Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-19
WHITE SOx ON
DERAILED TRAIN
World Champions Arrive at Camp
Three Hours Late and Get
Half Days LayOff.
SEVERAL MEMBERS ABSENT
With All Hands Present. Rowland
Will Rave 81 Athletes to Be
Divided Into Two Teams.

Mineral Wells, Texas, March 10.
A teakettle type of locomotive got
bit baIky over pulling our worlds
champions yesterday and out OF
pure cussedness left the track.
This slight mishap would have been
OF no consequence ii the White SOX
hadn't been aboard the train, but
it so happened that the delay was
OF sufficient duration TO prevent
Manager Rowland from ordering
out his men for the first spring
drill of the year.
The arrival here was about three
hours behind schedule, so the only
thing the boss OF the champs could
do was to give his men a half day
off and postpone the start of the
business OF pennant making until
the morrow.
The little occurrence on the rails
came of about fifteen miles this
side OF Forth Worth. The tea kettle
was steaming along nobly with its
two strange steel Pullmans. but
upon reaching a slight grade the
heavy sleepers tried TO move faster
that the tea kettle deemed was
wise. The result was that the ten
der was buckled, and the train
ratified along for about two hun
bred yards before the engineer
jammed on the brakes and not only
brought the train to a stop but
caused all the passengers to slide
violently of their seats The only
damage was a few dozen mutilated
ties, but it was luck that kept the
entire train from rolling down an
embankment of healthy proper
tons.
On the way into town. the train
slipped past the ball park, wherein
couple Of guys were engaged in
honest and hot toll. These gents
were Joe Jackson and Claude Will
liams. who ceased their labors long
enough TO climb the fence of the
park and wave a welcome to their
mates as they went by. 1t was the
first workout OF the year NJ this
party who arrived last night to keep
Joe Benz company Joe is pretty
well along in his training, so he
knocked off work Yesterday and
Golled up in his Sunday best to look
ike d champion when he repaired
T. the depot TO take part in the wei
come Benz was not alone. though
q the entire town turned out for
the party
Cn With Heavy buds.
The first thing the athletes did
after getting settled al the hotel
Was 10 peel of The heavies. The day
was fine and hot and the boys out
Of the storm country felt they must
be pretty close TO the place where
heat originated None complained.
however, as good hot weather
means that the annual spring re
ducing and hardening will be that
much easier. A few of the athletes
decided they might as well take ad-
vantage of yesterdays warmth, and
beat II Tor the golf course as soon
as suitable changes Of clothes could
be made. There were a couple
VINO couldn't made these changes
as their trunks have not yet re
ported. The missing baggage is
somewhere between here and Chi
cago. and with a little luck NAV
show up today.
Quite few members of the team
have not vet put in an appearance
Charley Risberg. Fred McMullin
and Shellenbach, the contingent
from the coast, have not been ac-
counted for. Ted Jourdan, the New
Orleans product, also is absent. as
is Pitcher Robertson, who lives
down at sherman. Texas. Other
absentees are Russell, Eddie Col
Inns, Haas, Felsch and kid" Gleas-
on. The only addition yesterday
" as Clarence Metz, who came down
from Denver He is a pitcher. and
when Rowland heard tie lads first
name he remarked: Well. with q
name like that he must have the
goods"
The Whites and Grays.
When all hands are here Row
land will have a squad OF 81 play
ers. Eleven of these are recruits
and these fellows are going 10 have
8 hard time sticking except as