The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-21
Rowland Sees Little
Chance To Plug
Holes

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White Sox. IS strong. led BY Man
ager Clarence (Psntsl Rowland. and
accompanied by q bunch OF notaoles
| viii leave two weeks from Friday
for their spring training camp al
Mineral Wells. Texas. The squad
viii be st this resort for two weeks
where n will be given a hard drill
under Rowland and his assistant.
Kid" Gleason
The White Sox win win the
American league pennAnt barring
accidents. said President Charles
Comiskey today They would have
coppef last season II they had
not lost several stars AT crucial
periods Clarence Rowland IL one
of the greatest leaders In baseball
and with such a batting array a.
Eddie Collins. Joe Jackson. Happy
Felsch and Ray Schalk. they can't
stop Us. that's all The race Will
be very close.
There will be few new faces In
the White So1 camp. Ten rockies
VIII 20. but few OF them hope 20
stick" Ray Schalk. premier Amer
lean league catcher. will be Row
lands -hrst string He viii have
as assistants. Jack LApp. Mayes
Linn and Gray. a youngster The
latter comes from wichita
Al h-st base Rowland has has
problem. This was the stumbling
block last year There are ave can
diiaies for the iob--Ness. Fournier.
Hasbrcoke Henry and Jourdan
Ness nlIed the place during the lat.
ter part % last season. and Row.
land announces that the man Who
gets the JOB VIII have 70 beat him
Fournier. a heavy batter i weak
a. Helder Jourdan. Henry and
Hashrooke are youngsters. Jourdan
comes from S.. Joseph, Missouri.
where he hit over .3eO and stole
more than 80 bases.
Eddie Collins will be found AZ
second base Last year Eddie was
Geld captain. but there IL a posi-
hillty that Rowland will relieve him
OF this as he believes Collins hit
ting was impaired By the worries
On The other side o; the diamond.
Buck Weaver will play either short
or third base. He can deliver In
either. Candidates for the other
JOB are Terry. McMullln. old-timers.
-Sweds- Risberg and Bruce Hart
ford Risberg comes from the Yer.
non club OF the Pacific Coast
league. and is said 20 Be a bear at
III shortheld position II be makes
good on bis press notices Row
lands troubles VIII be a. an end
or that side OF the diamond. and
Puck Weaver viii PLAY third Terry
and McMuliin vii ID in a pinch
bat both are hight hltters and BE-
lo~ cham pionship caiiber Hart
I ford vas drafted rom Des Noines
and is said 10 have the making %
NiA tFdANf eAgl lrtRF iAN A1A aAFaf
ly vas with Cleveland
Joe Jackson. one Of the hardest
I hltters in the league. viii be in left
/ hsld Happy" Feisch. alsO slug
ger. will be in center Rowland
viii give several athletes a chance
for the night field Job. Last year
Shane Collins held down this posi-
ton He Is al in-and-oute-.
Among other candidates are Ed
d. Murphy. formerly OF The Phila-
\ dclphla Athletics: Memo Liebold.
/ formerly with Cleveland. Ross FL
dred. secured from the coast. and
Bruno Haas. drafted from wilkes
barre.
The pitching star. which was
somewhat % q disappointment last
season. viii No, see. much change
Rowland vii be equipped with such
rfEhthanders as Joe Benz. Jim
Scott. Eddie Cicotte. Red Faber.
Bvoot Martin and Mel WoifExnx.
Fxber and Scott were out OF eondi-
ton turing most % last season.
Martin In The only newcomer. He
comes from Oakland. IN the Coas,
league. For por- -siders. Rowland
has Red BysseIl. Williams and
Dnnforth