The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-30

baseball in 1912 at Nashville, Tenn. He mas been in the major leagues for two years, having been member of the Chl- eaSo club during that period. He is one or the most effective southpaws in the league. He bats right handed. He IS married and lives at Springfield, Mo Williams is feet S1s .nches tall and weighs lS0 pounds. Lefty" came to the
 Chicago club from the 7alt Lake team
 of the Pacific Coast leasue.
 Joe Benz, pitcher, T..own as "Biitzen
 Joe" was born in New Alsace, Ind. January Il, 1886, and made his baseball debut at Clarksburg, W. Va, in 1909.
 Benz went into the majors seven years ago, when he became g member of the Chicago club. He is rect 1 inch tall
 weighs 194 pounds bats and throws right
 handed, is married ana resides in Chi- cago. Benz has an excellent record but this season he has been unsuccessful in most of his starts. :
 Melvin Wolfgang. pitcher has been member of the Chicago club for four years. This is the length of his major league career also. Woifgang has done little work in the regular championship games, but his work in batting practice has been great help 70 the team. In practice Wofgang works as hard as though he was in regular game and this has had tendency to sharpen the batting eyes or the players. He came to Chicago from Lowell, Mass. He bats and throws right handes. He was born March 20 1890, at Albauy, N Y., and in 19JS he started his baseoa1l career in his home town. He is married and resides in the city of his birth. Wolfgang is 5 feet ' inches tall end weighs 159 pounds.
 James Scott pitcher, is tall, rangy right handler, who when right" was one of the best pitchers in the league; left fI,a plt II, >.,, join the officers reserve training corps at Presidic, Tex, but ,ne players have voted him full share of the worlds series money. Scott was with the club longer than any othe.. player, having come to Comiskey nine years ago from the Wichita. Kan, Western league club.
 Death Valley Jim,'' as he was known,
 right handed. He began playing In Lander Wyo., his home gown.
 Ray Schalk, catcher, is the first string receiver of the White Sox. He has par ticipated in almost every game this sea son. and is said by some critics to he the best catcher in the American league He is hard worker Q good general and judge of plays and hls work in steady ing pitchers and infieiGers has earned ni.l mucn praise. He IS said to be tke "bis spoke in the Rowland machine and when he is out of th- game, is sorely missed His first baseball enga cement was as a member of the faylorvile H.,
 team. Later he went to Milwaukee
 from which club he broke into the ma
 jor league as q membe:. of the Chicaso club six years ago He vas born at Har- vey, Ill.,, August 12, 1892, is married and lives at Litchfield, li. lie is feet 8 inches tall and weighs 150 pounds. He bats and throws right handed
 Byrd Lynn, catcher, is playing his sec ond wear with the Cnlcago club. He is an understudy to Schalk in the catching department. He bats aud throws right handed. Lynn was bo;n March 13, 1891. at Unionville. Ill.. where he now lives. He is married. He began baseball in 1913 at Sacramento, Cal, and later went to Salt Lake, from which team he came to Chicago Lynn is f.e. 111s inches tall and weighs 170.
 Joseph Jenkins. third catcher. also bats and throws right handed He is single. He was born October T., 1891, a Shelby : vile, Tenn, and starteG his baseball ca reer in 1913 at Memphis, i'enn. He has been two years in the major leagues. Houston and is playing his first year with Comis1ey's team. He is feet 1o tncnes tall and weighs 175 pounds. His home is in Hanford Cal.
 Arnold Gandil. first base, was born in St. Paul, Minn., January l9. 1889, and started baseball as a professional in 1908 at Shreveport He has been in the american league seven years. He played s'7"" eo~ Chicago. but was later re- leased He then played with Washington -4. .dte. went to Cleveland. At the staft of the present season Jack Ness.
 upon whom Comiskey had relied for first