Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-15

pitching department. It was the same worry Rowland experienced last year The White Sox laid claim to only two men who were able to go the full nine
 innings on inc mound. These were
 Cicotte and Faber. Williams and
 Danforth, sonthpaws, were 8 5O-ou
 pair whose team work in relieving each other also helped the Chicago club. Danforth also was a first class finisher for some of the other twirlers.
 These two pitchers are expected to Ego the route" this season, and II they can fulfill Rowland's s expectations the pennant chances of the White Sox are | exceedingly bright.
 1 James Scott did not do much for tns
 club last season and left to join tae
 army, in which he has been commits sioned a captain. Melyil Wolfgang, l who spent most of his time last year pitching to batters in practice, is anx- l ious to break into the game as a reg ular pitcher and may come up to. eA- Eeetations.. a
 .sReb., Russell, whose crooked arin prevented him from giving his 5eet | efforts to his club, did not report this spring, because he did not approve his 1 contract.
 ] Shellenbach, a. recruit pitcher from the Milwaukee club of the American l association, is making his second at tempt to break in with the White Sox. He is 20 years old; a right handler, 5
 feet. 1 inch tall, and weighs ITS pounds.
 Paul Musser. drafted from the Des Moines club in the Western league, is | counted as a good prospect. Musser
 came to the White Sox highly recom-
 mended. He won g games and lost , IS last season, which stamps him as an iron man. who can do consider ; able work Musser is 27, years old, $ . feet 1 inch tall, weighs 1S0 pounds, Il and is a right handler.
 | Two, other recruits, Robertson from , the Texas league, and Corey, Chi | cago semi professional, also are can
 didates for regular sberths on the
 pitching staff. Both are right handlers
 The latter suffered a broken ankle at
 the training camp and was sent to
 Chicago two weeks ago.
 Schalk is expected to do the bulk oi the catching again. He will have Byrd 3 Lynn as assistant Two other rockies ? George Lees from Bethlehem, Pa, an6 t Harry Lake of Newport News, Va. :, were taken on the training trip fol t trial, but may have to be farmed out t after the season opens
 9 Gandil will take care of first base;
 Eddie Collins will guard the keystone I
 MeMullin at third base. Ted Jourdar r and Risberg will play utility roles or 6 the infield. Three recruit infelderi : accompanied Rowland's club to tn, | training camp, but it is doubtful i
 any of them will dethrone the regu | lars. They are Henry of Winston n | Salem and Hargrove and McClellant o of the Western league.
 : The regular outfelders-John Col
 lins, Oscar F'elsch, Eddie Murphy e Harry Leibold and Joe Jackson-prob
 ably will line up the same as las season. However, two recruits hay A been trying to win a place from one o the veterans. They are Bruno Han f and R. Eldred,- both of Newark. / new trainer has been signed by Pres ident Comiskey in the person of liar ry Stephenson, formerly with tn Union League club of Chicago. Tn
 signing of Stephenson was said to b z a move in the interest of harmony ol A the club, it having been said tha :, several of the players on the team di 2 not approve of Buckner, the colere is trainer. who had been with the clu for years. ,