Bisbee daily review., 1917-09-30

string receiver of the White SoX. ii
 has participated in almost every gam, this season and is said by some crit
 ics to be the best catcher in th, American league. He is a hard work CT, good general and judge of play and his work in steadying pitcher. and infielders has earned him mucl praise. He is said to be the "biG smoke in the Rowland machine, anC when he is out of the game is sorel! missed. His first baseball engage ment was as a member of the Taylor vile, H., team. Later he went tC 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, H., August F, 1892, is married and lives at Litch field, III. He is five feet, eight in ches tall and weighs 15O pounds. He bats and throws right handed.
 BYRD LYNN, catcher, is playing his second year with the Chicago club. He is an under study to Schalk in the catching department. He bats and throws right handed. Lynn was born March 13, 1897, at Unionville, h., where he now lives. He is mar ried. He began baseball in 1913 at Sacramento, Cal, and later went to Salt Lake, from which team he came to Chicago. Lynn is five feet, eleven and one-half inches tall and weighs TO pounds.
 JOSEPH JENKINS, third catcher, also bats and throws right handed. He is single. He was born October F, 1891, at Shelbyville, Tenn, and started his baseball career in 1913 at Memphis, Tenn. He has been two years in the major leagues Jenkins came to the Chicago club from Hous ton and is playing his first year with Comiskey's team. He is five feet, ten inches tall and weighs 175 pounds. His home is in Hanford, Cal
 ARNOLD GANDIL, first base, was born in St. Paul, Minn., January 19, 1889, and started baseball as a pro fession in 1908, at Shreveport, La. He has been in the American league sev en years. He played year for Chi cago but was later released. He then played with Washington and late, went to Cleveland. At the start os the present season, Jack Ness, upon whom Comiskey had relied for first base, could not agree on terms with the boss of the White Sox. At that time Gandil was the property of the Cleveland Americans and had not re ported. Cleveland was willing to let Gandn go and Comiskey purchased .his contract Gandil has fielded well l{id his batting has been better than he average. He bats and throws lght handed He is six feet, two in- sches tall, weight 196 pounds, is mar ried and lives in Chicago.
 ROBERT HASBROOK, first base, is playing his first year with Chi cago. He was signed by Comiskey last fall, but was sent to Muscatine, la, Central Association club. He was recalled toward the close of the sea son. Hasbrook is a first baseman | He was born in Grundy Center. la, November 21, 1893, and started in i baseball at Oskosh in 1913. He is six feet, one and one-half inches tall. | weighs 1S5 pounds, is single and lives in Muscatine, Ia.
 THEODORE JOURDAN, first base man, was born September 5, 1895, at | New Orleans and began his baseball career in 1915 at Austin, Texas. "Ted" was obtained by Chicago from the St Joseph club of the Western | league and is playing his first year in the majors. He is left handed. He is six feet tall, weighs IFS pounds, is married and resides in New Or leans.
 s EDWARD T. COLLINS, second | base. is one of the leading ball play 1S in the country, is entering his
 h worlds series and completing
 eleventh major league season.
 } year Collins did not get started | but toward the middle of the
 fol began to show his old time
 sity. He was a member of the |
 sladelphia Athletics and his work
 ithat time was far superior to oth-
 ssecond basemen in the league. Col
 went to the Athletics in 1906 |
 Sp Connie Mack's "s1OO.OOO infield'' Then Mack started rebuilding his -eam three years ago, Collins was sold to the Chicago team. He was born at Hillerton, N. r., May ?, 1887 He is five feet, nine inches tall. weighs 1e4 pounds, is married and lives in Lansdowne. Pa.
 CHARLES A. RISBERG, shortstop, | alias the "Swede," has been the miss ing 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 Risberg arrived. Risberg | has a powerful arm and is a danger | ous batter. He bats and throws right | handed. This is his first year in the