East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-09-24


Q 27, Leibold 27. and Rlsberg 20.
{ Brief history Of the career of the
American League champs follows
/. Edward r. Colline (second base)
born In Millertown. N. Y, 32 years
ago. Played three years with Colum-
bia university before Connie Mack
signed him in 1906 for a reported price
OF $4,000. He has a batting average
Of 1891 for his major league career,
throws right handed and bats left
handed.
George d. (Buck) Weaver (third
base) was born in Stowe, Pa, and IL
2s. He was signed by Cleveland In
1909 after a year with ST. Mary's Col
lege and the Pottstown semi-pros. He
was released 10 Saginaw in the Sou
thern Michigan league and in 1910
played with Northampton in the Con-
necticut League and New York in tho
Tri-State league. He went to the
White Sox in 1871 and was released
with strings to San Francisco. In
1912 he was recalled by the White Sox
and has BEEN regular since. He bats
around 260 right handed and throws
right handed.
Joseph Jackson (outfieldero, born
In Brandon Mills. s. c.. 32 years ago.
\ He started in 1907 with the Green.
vile semipros. Connie Mack signed
him in 1908 and he was sent to Savan-
nah in the South Atlantic League in
1909. Was recalled to the Athletics in
1910 and sold to Cleveland. Later he
was farmed to New Orleans in the
Southern League and was brought
back to Cleveland in 1911. The White
Sox got him in 1915 in exchange for
Roth. Klepfer and 1900. He work.
ed in the shipyards during the war.
He bats around 1865.
Arnold C. (chick) Gandil (first
base) was born in st. Paul and is 80.
He started in 1906 with Amarillo, Tex.
and Humbolt. Ariz., In 1908 he was
signed by Shreveport in the Texas lea
que and was drafted by the st. Louis
Browns in 1909. He was released to
Montreal by the White Sox in 1912
and then traded to Washington for
Cunningham, Becker and Akers and
$4,000. In 1916 he was sold to cleve-
land and ended with the White Sox in
1917 for $4,000. He bats around .275.
Harry Leibold (outfielder) was born
in Bentler, Ind, and is 27. He started
his professional career in 1911 with
Milwaukee in the American Associa-
ton: was drafted by Cleveland in 1912
and released in 1915 to the White Sox
for waiver price. He bats around .2i5.
Oscar (Vappy) Felsch (outfield) |
war born in Milwaukee and is only |
%. He started with the city league
of his home town in 1912 and went to
Fond du Lac the following year. He
was sold to the White Sox in 1914 for
81 900. He Is a .27S batter.
Raymond w. (Ray) Schalk (cat-
cher) born in Harvel. H.. is % years
of age In 1911 he went from Taylor
vile to Milwaukee in the American
Association for $700. The White SoS
bought him in 1912 for four players
valued at 1000. He is a 249 sticker.
Iohn f. Collins (outfielder) was
born in Charlestown. Mass, and is s3
years of age. He started out in 1907
with Haverhill and went to Spring.
field in the Connecticut League in
1909. The following year he was sold
to the White Sox. His batting average
runs about .275.
Edward ]. Murphy (utility) was
born in Hancock, n. Y. 2s years ago
He started in 1911 with Villanova ana
went the same year to Scranton in the
New York State League. He was sold
to the Athletics in 1912, and was re-
leased later to Baltimore in the east
ern league. He was recalled to the
Athletics in 1913. He was sold to
Chicago in 1915 for $4,000. He gen.
orally bats around .29O but has been
clouting this year as a pinch hitter
around 500.
Frederick McMullin (infielder) was
born in Scammon, Kas., and is 20
years old. He started with Seattle in
1912 and went to Tacoma in the
Northwest League. He was sold to
Detroit for $1,000 in 1914 and then
to Los Angeles in 1915 and
sold to the White Sox in 1915 for $S,-
500. He bats around .275.
Charles A. (Swede) Risbery,( short
stop) was born in San Francisco and
Is 26 years old. He came to the White
Sox in 1917 from the Vernon Pacific
Coast League where he began his
career in 1919.
Edward v. Cicotte (pitcher) was
born in Detroit and is s5. His career
started in 1904 with Calumet in the
Copper league. He was sold
to the Tigers in 1905 and released to
Augusta In the South Atlantic League
Detroit recalled him in 1906 and he
was later released to Indianapolis.
From there he went to Des Moines in
the Western League. Again Detroit
recalled him and sold him to Lincoln
In the Western League in 1907. Boston
claimed him in 1908 and he pitched
for the Red Sox until 1912 when Cho-
cago, got hom on waivers. He won
fame as the Shine BALI artist and is
,ne of the headiest, cleverest pitchers
now in the game.
Claude p. Williams (pitcher) was
born in Springfield. Mo, IS years ago.