El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-05
WHITE S0f VETS
FAIL To REPORT
FOR TRAINING
Manager Gleason Has His
Worries in Building Up
Strong Team.
EDDIE COLLINS IS
ON JOB, HOWEVER
By ROBERT ". MAXWELL


WACO. Texas, April 5.-After win
w ming a glorious victory in the
American league last year and
Hopping so miserably in the world
series that they finished q poor sec
ond to Cincinnati, the Chicago White
EoL are rehearsing down mere Tor
another shot at the pennanL HOW
ever. the hose appears TO be run down
at the heels and out at the toes and
it viii take considerable oarning 70
make them presentable Tor April H.
Kid Gleason. the hard working man
aver. has been darninE the Sox all
spring, but in much stronger IAN
EuaEe.
me 1890 version OF the American
league champions looks good in spots
only. The outfield Is lovely and, with
Raw Schalk among those present
everything IS serene behind the plate.
The pitching viii not be the worst In
the world, but the infield at the
present writing is so sad morose and
pathetic that even strong men would
be moved TO tears. That's the open
faced. Elaring weakness thus far-the-
infield.
Eddie Collins Is the only reEu-
lar who has returned The others
either have quit OF are holding
out. Eddie f. a swell player. the
king OF second basemen and
things like that. but he e. only -
per cent Of the inner works 80
far as figures 90. The other
three quarterN must be recOn-
Etructed between now and We'd
neEdnF. the 18th. and II viii be
some job. Perhaps the reenlei-
trants wiz come hack TO the fold
or Kid Gleason viii cop several
new stars, but both sides Of fhnt
question can be placed In the
doubtful class It's certainly n
gloomy outlook for a pennant
winning hill n1uh
What makes IL all the more diff
cult IS the fact that Gleason started
training two weeks later than any
other ball club. He figured that the
boys could work at top speed and be
IN shape for the grand opening. and
the dope would have been correct had
all the players been on the Job. But
filling three important fnfield posi-
tons is something else again. and
that's the big rub. Perhaps we are
TOO pessimistic over the fnfield con-
ditions and rather hasty IN eliminat-
ing Buck Weaver from the act The
chances are Buck viii return 20 the
scenario after talking things over
with C0miskey. but when this story
was written he has taken Il on the
run from Waco with his new glove.
fur overcoat and everything. BE has
a contract calling for $1,000 which
still has two years 70 run, but little
thing like that is not worrying the
star third baseman and shortstop.
He wants more coin Of the realm, and
he says he is through II he doesn't Z
get IT.
Buck came On here from the coast,
looked around, played in = couple OF
exhibition games and Travelled right i
out again Perhaps he saw the con- I
dition OF the infield, placed a higher I.
value On his services and went north
to collect. Il might be wen to men
ton that Weaver and Babe Ruth were
great pals this winter and while loaf g.
ing with the high priced home run
king Buck must have developed some 4
cumicsl ideas about finance In base o
ball However, Viewers case no I
doubt viii be settled in a short time.
just 70 prove the value OF a long term ]
contract in our great and only ma
tional game.