The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-11
CHICAGO C"WHITE SOX.l

| CHlCAGO C'WHIIE SOA) | Chicago.-Building a pennant contender from the wreckage of one of the greatest teams ever assembled in the major leagues is the task that faces William Kid" Gleason, manager of the Chicago Americans, this season. The team was | torn to pieces last fall as a result | the grand jury indictments charging seven of the players with participation in the world s series scandal of 1919. 1 Instead of opening the season with a sure flag contender, Gleason was forced 1 to start anew and one of the largest squads of recruits ever taken into a spring training camp was assembled. In the beginning, Charles A. Comiskey, owner of the club, did one of the rareet things in the history of baseball. He purchased practically complete. the en- tire infleld of the Salt Lake City club, acquiring three star players who have worked together and know each other thoroughly. They are Ernie Johnson, a former major leaguer, who managed and I played shortstop for Salt Lake last sea- son; Eddie Mulligan, third baseman. and Earl Sheeley. first baseman, who led the Pacific Coast league in hitting last season with an average of .S1
 As nucleus from which Manager Gleason hopes to build another star team, these players are available: Eddie Collins, rated as one of the great second basemen in the game; Faber and Kerr, pitchers; Ray Schalk, a star catcher, and Amos Strunk and Harry Hooper. outfelders, acquired from Boston in a trade.
 Gleason thinks his ohances for a win hing club lie in his pitching staff. Of the old staff there are left Dick Kerr, ur- ban Faber and Roy Wilkinson. The lat ter was seldom started last season, but did lot of relief work; Kerr appears to be better than ever. Of tho recruits. Hodge, Davenport and McWeeney give promise of developing into regulars. | Davenport is q 2t-year-old left-hander from the University of Arizona. He played with Sioux City. la, last season. winning eight and losing five games.
 McWeeney is perhaps more finished than Hodge or Davenport. He was with Milwaukee last season, winning Is and losing IA games.
 l Captain Eddie Collins at second base will be the only veteran in the infield.
 The catching staff is complete, with Schalk prepared to do the bulk of the work, and George Lees as assistant Ev- erett Yaryan purchased from Wichita, undoubtedly will be the third man in this 1 department. He smashed out Al home runs in the Western league last season and will be retained because of his tre- meEdous hitting.
 Harry Hooper former captain of the l Red Sox is certain of a berth in right l field. position he covered for Boston during several seasons. Strunk will start the season in left, although Bib Falk. a collegian from the University of Texas, also is candidate for the posi- tion. Johnny Mostil, obtained from Milwaukee, will i'll the other outfield po- siti9n.
 The general morale of the players this season Is admirable. The members of the wrecked team who came through clean have lost the depressed expression they wore all last season, when they re- fused to associate with the players who were banished, and all are confident that the 1921 White Sox will be one of the biggest surprises of the year.