The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-30

have been with Chicago He is married
and resides in Granger, Texas. He was
obtained by Chicago from the Louis.
Vile American association club.
Claude Williams, pitcher, is another
left handed twirler. He was born March
10. 1893 at Aurora, Mo-. and broke into
baseball in 1872 at Nashville. Tenn.
He has been in the major leagues for
two years. having been member of
the Chicago club during that period.
He Is one of the most effective south
paws in the league. He bats right
handed. He is married and lives at
Springfield. Mo. Williams is five feet
eight and one half inches tail and
weighs 100 pounds. Lefty came TO
the Chicago club from the Salt Lake
; team of the Pacific Coast league.
Joe Benz, pitcher, better known as
"BlitZen Joe" was born in New AlSace,
Ind. Jan. q, 1856, and made his base
2 ball debut at Clarksburg, w. Va, in
1909. Benz went into the majors seven
/. years ago when he became a member
:, of the Chicago club. He is six feet, one
$ inch tail. weighs l9i pounds. bats and
n throws right handed, Is married, and
n resides in Chicago. Benz has an excel
Q lent record but this season he has been
II unsuccessful in most Of his starts.
n Melvin Wolfgang, pitcher, has been
Il a member Of the Chicago club for four
years. This Is the length of his major
n league career also. Wolfgang has
n done little work in the regular cham
G. pionship games. but his work in bat
d ting practice has been n great help to
= the team. In practice, Wofgang works
e as hard as though he was in a regular
l., game. and this has had a tendency to
lie sharpen the batting eyes Of the play
a ers He came to Chicago from Lowell
lie Mass. He bats and throws right hand
20 ed He was born March 30, 1890 Il,
Ie Albany, y. Y. and in 1905 he started
tc his baseball career in his home town
is He is married and resides in the cit!
err of his birth. Wolfeang is five feet, sev-
nc en- inches tall and weighs 100 pounds.
e. James Scott, pitcher. is a tall rang,
10 right handler. who when right was
h. one Of the best pitchers in the league
ne left the club the first part of Septem
at Der TO join the Officers Reserve train
he ing corps at Preside, Texas. but tn
mt players have voted him full share o
he the worlds series money. Scott wa
hi player, having come to Comiskcy MIN
years ago from the Wichita. Kas
IN Western league club. Death Vale,
Is Jim,''as he was known, was born II
er 1883. He began playing in Lander
w Wyo his home town.
err Ray Schaik, catcher, is the frs
in string receiver Of the White Sox. II
i has participated in almost every gam
er this season, and is said by some critic
hit to be the best catcher in the Ameri
of can league. He is a hard worker.
". good general and judge of plays, an
ht his work in steadying pitchers has wo
d" him much praise. He is said to b
Is. the big spoke in the Rowland ma
tie chine, and when he is out of the gam,
nd is sorely missed. His first baseba
or engagement was as a member OF tn
he Taylorville, ILL.,, team. Later he wer
nd to Milwaukee,, from which club h
broke into the major league as a mem
vn Der of the Chicago club six years ag
as He was born at Harvey, H.. Aug.
at 1892, is married and lives at Litchfiel
all Ill. He is five feet, eight inches ia
He and weighs $50 pounds. He bats an
nd throws right handed.
,ur Byrd Lynn, catcher, is playing h
Der second year with the Chicago club. +
len is an understudy to Schalk in II
eft catching department. He bats ar
sed throws right handed. Lynn was boz
,ok where he now lives. He is Marie
,rd He began baseball in 1913 at Sacr:
I'VE mento. Cal, and later went to Sa
is Lake from which team he came to Oh
the cago. Lynn is five feet. az inches Il
tall and weighs 40 pounds.
ed Joseph Jenkins, third catcher all
ore bats and throws right handed. He
M single. He was born Oct. II, 1891
the Shclbyville. Tenn, and started h
baseball career in 1913 at Memphi
as Tenn. He has been two years in Il
Ego major leagues. Jenkins came to Il
nc Chicago club from Houston and is pla
ncs ing his first year with Comiskc.
thy team. He is five feet, ten inches I;
it'll and weighs l75 pounds. His home
yet In Hanford. Cal.
md Arnold Gandil, first base, was DO
do In st. Paul. Mimi. Jan. 10. 1889 al
nd. started baseball as profession in 10
CHS at Shreveport. He has been In I
ger. American league seven years.
his played a year for Chicago but was Ia
oil. er released He then played wi
que Washington and later went to Cley
aich land. At the start Of the present sc