Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-26
Recruits Fill
Shoes of 1920
WhiteSox Stars
Bib Falk of Texas Takes Place
Of Joe Jackson Nearly as
Well as Former Outfield.
er-Sheely at First.

Chicago, June l8.-Chicago ha.
forgotten the former White Son
idols who brought the world cham.
pionships to this city and a grour
of comparatively inexperienced
rockies, playing on a team losing
more games than it wins, are becom-
ing greater heroes in the eyes of the
fans than were the men who once
won games almost at will, but fell
into disgrace through the alleged
selling out in 1919 world series with
Cincinnati.
Joe Jackson, Happy Flesch, Chick
Gandil, Swede Risberg, Buck
Weaver-names once on every
youngsters tongue and in newspaper
headlines nearly every day-now arg
mentioned in Comisky park only
when a fan expresses his approval
of some rockies playing by saying
why that fellows got it all over" !"
using the name of the former star
whose place the rookie was taking.
The Sox rockies came into the
league facing the handicap of hav-
ing to fill the shoes of some of the
greatest players the game has ever
known. None of them has become
league leader, but every one Of
them has won a big place in the
Chicago's heart by hard work and a
trip through the stands would con-
vince most anyone that the persons
who pay admission day after day are
more than satisfied with ther new
team no matter how many games
loses.
Falk Most Popular.
Bib Falk, who came from Texas
college to replace the great Joe Jack
son in left field, is probably the
most popular of the youngsters.
Falk virtually owns the left field
bleachers. He is cheered every time
he makes a catch and when he
makes errors there is no booing or
criticism. Every time he goes to
bat the young collegian gets big
hand, for he has developed into the
slugger type so popular with the
fans. The fans will tell you he hits
harder than Jackson and whether he
does or not his recent game-winning
home run with the bases full and his
fence hitting clouts have made Jack
son little more than a memory with
the fans.
At first base Earl Sheely is con-
sidered the best fielder at the first
corner since the lays of Jiggs Dono-
hue. This youngster takes wild |,
throws with the ease of George Sis |
Ter and his brilliant fielding has made |
the fans forget his weak hitting. AT
shortstop. Ernie Johnson, found
wanting in the big leagues in past
days through weak hitting. has mad:
himself a hero through sensational
Gelding and is batting more than
&c.,
Is Steady Player.
Mulligan, at third. is hardly a
Buck Weaver, but the youngsters
earnest work and desire to make
good mingled with steady playing.
have made a favorable impression.
Mulligan, Johnson and Sheely played
together with Salt Lake last year and
with the veteran Eddie Collins to
steady them make an infield which
more than satisfies Owner Charles
A. Comiskey's customers.
Johnny Mostil from Milwaukee
and the veteran Amos Strunk alter
nate in center while Harry Hooper.
procured from Boston, is the idol OF
The r;oht field b1eachers.
The two men whom Coniskey has
been able to replace, however, are
Eddie Cicotte and Claude Williams,
pitchers. Faber has been the only
consistent pitcher, Dick Kerr falling
down badly, and the rookie pitchers
having failed to show more than
flashes of form. With Faber in the
box, the Sox look like a pennant
winner, to their supporters, but on
the three days between his turns in
the box it is easy to explain their
second division position. Two GOOD
pitchers and Comiskey will have IN
one season, seen worlds champion
team wrecked and rebuilt, the fans
believe.
Have Made Good.
The rockies have made good with
Chicago partly through their apparr.
ent attempts to do their best at all
times, but much of their success has
been due primarily to the work OF
Manager Kid Gleason, Ray Schalk
and Eddie Collins. Gleason keeps
them at practice every morning and
Collins and Schalk, two veterans,
spend the mornings coaching the
youngsters.
Batting averages show that Jack
son is the only newcomer outhitting
his predecessor, but only in the case
Of Mulligan and Weaver is there
vide discrepancy in the averages.
Tie marks of the discarded players
last year and of the newcomers thus
far this season follow: Ii
Joe jackson, left field ........... .ss2 I
Eib FaIk .Se3 I
pinch Weaver third base ..,.... 1893
Eddh Mulligan ,.....,,,,...,...2 .24f !
Swsd, Risberg, shotstop ............ .266 I
E,nie Johnson ,.....,.......... .301 I
vfshtst CsandiI first base ..,, 2e0 =
F,arl SheeIy ,................. .232
Ennpy Felsch center field ... 1888
Jtr1my Mostil ..................... .3Vs