The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-17
Sketches of White Sor
Eligible for Worlds Series

William (Kid) Gleason, White Sox
manager, has been in major league
baseball for over 80 years, He raj
born at Camden, N. j., Oct. 26, 1885,
and began his baseball career in 1886
at Wiliamsport, Pa.
Gleason was a member OF the ia
nous Baltimore Orioles and the old st.
Louis Browns. In those days he was
a pitcher. The greater part of his ca
reer as a player vas as second base
man for the Philadelphia Nationals,
where he was active until 1906.
In 1912 James Callahan, then SoX
manager, hired Gleason as coach and
helper. When Callahan was dismissed
after the 1914 season, Gleason retired
again, but in 1916, in midseason, he
was secured to assist Clarence Row.
land and stayed through 1917, the year
the SoX won the worlds championship.
In 1918 Gleason again was out of the
game, but was hired as manager this
year,
Eddie Collins, captain, was born in
M~illertown, N. Y, May 2, 1887. He be-
gan his baseball career while a stu
dent at Columbia university, from
which he is a graduate. His first year
in the professional game, was lsOt
ing until 1915, when he was purchased
by Comiskey for $50. 900. He has played
in the worlds series five times. Eddie
is IS feet 0 inches tall, weighs 164
pounds, Is married, and lives at Lans'
downe, Pa.
was born in st, Paul, Mimi, Jan. 10
1889, and began professional baseball II
1908 at Shreveport, La, In 1910 ht
was tried out by the White Sox, blu
sent back to the minors, coming "
again the following year with Wash
ington, where he made good. Later n
was traded to Cleveland and then t.
Chicago IN 1917. He bats and throw
right handed, is G feet ! inch in height
weighs 1872 pounds, and Is married.
George (Buck) Weaver, third base
man, was born at stowe, Pa, Aug. II
1891, and began playing ball at North
Francisco in 1911, where he distin
guished himself as q shortstop; !
f9l2 he Joined the Sox and immediatel
earned a regular place. He bats elthe
way and throws right handed. Weave
Is s feet 10 inches in height, weigh
1876 pounds, is married, and lives
Charles (swcde) Risberg, shortstoI
was born In San Francisco, Oct; j
1894, where he began playing bah i
[ 1912 Later he joined the Los Angelo
| team. He became n White Sox in l9l
and played shortstop the, greater pa
OF that year. He bats and throws rigll
banded. is 6 feet tan, weighs Y
. pounds, Is married, and lives In Sa
i Fred McMullin, utility inflelder. va
born in Scammon, kas., Oct. IL, lss
and began baseball in 1912 at Seattl
D then became q member OF the Los =,
4 famed by the Sox in 1917. he Is
4 feet 10 inches in height, weighs !
1 hounds. bats and throws right nance
: Ks married, and lives in Los Angeles
c Joe jackson, outfielder, has been
Q the big league ten years ana WAS pVV ~
at Greenvile, D. ", Jnls onsS' Th'
fail he Joined the Athletics, but, W!
released 10 Cleveland, from which
WAS ATTAINED by the White Sox in III
= He Is Q feet tall, weighs 10 poume
bats left handed and throws rig
8 handed, and Is married.
o oscar fTIappy) Felsch, outfieluer, v
S horn in milwaukee,, April I 1891, p
ran hall in Fond du Lac, WIS., IN ~
@ ana hecame a member of the White =
y In 1914 after making good with NJ
n wautee, Felsch Is 5 feet 10 mes
: tan, weighs u.s. p pounds n i aa ma bats a
$ 1nI Harry tNemoj Leibold, outIieidl,
was horn in Butler, Ind, Feb, IL, 10
o and hogan professional ball in NINA
,r SSmma IN Ieii. From there he went
3 cievsland and was obtained by the ,
a Il teiE He Is 5 feet s inches, wels
= ihA nonnds, throws right handed, a
h bats the other way. lie Is fnaifieo "
lives In Detroit u.a. horn
H. Charlestown, Mass, Dec; I, lseo, .
began baseball at Haverhill. Mass';
~ is6; He Joined the White SOY IN =
I'd 80 f,rst baseman and still SUBS oe'
~ s%ionaily nj that position, He pats Y
throws right handed, Is feet \ lhcn
waivha MS pounds, Is marrleu, .
,Jyas NJ pittsfield, Mass.
nIn5ward Murphy, outfielder, was d
a NJ Hancock, n. Y. Oct, y, 1874. .
4 Nv an niaving hall ut Scranton, Pa,
- lOii, later getting into tne phs r !
AZ n member Of the AinieusSs' ~ |,
purchased by the Sox n Isle. \ !,
tact ia inches. weighs l6o pouhqs, y
ieft handed and throws right NAM "
~ married, and lives In -
pa Schalk, catcher, was oorn
Harvey. III, Aug, u, 1897, and pa!
hh,s fl,s, baseball as a professional
ra ,lnryille. III, In 1911, where ne M
ss~ch mn impression that the follow
ycar ne got n job with MliNyaut
irharo he was discovered by hia III
SOM who recommended him TO CON
key. He was purchases la'o ;,
making good at once. way
inches; weighs 100 POUNDS oass