and was one
OF the star members of Connie Mack. s
100000 infeld." When Mack started
rebuilding his team three years ago
Collins was sold to the Chicago team
?. 1887. He is Ave feet nine inches tall.
weighs 164 pounds, is married and
lives in Lansdowne, Pa.
Charles A. Risberx, shortstop. alias
the Swede." has been the missing
link" which has made it possible for
Chicago to win the American League
pennant. After Weaver was moved to
third base the shortstop position was
the weak spot on the team until Ris-
berg arrived. Risberg has a powerful
and throws right-handed. This is his
first year in the major leagues He was
obtained by Chicago from the Vernon
Cal. club of the Pacific Coast League
where he began his base bali career in
1912. He is six feet tall, weighs 10
pounds and is a fast fielder and runner
He was born in San Francisco, Cal, Oc-
tober 13. 1894. is married and lives in
San francisco.
George Weaver. third base. has a