Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1921-03-28
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(Copyrfght: 1921 By the Chicago Tribune
Especial to The Bulletin)
waxahaciiie. Texas, March 27.-
one naturally would suppose there
would be little left Of baseball team de-
prived Of those stars caught in the grand
jury net last fall. So 1t wasn't surpris-'
ing while visiting the major league
camps to find expressions of sympathy
on every hand for Kid Gleason manager
Of the once great White Sox. 1t was sur
prising, onthe contrar.A when the call
ing at the Sox camp to find not only Kid
Gleason but all Of his athletes in quite
high spirits and looking for syhpathy
from no one
After spending costcae or three days
with this new Sox OUTFIT, one rather
catches that same spirit and finds hirn-
self believing that after all the White.
Sox team isn't total wreck
Big League STUFF ON Hand
Rather. one discovers that in the new
men procured to I'LL the places Of the
banished stars there is big league stun.
It may not be as high class as that
which should have made runaway race
Of the 1890 season, but It does seem to
be firm and sturdy enough to give a lot
Of the rivals some real battles. even to
soaring some Of the recognized first d.
vision teams
One thing is certain-h the White Sox
| lose a game this year It will be lost on
the square, and it is much more worthy
to have tried and lost than never to have
tried at all.
High MszaIs sA Team
The general morale of Gleason's out
Int is admirable Those gallant members
of the old crew who came through clean
4 have lost the depressed expressions they
wore all last year. when they went
through a season without associattng with
those who afterwards were banished.
Ray Scnalk Is working harder than ht
ever did before. not only to get himself
IN shape, but in aiding Manager Gleason
| in the instruction OF young pitchers WHIT
need to learn a lot Of the little artfu
tricks of the slab to get by" in the biz
league.
Eddie Collins. Mike Murphy. Red Fable
and Dick Kerr. mingled with the new
men constantly, assisting in every pos
sible way to build up a team that viii
be able to. compete with the big clubs o
the American league.
Coed Mixers Among Sox
: This mingling isn't only on the bal
! field in practice, but during the hours o
> leisure. For instance one evening
found Collins and Murphy with a hal
, dozen recruits over m music store. hsN
/. ing phonograph party and acting like
lot Of college boys on a tour.
The same evening detected Ra
t Sehalk seated in a secluded spot in tn
! hotel with one Of the promising your
e pitchers and learned afterwards ths
4 Ray was vising the young~ma up I
n a lot of things, such as a balk motto
e and covering up so the rival team woul
not be able to detect when he was pitcf
ing curve ball and when the fast on
was coming over.
r Gleason Always ON Job
t And sHeasonl himself is constant
: watching his boys. Perhaps some youns
e ster did something wrong on the ball fie
: that day and at the time Gleason sa
: nothing about It, But in the evening !
will single ont that fellow and mayi
: while buying him a soda viii tell hi
g about the mistake and how to correct
r The whole atmosphere Of the camp
Is filed with a spirit Of loyalty and a
4 gressiveness. and things move with SUI
'e harmony and apparent confidence that
Seem the team must get good results
z From a purely technical point
Ie seems that the chances for success
h, pend largely upon Gleason's pitchai
d. staff The infieid looks good and I
If ottheh, since Harry Hooper was procu
ed, appears quite acceptable.
le But there must be not only one but T.
he or three young pitchers make good
in order for the team to make a real sho
lie ing. Getting two or three young hurle
'. to the front IN one spring is quite ia;
t Three of Old STAFF Left
III OF the old staff there are left Di
- Kerr, Red Faber. and Roy Wilkins
- The latter was seldom started in a gal
~ last year but did Rot of relief wo
ne Kerr appears to be better than ever a
much ahead Of last year in condition
On Faber has been troubled some +
at spring with sore arm and may be 81
O. in rounding into form. Wilkinson, "
20 started a year ago with a sore arm.
zs minus any such hindrance this year a
an might improve enough to be servicea
as as a regular starter.
a. OF the recruits. those standing out
at the present writing are Hodge, Davenp
ed and McWeeney.
lal Hodge was with the club the lat
Id part of the season. starting brilliantly
the big league with a game aga INST ]
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