The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-02-24
brick" ELDRED BUCKINC UP
AGAINST STONE WALL FOR JOB
WITH ROWLAND'S WHITE HOSE

CHICAGO. Feb. 2s.--Ths Chi.
eaao White sos. IS strong, led
by Manager Clarence tpantsl
Rowland. and accompanied by
a bunch Of notables, will leave
next Friday for their spring
training camp az Mineral
Wells, Texas. The squad Will
stay at this resort for two
weeks, where they will be
given a hard drill under Row
land ard his assistant, KID
Gleason.
The White Soy will win the
American league pennant. barring
aceidenta." said President Charles
Comiakey today. They would
have copied II last season II they
had not lost several stars nt cru.
cial periods. Clarence Rowland II
one OF the greatest leaders In base
ball. and. with such batting ar
ray as Eddie Collins. Joe Jackson.
Happy FtlAch and Ray schalk. they
can't stop US. that's all. The race
viii be very close"
Nex Faces In Camp
There will be few new far~s In
tho White sox camp. Ten rockies
will 20. but few OF them hope to
stick. Ray schaik. premier Ameri-
can catcher, will be Rowland .
FIRST string" He will have as as
sis,an,s. "Jsck" Lapr. Mayes Liam
and Gray. a youngster. The latter
comes from Wichita.
At frat base. Rowland has his
problem. This was the stumbling
block last year. There are five
candidates for the iob-Ness. Four.
nler. Hasbrooke. Henry and Jour
dan. Mesa filled the place during
the latter part OF last season and
Rowland announces that the man
who gets the Job will have TO beat
him. Fournier. n heavy batter. Ia
weak as a fielder. Jourdan. Henry
and Iashrooke are youngsters.
Jourdan comes from St Joseph.
Missouri. where he HIT over 800
and stole more than so bases.
Eddie Collins will be found Mt
second base. Last year Eddie was
field captain. but there Is a posi-.
bility that Rowland will relieve him
OF this az he believes Collins hit
ting was impaired by the worries.
"swede" Rlsbero Listed
On the other side of the diamond.
Buck Weaver VIII play either short
or third base. lie can deliver In
either. Candidates for tho other
Job are Terry. McMullin--old-tim-
erE--"Swede" Risberg and Bruce
Hartford. Rlsberg comes from the
Vernon club of the Pacific Coast
league. and IL said TO be a bear al
tho ahorttield position. IL he
makes good on his press notices,
Rowland's troubles will be at an
end on that side OF tho diamond,
and Buck Weaver will play third
Terry and MoMullln will do In 2
pinch. but both are Hight hitters
and below championship caliber.
Hartford was drafted from Des
Molnes and ia said to have the mas
ing OF a big league shortator He
formerly was with Cleveland
Joe Jackson. one OF the hardest
hitters in the league. will be in left
field. Happy" Felsch. also a slug.
ger. will be In center. Rowland
will give several athletes chance
for the right field job. Last year
shane Collins held down this posi-
ton. lie is an in-and-outer.
Among other candidates are Ed
die Murphy, formerly OF the Phila,
delphia Athletics: Memo Biebold,
formerly with Cleveland: Brick"
Eldred. secured from Seattle. and
Bruno Haas. drafted from Wilkes.
barre.
The pitching staff. which was
somewhat OF n disappointment last
season. will not see much change.
Rowland will be equipped with
such right-handers as Joe Benz.
Jim Scott. Eddie Cicotte. Red Fa-
her. Elwood Martin and Mel Wolf
gang. Faber and Scott were out OF
condition during most of last sea
son. Martin IL the only newcomer.
He comes from Oakland in the
Coast league. For port-siders, Row
land has "Reb" Russell. Williams
and Danforth.