The Detroit times., 1917-02-21
Rowland Sees Little
Chance To Plug
Holes

CHICAGO. Feb. si.-The Chicago
White Sox. IS strong. led By Man
ager Clarence (Pantsl Rowland. and
accompanied by a bunch OF notables.
Viii leave two weeks from Friday
I FOR their spring training camp al
Mineral Wells. Texas. The squad
Will be al this resort for two weeks.
where IL will De gwen . hard drill
under Rowland and his assistant.
Kid" Gleason
The White Sox viii win the
American leagne pennAnt barring
accidents said President Charles
Comlskey today They would have
COPIED last season IL they had
no, lost several stars at crucial
! periods Cisrencs Rowland IL one
% the greatest leaders In baseball
arc With such hatring array as
( Eddie Collins 10, Jackson. Happy
t'eisch and Ray schalk. they cant
stop "a. rhAls sli The race viii
BE- rrry close.
There will BE- few new faces in
the White Sox camp. Ten rockies
will go. but few OF them hope 10
stick Ray SchAlk. premier Amer
lean league catcher. will be Row
lands "nrst string he viii have
a. assistants. Jack" LApp, Mayes
Linn and Gray. a youngster The
latter comes from Wichita.
/ A, arst base Rowland has his
problem This MAS The stumbling
block last year There are Eve can
didates for the lob-Ness. Fourier
Hssbrooke. Henry and Jourcan-
Ness allied the place during the lat
ter part Of last season. and Row
land announces tha; the man who
gets the Job will have TO beat him.
Fournier. heavy batter, i weak
as fielder Jourdan, Henry and
Hasbrooke are youngsters. Jourcan
cones from St Joseph, Missouri,
where he bit over 500 and stole
more han 30 bases.
Eddie Collins will be found az
second bsse Last year Eddie wss
field captain. but there = posi-
buity that Rowland viii relieve sim
Of this as be believes Collins nit
tag was impaired by the wor-ies
On the other side Of the diamond.
Buck Weaver VII play either short
or third base he can deliver in
I either Candidates for the other
job are Terry. McMullin. oldtimers,
~Swede- Risberg and Bruce Hart
ford RisberE comes from the Yer
non club OF the Pacific Coast
league, and Is said 10 be- bear al
IA, shortaeld position. II b. makes
good on his press notices. Row
laud's troubles will BE- az an end
on that side os the diamond. and
[ Buck Weaver VIII play third Terry
ana McMuTiln VIII do In a pinch
bit both are light hitters and be
low championship caliber Hart
ford was drafted from Des Molnes
and r. said 70 have the making Of
big league shortstop lie former.
y was with Cleveland
Joe Jackson. one OF the hardest
huters in the league will BE- in left
field Happy Felsoh. also a slug
ger viii be in center Rowland
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TO- the RICH, field JOB ra-t year
shane Collins held down this posi-
ton He Is an ln-and-outef.
Among other candidates are I'd
de Murphy formerly OF the Phua
dclphia Athletics Memo Liebuid
formerly with Cleveland. Ross Fl
bred. secured from the coast. and
Bruno Haas, drafted from wilkes
barre
The pitching staff. which was
! somewhat Of disappointment last
season. gill not SEQ much change
Rowland will b. equipped with such
right handlers a. Joe Benz. Jim
Scott. Eddie Cicotte, Red Faber
Elwood Martin. and Mel Wolsgang
Faber aud Scott were ont Of condi
ton during most 81 last season
Martin Il The only newcomer He
Genes from Oakland. In the Coast
League For portsiders. Rowland
has Red BysyeI. Williams and
Donforth