The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-30
WHO'S WHO AMONG
WHITE SOX CHAMPS
PLAYERS ROSTER
Tabloid Biographies Of Stars
Whom Clarence Rowland
Will Lead Into Action for
Worlds Championship.

years ago. He succeeded James Cai'1-
han. During his first si,sol as pilot
for Comiskey's club he finished ,h'rd'
hast season his team Won s'X'"en
straight games toward the end of III"
season but failed to overture Boston
nv two games This season Rowland.
although under some severe hhndirans.
reached the final drive with only on
cripple, weaver third oasem'n. Row
land was born at Plat,'il lie, Wis., Feb.
IL. 1879 He began his baseball ca
reer in 1903 as catcher with the Du-
huque. Iowa. team OF the Three
league. Later, he went to Peoria where
he piloted a pennant winner. lie theh
went to the Chicago Americans. Al
though he wears n uniform, he docs not
take an active part in the game aside
from coaching. He bats and throws
right handed, is five feet. nine inches
tail and weighs 16S pounds. Rowland
Is a calm leader on the field and sell
dom pans" player for an error. In
stead he "jollies" his men. and this
method has won him the admiration
OF the players. He is married and re-
sides in Chicago. Rowland is good
Judge of young players, and several uf
the men on the present Chicago team
were recommended to ComisScy by
Rowland, while the latter 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 he
was nicknamed pants" and this name
has stuck to Rowland ever since.
William Kid Gleason. coach of the
White Sox, has been in the major
leagues for 80 years. Gleason, who was
born October &c, 1865. at Camden, n. j..
began his baseball career in 1856 al
Williamsport Pa. He was with the
Chicago Americans for a time under
Callahan and when Rowland needed m
assistant, President Comiskey re-en-
gagged Gleason. Although he is old
enough to be the father Of most Of the
players. ne Is active and handy with
boxing gloves as any man on the team
He weighs l73 pounds. and is five feet
IA inches tail. He is married and lives
ir Philadelphia. Pa. This is his fifth
year with the Chicago club. Gleason
was member of the famous Baltimore
Orioles and is n master OF the art q
handling players and keeping them il
training. He bats and throws RICH
handed .s... #ts5
Edward v. cieotte. pitcher. was Dor,
in Detroit June 10, 1884, and hegal
professional ball in 1904 at Sault Ste
Marie, Mich. cicotte has had n varie
career. He was a member of the De
troit Americans. having gone Their
with Ty Cobb from the Augusta, Ga
team of the Southern association. II
was sent back and later became
member of the Boston Americans. II
was released by Boston to the Chicag
White Sox, about six years ago II
bats and throws right handed. Cicott
is married and resides in Detroit. Thi
season has been the best Of his careo
and he is the leading pitcher Of tn
league. rated on earned runs per gam
He has mastered delivery dubbed tn
"shine BALL" which. although a myt1
apparently. was declared legal by tn
American league. However his gre;
work has not all been attributed to II
shine ball" as he uses an assortmer
of curves. All told he mas been in II
major leagues for ten years He weigh
100 pounds and Is five feet. cigi
inches tall.
Urban Faber, pitcher better know
as "Rcd" is one of Manager Rowlan nd
discoveries. He was born Scptemb'
6, 1858 at Cascade, Iowa. where he no
resides. He began his baseball care'
under Rowland at DUBUQUE. Iowa
1909, and came to the Chicago Amer
cans four years ago He bats cith'
right or def handed, but pitches rigl
handed. He has an assortment
curves an a good spit BALI deliver
He Is rated as one of the best rigl
handed pitchers in the league. "Ret
is six feet tall and weighs rs pound
He is not married. Faber got a Ia
start this season owing to illness al
this kept the club down in the race 4
some time. When he recovered
took his regular turn on the mound al
has been winning consistently.
Albert e. Russell, pitcher, know
around the American league circuit
"Reb" was born March IL, 1889.
Jackson, Miss and began his bascb;
career at Bonham, Texas. in 1872.
Is left handed pitcher and batter a
has been in the major league TO
years, always having been a memt
Oh tHt S~ilCdSo Aiup. HIS SVuSoll WI
"Reb" reported for training his Il
arm was crooked. A specialist advis
him to keep pitching and the Gro
would work out. Russell labored ha
and although the crook did not lea
him, he has been effective. Russell
one of the best batting pitchers in I
league. He is five feet, II inches I
and weighs 195 pounds. He is marie
and lives in Indianapolis, Ind. Beft
coming TO Chicago. Russell was moi
Der of the Wichita, kas., team OF
Western league
Dave Danforth, pitcher. is known
the ED Walsh of the 1917 Chica
club. Danforth gained this distir
ton when called upon many tin
this season to save games apparen
lost. Several times he went in wi
none out and the bases fun and !
won. He uses the same delivery a
displays the same cunning as Ed,
Cicotte. but throws and bats left har
cd. Danforth is six feet tall and weie
10 pounds. He was born IN Granr
Texas. March 7, 1890. and began
baseball career at Philadelphia In !: