Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-04
Chicago White Sox, American League
COntenderS in the World Series

ARNOLD G. GANDIL-Just how
they managed to get a ''Chick" for a
nickname out of a name like Arnold
isn't recorded in baseball history. but
the figures do show that this veteran
OF American league experience has
been dangerous hitter at every stage
of his career, with the possible excep-
ton of the year he is just winding up
with the Sox. His hitting average has
fallen off considerably of late, but he
is still considered one of the American
leagues most dangerous batsmen. 1t
was in 1912 that Washington paid
Gandirs training camp expenses and
gave him steady job. He was there
until a deal sent him to Cleveland and
thence to Chicago. Two of his Wash
ington years were graced with 800 and
better averages.
EDWARD TROWBRIDGE COLLINS
They said Eddie was slipping when
the season opened and he failed to be-
gin hitting about $40. But it was
found to be all wrong. He isn't hit
ting. 200 vet, but his average has
steadily grown heavier. In addition
Collins is playing perhaps the most
remarkably fielding game of his
career. AS a steader for Risberg, on
one side of him, Collins has proven
invaluable, for 1t was in that position
that real ball player was needed to
make the White Sox pennant winners
Collins is a product of Connie Macks
method of developing collegians. He
was captain and second baseman of
Columbia universities team in 1906.
Connie Mack signed him in 1907 and
played his first year under the name
of sullivan, in order to escape inelig-
ibllity at Columbia. He was recog-
nized, however, and began to play
under his own name. He became a
regular with the Athletics in 1908 Late
in 1914 he was sold to the White Sox.
SWEDE RISBERG-It isn't hard to
figure out how this long, lanky in
fielder became endowed with the sob
riquet under which he has won place
in the American league. He simply is |
and that settles #. Although young |
ster, Risberg is expected by Charles |
Comiskey to prove his worlds series
star He is a long hitter-one who is |
likely to kick anybody's ball game all !
over the field at an unexpected mo-
ment. He is a good fielder and is |
steadily progressing as a level headed |
Young man under the wise tutelage of
Eddie Collins and Buck Weaver. He
came from the Pacific Coast lea que
last spring.
GEORGE d. WEAVER--Like many
stars now in the majors, Buck first
played professional baseball in the .
southern Michigan league The re-
cords don't show where he learned his l
'epartee, but he is called star at that
rs we'll as Unfolding. He was with
Saginaw in 1910 and was sent from |
here to the Connecticut league. Later
n the same year he was with York in
he Tri- State league and was sold to
Chicago in 1911. He wasn't quite
'eady for the American league how
,ver, and was sent to San Francisco.
where he stayed year, returning to
he White Sox. Weaver is a wonderful
ielder and remarkably fast thinker.
His only tendency towards weakness
s habit of cumming things up at
lines with wild throw.
JOHN T. COLLINS-Haverhi gave L
shane his start as a ball player in
907. In 1909 he was with Springfield
n the Connecticut league and was sold
o Chicago in that year. He has been
consistent, timely hitter and a good
'ase runner.
HARRY LIEBoLD-Mi Milwaukee first
aw Memo as an outfielder in 1911. and
e was sold to Cleveland in 1918. Chi
ago got him by the waiver route in
915. His hitting has been consist
ntly around the $50 mark. 1t is prob
BILE he will be given the left field as
ignment for the worlds series. He
lrows left handed, but bats right
anded.
OSCAR FELSCH-Connie Mack has
llled Happy the best outfielder in the +
as a fielder. Others +
ave declared he Will be the most b
of the White Sox when he
1mes TO busting base hits off the
liant pitchers. Whether Felsch will
We up to these predictions or not, the
ct remains that he is one of the prin-
pal cogs in Clarence Rowland's pen
ant machine. Fond du Lac gave him