South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-07-18
KIDS TACTICS IN
BASEBALL PUT HIS
TRIBE IN RUNNING
Encouragement Given Young
sters by Boss Brings White
Sox Up in Race.
~ nANIS ~ WAISH


NEW YORK. July 17-(By I. n.
Swim the pleasing facility Of
the quick change artist who disap-
appears behind the back drop as
William Jennings Bryan and ap-
pears a moment later as the late
John l. Sullivan the American
league race has changed over
night. into a three club proposition.
The Chicago White Sox deemed
unworthy Of consideration in March
are running third today about FIVE
games removed from the lead and
less than three outside the New
Workers and second place. They
are distinct contenders, and accept
ed as such seriously. for the first
time this season. You cannot go
behind results any more than you
can so behind your hip pocket.
Tribute TO Gleason.
The Sox have already Topped the
Yankees twice in as many starts
during the current series and they
have mo hit" Robertson ready for
our noble representatives today.
The prospect is about as pleasant
as the Ieering Williams smile
The comeback If the White Sox.
one of the many form upheavals
that pock-mark the major league
races this year, is a great tribute TO
the managerial ability OF Kid Glea-
sen.
What manager could lose ball
players Of the type OF Jackson,
Weaver, Cicotte, williams, Gandil.
Risbers. Felsch and NcMulhn, and
be back, two years later. with a
plausible contender? The list can
be written on the heel print Of a
lady bug. Gleason viii add infn-
itely more TO his reputation by pro-
Gucing a third place club this year
than he did in winning the pen
nant with a made 20 your measure
outfit in 1919
Pitchers Dependable.
The success or the White Sox 20
date goes further than Gleason.
Schalk Collins and Faber They
are obvious assets and yet they
couldn't make the Sox win IN 1920
and 1921, when the team was reel
ing under the blow that came with
the worlds series expose The
real answer IS 10 be found IN out
fielder Johnny Mostu and Pitchers
Robertson, Leverett and Hoge Mos
III IS perhaps the most improved
ball player in the American league
this season and his hitting and
fielding have kept the sox in the
running from the outset.
Robertson is a great young pit
cher, fact that he proves 20 bet
ter satisfaction by his day-to-day
rather than by the perfect no-htt
game he flashed In the early sea
son. Hodge has shown commend
able Improvement over his per
formances in 1921 and Leverett
seems 10 be one OF the finds OF the
year.
Petted Youngsters.
Old searny faced Pop" Gleason,
the White Sox kid. never was con
sCered a SLOUGH OF a manager. He
always was good while opportunity
vas waiting the chance 10 show
him up as a miracle man"
Il took the biggest earthquake OF
5aseball-the 1919 scandal-to
give the kid chance 20 show that
he qualities with George StallinEs.
Pat Moran and Uncle WIbert Rob
!nsou as a producer OF something
out Of nothing.
The White Sox were consigned 20
the cellar By the experts az the
start % the season and they r.
uained therea bouts until six weeks
ago when the pale nose realized
that their odd man" wasn't kidding
them when he told them they wers
good
Perhaps the Sox Will not win
the pennant, but they'll furnish ex-
element all the way. They are
playing the su0a rest baseball IN
the big leagues and they're the big
gest upset OF the year.