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


 than 70 players from which to select their field combinations, the Chicago Americans and the New York Nationals will engage in the thirteenth annual world series struggle, under the control of the national commission, before the end of the coming week. Considered broadly, the pennant winners have about the same quantity of veteran and youth
 full material to draw from, the person. nel of the two clubs being as follows: CHICAGO AMERICANS
 Clarence Rowland, came to the Chicago White Sox as manager three years ago. He succeeded James Callahan. During his first season as pilot for Comiskey' S club he finished third; last season hiJ team won IS straight games toward the end of the season, but failed to overtake Boston by two games. Tnis season Row. land although under some severe handi- caps, reached the finai Grive with only one cripple, Weaver, third baseman. i Rowland was born at Plattvlle, Wis,
 February P, 1879. He began his baseball career m 1905 as a catcher with tho
 Dubuque, la, team Jl the Three-i
 
 he piloted a pennant winner. He then came to the Chicago Americans. All though he wears a uniform, he does not taken an active part in the game aside from coaching He bats and throws right handed, is feet inches tan and weighs 16S pounds. Rowland is a
 calm leader oil the fed, and seldom
 pans" 8 player for au error Instead he 'joliies' his men, and this method has won him the admiration of the play
 CTS He is married and resides in Chi cago Rowland is good judge of young players and several of the men on the present Chicago team were recommended to Comiskey by Rowland while the lat- ter was in the minor league.
 When Rowland broke into baseball, the first club he played with did not have a suit small enough and the pants slid down to his ankles. Thereupon re was ncknamed Pants and this name
 has stuck to Rowland ever since.
 William C'Kid') Gleason, coach, of the White Sox, has been in the major leagues for 30 years Gleason. who was born October 26, 1S65 at Camden, N. J., began his baseball career in 1886 at Williamsport Pa. He was with the Chicago Americans for a time, under l Manager Callahan, and when Rowland needed an assistant, President Comiskey re-engaged Gleason. Although he is old enough to be the father of most of the 1 players he is active and handy with boxing gloves as any man on the team. 1 He weighs 173 pounds and is feet iA 1 inches tall. He is married and lives in l Philadelphia. This is his fifth year with the Chicago club. Gleason was a mem-
 Der of the famous Baltimore Orioles and | is a master of the art or handling play CTS and keeping them in training. He I bats and throws right handed.
 Edward " Cicotte, pitcher, was born
 in Detroit. June l9, 1881, and began pro- fessional baseball in 1901 at Sault Ste. 1 Marie, Mich. Cicotte has had q varied | career He was member of the De-
 tloit Americans, having gone there with 1 ny Cobb from the Augusta, Ga, club l of the Southern assoc;ation. He wa1 | sent back and later became member of the Boston Americans. He was released l by Boston to the Chicago White Sox 1 about six years ago. He bats and throws l right handed. Cicotte IS married and NNSi' | the best of his career anu he is the lead l ing pitcher of the league, rated on l earned runs per game lie has mastered | a delivery dubbed the same ball., which [ although myrn, apparently, WAS de- cared legal by the American league. | However, his great work has not all been 1 attributed to the shine ball" as he uses an assortment ot curves. All told 1 he has been in the major leagues for It years He weighs 16o pounds and is , l feet inches tall.
 Urban Faber, pitcher, better known IS Red" is one of Manager Rowland $ discoveries He was purn September t sides He began his baseball career l under Rowland at Dubuque, la, in l909 l and came to the Chicago Americans four 1 years ago. He bats either right or left l handed, but pitches right handed. He 1 has an assortment of curves and a good 1 spit ban' delivery He is rated as one | of the best right hand pitchers in the league. Red" is fee, tall and weighs l l75 pounds. He is no, married. Faber I got late start this season owing tc illness and this kept the club down in the race for sometime. When he recov- I cred he took his regular turn on the mound and has been winning consist entity.
 Albert E. Russell, pitcher, knowr around the American league circuit as | "Reb." was born March F, 1Ss9 at Jackson, Miss. and began his baseba.! career at Bonhar, Tex, in 1912. He is a left handed pitcher and batter and lhas been in the major league four years always having been member of the Chicago club This season when "Reb
 reported for training, his left arm was
 crooked. A specialist advised him tc
 keep pitching and t-ie crook wou.t work out Russell labored hard and al-
 though the crook did not leave him, ht
 has been effective. Russell is one o
 the best batting pitches In the league !, He is feet Il inches tall and weighs I l95 pounds. He is married and lives in Il indianapolis. Before coming to Chi cago Russell was member of tat 4 Wichita, Kan, team of the Westerr league.
 T Dave Danforth, pitcher. is known as I the "Ed" Wallis of the 19lI Chicag. club Danforth gained this distinction l when called upon many times this sea- son to save games apparently lost Sev- l eral times he went III with none out and the bases filled ana yet won He uses the same delivery and displays the l same cunning as Eddie Cicotte, bd throws. and bats left handed. Danfortf l Is feet tall and wesyns l19 pounds | He was born at Granger, Tex, Marel l r 1892. and began his baseball career 1 Philadelphia n 1911. He has had three |