The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-10-02

that rat AdEOu Is EOiHS " StaSh las
Cincinnati Reds against in the worlds
series Both in years and experience
kid Gleason has in the White SoS
what can be considered team OF
veterans The main cogs of the ma
chine that weathered heavy storm
and copped the American League rag
for him are real veterans at the game
while majority of them hive been on
the ''ups and DOWNS" back and forth
from the minors to the majors.
Happy" Felsch. one of the bull
warks of the outfield is the youngest
member of the clan. He is rs. kid
Gleason, gray topped with 81 years, is
the senior member of the firm. Be.
twixt and between, as they say, are
Eddie Cicotte, SIS. John Collins, SO,
Joe Jackson 80, Eddie Collins 80, Fa-
Der 81, Chick Gandil 80, Bill James 20,
Claude Williams %. Buck Viewer %,
McMullin rs, Eddie Murphy 2S,s Ray
Schalk 81. Leibold 2S and Risberg 90,
Brief history of the career of the
American League champs follows:
Edward F. Collins fsecond basel
born in Millertown. N. Y, 80 years
ago. Played three years with Column
bia University before Connie Mack
signed him in 1906 The White Sox
bought him in 1915 for a reported
price of $4,000. He has batting av-
erage OF .331 for his major league ca
reer. throws right-handed and bats
left-handed.
George D. (Buck) Weaver third
base) was born in Stowe, Pa, and is
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 to Saginaw in the
Southern Michigan League and in
1910 played with Northampton in the
Connecticut League and York in the
Tri-State League. He went to the
White Sox in 1911 and was released
with strings to San Francisco In
1912 he was recalled by the White
bats around $50 right-handed and
throws right-handed.
Joseph Jackson (outfielder) was
born in Brandon Mills. S. c., 80 years
ago. He started in 1907 with the
Greenville semi-pros. Connie Mack
signed him in 1908 and he was sent to
Savannah in the South Atlantic
League in 1909. Was recalled to the
Athletics in 1910 and sold to Cleve-
land. 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 ex-
for
He worked for the shipyards during
the war. He bats around 1866.
Arnold c.. (Chick) Gandil (frst
base) was born in St Paul and is 80.
Hestarted in 1906 with Amarillo, Tex,
and Humboldt. Ariz. In 1908 he was
signed by Shreveport in the Texas
League and was drafted by the st.
Louis Browns in 1909 He was re-
leased to Montreal by the White Sox
in 1912 and then traded to Washing
ton for Cunningham, Becker and Ak
ers and $4,000. In 1916 he was sold
to Cleveland and ended with the
White Sox in 1917 for $500. He bats
around 275
Harry Leibold (outfield) was born
in Butler. Ind, and is 81. He started
his professional career in 1911 with
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
245.
Oscar (Happy) Felsch (outfield)
was born in Milwaukee and is only
20. 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
$1,000, He is a .27S batter.
Raymond w. (Ray) Schalk (catch-
err born in Harvel, Ill, 81 years of
age. In 1911 he went from Taylor
vile to Milwaukee in the American
Association for $500 The White Sox
bought him in 1912 for four players
valued at $4,000. He is .249
sticker.
John F. Collins (outfielder was born
in Charlestown, Mass, and is 33 years
OF age. He started out in 1907 with
Haverhill and went to Springfield in
the Connecticut League in 1909. The
following year he was sold to the
White Sox. His batting average runs
about 275
Edward J. Murphy (utility) was
born in Hancock, N. Y, 2S years ago.
He started in 1911 with Villanoya and
went the same year to Scranton in
the New York State League. He
was sold to the Athletics in 1912 and
was released later to Baltimore in the
Eastern League. He was recalled to
the Athletics in 1913. He was sold
to Chicago in 1915 for $4,000. He
renerally bats around .290 but has
1een clouting this year as a pinch hit
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