Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-21
CHICAGO WHITE SOX
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THE AMERICAN RAG

CHICAGO, Feb. 21.-The Chicago
White Sox, thirty-five strong, led by
Manager Clarence (Pants) Rowland,
ard accompanied by bunch of not
ables, will leave two weeks from Fri
day for their spring training camp at
Mineral Falls, Texas. The squad will
be at this resort for two weeks, where
they will be given hard drill under
Rowland and his assistant, Kid Glea-
son.
The White Sox will win the Ameri-
can league pennant, barring accident. =
said President Charles Comiskey to-
day. They would have copied it last
season if they had not lost several star
players at crucial periods. Clarence
Rowland is one of the greatest leaders
in baseball and with such batting
army as Eddie Cole, 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 Sox camp. Ten rockies will
go, but few of them hope to stick. Ray
Schalk. premier American league
catcher, will be Rowland's first
string" He will have as assistants,
Jack" Lapp, Mayes Linn and Gray, a
youngster. The latter came from Wich-
tia.
At first base Rawland has his
problem. This was the stumbling
block last year. There are five can
didates for the job-Ness, Fourier,
Hasbrooke, Henry and Jourdan. Ness
filled the place during the latter part
of last season and Rowland announces
tina the man who gets the job will
have to beat him. Fourier, heavy
batter, is weak as fielder. Jourdan,
Henry and Hasbrooke are youngsters.
Jourdan comes from st. Joseph, Mis-
souri,, where he hit over 300 and stole
more than 80 bases.
Collins On Second.
Eddie Collins will be found at Sec
ond base. Last year Eddie was field
captain, but there is possibility that
Rowland will relieve him of this as he
believes Collins hitting was impaired
by the worries.
On the other side of the diamond,
Buck Weaver will play either short or
third base. He can deliver in either.
Candidates for the other job are Terry,
McMullin-old Sweede" Ris-
berk and Bruch Hartford. Risberg
comes from the Vernon club of the Pa
cific coast league, and is said to be a
bear at the shortfeld position. If he
makes good on his press notice, Row
lands troubles will be at an end on
that side of the diamond, and Buck
Weaver will play third. Terry and
McMullin will do in a pinch, but both
are light hitters and below champion
ship calibre Hartford was drafted
from Des Moines and is said to have
the making of big league shortstop.
He formerly was with Cleveland.
Joe Jackson, one of the hardest hit
tiers in the league, will be in left field.
Happy" Felsch, also a slugger, will
be in center Rawland will give sew
eral athletes a chance for the right
field job Last year Shane Collins
held down this position He is an in
and-outer.
Anon gother candidates are Eddie
Murphy, formerly of the Philadelphia
Athletics; Memo Liebold, formerly
with Cleveland; Ross Eldred, secured
from the coast; and Prunc Haas,
drafted from Wilkesbarre.
The pitching staff, which was some
what of disappointment last season,
will not see much change. Rowland
will be equipped with such right hand
crs as Joe Penz, Jim Scott, Eddie Cic
cite, Red Faber, Elwood Martin. and
Mel Wolfang. Faber and Scott were
out of condition during most of last
season. Martin is the only newcomer.
He came oakland, in the Coast league
For port siders, Rowland has Red"
Pysell, Williams and Danforth.