The Connecticut labor press., 1920-12-04
WHITE SOX AFTER SENTIMENTAL JOE

Work of reconstructing the Chicago White Sox to offset the loss of the seven stars expelled from the Amer ican league in connection with the 1919 worlds series scandal is keeping Presi- dent Charles Comiskey and Manager Kid Gleason on the alert" says the Hartford Courant- They have launch ed program, wide in it's scope, for the purchase of the best to be procured in the minors and also have a fat bank roll to expend in securing excess mater ial that any of the other clubs in the majors might have to dispose of Prac- pathy with Comisl1ey and are ansioiis to help him. As consequence. he will get first crack at whatever players can be spared without weakening their clubs.
 Despite the fact that Christmas shop ping IS the most important matter on the minds of the Windy City fans, they find time enough to speculate on what is going to be done to give the Sox an other pennant winning combination. They are fully aware of the fact that a difficult task confroI1ts the manage Inent, but they feel confident that the Sox will have team on the field next season that Will make it interesting for the other seven teams.
 "Comiskey had a wonderful season financially. It Is said that he made more money than in any other preceding single year. A big portion of the profits are going to be spent for material with which to rebuild the club that was al most totally wrecked when the scandal and subsequent indictments were brought to the surface Where the men are to come from IS a matter of con- lecture at present because Secretary Grabiner will not verify any reports and Comiskey is out of town. However, negotiations are said to be under way for the purchase of several players who will make the White Sox a champion ship outfit.
 ''The Sox have always been we'll for tihed at third base and next season IS to be no exception to the rule. The club is known to have approached sev- eral other managers with the proposi- stion of parting with hot corner guar dian and the outlook at present for landing him Is good. The athlete to be obtained appears to be Joe Dugan of the Athletics. Toe is anxious to get away from Connie Mack's downtrodden aggregation and would cherish change of scenery.
 Arrangements for the deal are sup posed to have been inaugurated at the joint session of the National and American leagues held in Chicago. Dugan Is a valuable inhe1der and can hit. He has filled in at second, short and third with equal ability and would be the right man for the job. presi- dent Comiskey is said to be willing to pay whatever price Connie. Mack places on the head of his sunburned slave oD- tained from Holy Cross college.
 Tt is foregone conclusion among baseball men that Manager Mack will sell any player on his team if given the proper price. He broke up one of the greatest clubs in the American league Collins, Stlffy McInnis, Jack Barry and Frank Baker. He disposed of them be- cause he got his price. Comiskey paid him $500 for Collins, the highest sum ever given for player up to that time. It Is contended that the White Sox manager will give big amount for Dugan to- rebuild his team after paying the above price for Collins.
 E 'Dugan, of course, is not the player that Collins Is, but he Is one of the star third basemen of the American league and promises to develop into the great est He Is like bantam weight on his feet, Is a sure fielder, throws with speed and accuracy and can hit. The White Sox would be we'll fortified at third base if he were obtained. Buck Weaver will be missed, but Dugan with his fashy style of playing and tendency to hit in the pinches will, if secured, make rthe South Side rooters forget Buck.
 .'The White Six will be in pretty good shape if .Dugan is landed. Gleason needs shortstop, but he can get along nicely with Mcclellan, who is nifty fielder and thrower. but rather weak at the bat He may develop his hitting, however, as he is only a youngster. Collins will be back at second, while John Collins will be ready to occupy the initial sack again if Gomiskey is unable to dig up great youngster before the season begins"
 Joe's many friends and followers in this, his home city, are in hopes that the Elm City boy will land with Con1is- key, as things have not run smoothly r. D--r,,, 41a c+ caocon of Phiia6eI-