The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-08
Outlook for the
 1921 White Sox
 Not Very Bright
By JAMES J. CORBET'r
How about the 1921 White sox?

How about the lSAl w Aile ooN- Will it be a team made up of the remains of a once peerless outfit-plus rookfes-or will other club owners come to the assistance of Charles Comiskey and sell him first-class ath- 1etes.
 At the time that eight White sox were indicted and Comiskeys team was shattered, stories were prlhteo quoting fellow magnates as stating they would help out Comiskey. It was assumed from this that every club Tn the circuit would sell to Comiskey for Ia fair price a first-class athlete. Maybe the magnates will get busy in lComiskey's behalf at the coming rleet- ling or shortly afterward. If they do, the Sox may go into the combat of 1921 considerably patched up, but well atle to present a stout defense and a smash ing attack. But if nothing is. done, then the 1921 White Sox apparently are doomed to the second division. The catching staff is the only White Sox department that was not shattered by the grand jury action in Chicago. | It still embraces the wonderful Ray Schalk and the necessary quota of valuable assistants But Comiskey must jget new cogs for his machine in it's levery other division.
 NEED NEW THIRD SACKER A substitute must be found for Buck Weaver at third Comiskey has TO
 man to fill the gap at the present time. He has been trying to buy third baseman, but has not been successful. l If he can't get a seasoned athlete, then he must experiment with youngsters. The youthful Mcclellan will get chance to fill Swede Risberg's job at lshort. Mcclellan is very clever fielder, a splendid thrower, but lacks
 the wallop. However, if he can nan | age to hit, around .260 and field in regular combats up to his utility stand ard, he may be able to make the Chi- cago fans forget about Risberg. | Eddie Collins remains at second. Eut ! first base discloses another weakness. Gandil was among those indicted. He was a successful first baseman in 1919. but did not play last year. Jourdan and Shano Collins alternated at the bag Neither exhibited any greatness
 at that position. Sheely, youngster, will be tried out at first base and probably will draw the assignment if lComiskey cannot buy an experienced performer. | Jac/<on and Felsch, ranking among the gI>-.test fielders and most remark
 able swatsmiths, will be absent from l the White Sox lineup. Unless Conis- key can buy first-class men from other clubs he will have to make up his gar den from among Memo Leibold, Amos Strunk, Shano Collins and Eddie Mur- phy. All are veterans-most of them 1 beyong their prime-and not one $ an outstanding star.
 RECRUIT OUTF1ELD
 | Of course. Comiskey may drag youngster from the bushes who will Go very well in the outfeld. but the | chances are against him when one re- calls that only about one youngster out of every fifty who gets major league trial is able to stand the .gaff and finger in fast company.
 Comiskey's two pitching aces" Ci- cotte and Williams. have gone. He re- tains as experienced moundsmen .ily Kerr, the aged Faber and Wilkinson; a rather eccentric individual who never has shown anything spectacular. Comiskey has group of youngsters. but none has shown anything remarks
 able up to date The plight of the White Sox owner is sad one. A
 miracle may happen--and he may be
 able to dig out of the bushes sta ,ry
 youngsters to fill every gap. If he doesn't, he must look to his fellow
 moguls to help him out if he expects
 to go into pennant battle. If -hey
 don't the Sox are doomed to trailing
 the field.