The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-16
CHICAGO FANS ALL
HAVE FRESH HOPE
FOR 1921 SEASON
White Sox Are Still In
Experimental Stage
But All Set for '23
~ LuTHER A. HUSTON.

CHICAGO. Fob l5.--"Out Of
seventh place and into tho first divi-
sion was the slogan of the cubs and
tho White Sox as advance guards Of
the 1872 teams prepared TO entrain
for spring training quarters The
cubs viii train at Catalina Island.
California, which is owned by VIII
liam WrIglcy. chief stockholdor OF
the club, and the Sox will do their
preparing at Seguln, Texas.
Pitchers aud Catchera wore in the
party TO get away Thursday. out
fleldcrs and infielders will leave a
week hence. The pitchers and catch
crs Of the white Sox hit the trail for
Hot Springs. where they will boil out
FOR n week pcforc Joining the rest of
the squad at Seguin.
After mid-season last year Chi
CaRo ball fans were forced to live
mostly on hopes Of future seasons,
Tor IL was evident that neither the
SoH nor the Bruins had much chance
Of cutting u swath In the 1921 pens
nant gamool. These expectations
came true when both teams finished
In seventh place In their respective
leagues.
Nineteen twenty-five. however. is
something else again and hope again
flares I'm the breasts OF loyal Chicago
fans-than whom there are few
moro loyal.
No Pcnnait Claiming Yet.
Neither team is claiming a pen.
nant as yet. although the moRuls
that guide the destinies of the cubs
win he sorely disappointed II they
fail 20 land In tho first four The
White Sox nro stlll very much In the
81 a "a
that wrecked the team at the close
OF tho 1920 season. and II they fin
ish even n notch better than they did
last year most Of their adhorents
Will be satisfied.
II am not counting on anything
or making any predictions for this
year" said owner Charles a. Comis-
key. but | will have a pennant-win-
ming team In 1923. our youngsters
are coming along and II we have any
luck In picking up new material the
SoN will again be champions In the
season after this"
Indications are that the lineup OF
the Alabaster Hose will be about
the same as II was last year. The
chief hope Of Manager Kid Gleason
Is that he will get better brand Of
pitching this year than he did during
the 1921 season.
No Changes Anticipated.
Ray Schalk. as usual. will do the
bulk OF the catching, probably with
George Lees and yam" Yaryan as
his aides. Earl sheely will continue
TO guard first base and the veteran
Eddie Collins, still the kingpin of
keystone performers. will be again
the handspring OF the infield. Ernie
johnson will remain at shortstop
unless some youthful phenom flashes
across the training camp horizon.
and Eddie Mulligan probably will
stick to the hot corner. although u
youngster who can hit would not
have much trouble In relegating
Mulllgnna TO the bench. In the out
field Harry Hooper will be In right
field unless he breaks both his legs
or goes blind. BIB Falk. the lanky
Texas collegian, probably will be the
regular left fielder. Falk showed lots
OF promise last season and should
Improve. The centerfield job prob
ably viii be cared for Jointly by
Amos Strunk, still nimble fly chas-
er and 400 hitter; and Johnny
Mostil. younRster who banged the
avocado for better than 800 In his
first year up. There Will be n bunch
OF infield and outtield recruits on
hand. and perhaps youngster may
rise up ana dislodge some OF the vet
erana.
The pitching department will be
headed by Red Faber, the able
right t-hander who turned I'm 20 vic
tories FOR n seventh place club last
year. Faber has had an operation
to strengthen n weakened knee and
thinks he Will he good for 80 games
this year Dick Kerr. tho vest -pock at
lofthandor, will be tho other half OF
the staff Kerr was n little wabbly
at times last year but SHOULD bo
back In his stride this season.
or the recruits. youngsters. pros
poets and hopes that will toll for u
place on the hurlng corps Lefty
Russell, who was brought In from
Sioux city near the close of the 1921
season, looks like n 1.-Two one.
, shower Hodge, the altitudious
right-hander. has shone brilliantly
at times, and Gleason believes he Is
due to steady down and he a regular
pitcher. Wilkinson. Weinecke. Tesar.
kicfer. McWeeny, McWorter, Rob-
ertson and few others are the boys
whose names are written ON tho
/ hope SIDE OF the ledger.