The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-26
By IRWIN NJ. HOWE
 CIub Roster

Ptchers-U Urban Faber, throws right: Richard Kerr throws left J. l.. Davenport. throws left; R. H. Will kinson, throws right; John Tesar' throws right; C. c. Hodge, throws right; Douglas Mcweeny, throws right; John Russell. throws left J. D. Thompson, throws left; Ted Blankenship, throws right; Charles Robertson, throws right; George Con nally, throws right; c. V. Leverette' throws right; E. T. Cox. throws right; Jose Acoste. throws right.
 Catchers-Ray schalk. bats right; c. E. Yaryan, bats right; R. V. Gra- ham, bats right.
 InfieIders-Ear Sheely, first base, bats right; E. T. Collins, second base bats left;E R. Johnson. short stop bats left and right; H. Mcclellan, third base. bats right; R. ostergard' third base, bats right; E. J. Mulligan, third base. bats right.
 Outfielders-Harry Hooper bats right; B. A. Falk, bats left; John Mos til, bats right; A. A. Strunk, bats left; Elmer Llefer, bats left; Edward Rafferty, bats left and right.
 Bill bleason is not going to be sat isfied with seventh place this season. The energetic pilot Of the White So% makes no one. two, three claims, but his young hurlers have shown him so much that he will be greatly dis appointed if he does not finish ahead of three, and possibly four teams
 Besides Faber and Kerr who. joint ly, were credited with A victories last year, Gleason expects Clarence Hodge and Charles Robertson. right hand CTS. and Lee Thompson and John Rus sell, port siders. to do fairly satisfac- tory work.s There are, also, Douglas McWeeny. Roy Wilkinson, and J. l.. Davenport from last years staff Jose Acosta, the small Cuban recent ly with Washington; Elmer Cox, tall mountaineer who bought his own release from Richmond in order to get d tryout with the Sox; John Tesar of Siuox City, who has eben trying TOT major league berth for three sea sons; George Connally of the Pacinc International league and George Lev erette. a youth from Fort Smith, try ing for the remaining three places. All of these except Davenport are right handed and each has some par ticular point of excellence which he hopes will get him past the exit gate. Tt this time Cox. McW Weeny, Leverette and Acosta seem to have shade Of advantage over the others.
 Ready for Majors
 Charlie Robertson has been Chi- cago property ever since 1918. He has spent the intervening time with Min neapolis and is now ready to make his major league bow. On his first time out. Robertson held the world cham pion Giants (the regular team) help less for five innings and was taken out of the game. Since then he mas strengthened the good impression he then made. Early spring hitting or failure to hit does not mean much, but it should be remembered always, that no ball player ever willingly for goes an opportunity 10 make base hit. Morning practice. exhibition or regular championship game, Is all the same. He wants to register another safe blow.
 Big John Russell has already done much to confirm the impression he made last August when, on his first appearance in a Chicago uniform, he battled Washington for thirteen rounds. finally losing, 10. Clarence Hodge, whose best performances last season were a shutout of the Yankees with Hoyt opposing him and the defeat of the Cubs, with Alexan- der pitching, is considerably better than at any time heretofore. He un- 1 derwent a surgical operation after the season closed and is now as strong $ he is tall.
 Mcclellan at Third
 If Hervey Mcclellan maintains the pace that he has set thus far. he will l cinch the third base post for which he has been angling for three sen- sons. Inability to bat consistently has kept little Mac on the bench. as he can field any infield position ac- l ceptably. and is as fast as a deer on ! the paths. In these early exhibition i games against the Giants he has been leading the Sox team in hard and | timely hitting. and there Is chance | that he will come through now with the work that made him a sensation
 In the Western league.
 Manager Gleason Is thoroughly sat