The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-03-21
ROOKIE AND
VETERAN ARE
VITAL DUET
Faber, Lyons, Thomas and
ijiankenship Assure Dc.
pendable Pitching
RAY SCHALk PLANS WORK
Infield and OutfieId Are I'm.
pressiye, But Depend on
the Two UnknOwns
BY BRIAN BELL
Associated Press Sports Writer

Shreveport. La. March 2l--lP,--
If the Chicago White Sox manage
ment knew the answer to two ques-
tions, it would have fair idea of
what the 1923 baseball season holds.
Will Chalmcr Cissel, high priced
shortstop, hit American League
pitching and can Johnny Mostil
come back to point approximatlng
his former greatness after a year
out Of the game?
II Cisscll hits and Mostil brings
his fancy outfielding back with
him, the team will furnish spirited
opposition. Good pitching is SEEM
ingly assured the Hose.
Ted Lyons and Alphonse Thomas
take their places in any compiled
array of the best pitchers in the
league and Ted Blankenship, who
suffered poor season last year, has
shown an indicated return to form
this spring. Lyons had record in
1927 more than $50 points better
than the winning percentage of his
club. Thomas appeared at the
training camp with a better fast
U0Al t1J0U nC HAS IIdu UcIOICs ACOIRG
Connally may be expected to turn
in some victories and the veteran
Urban Faber can stem the tide on
occasion. Charlie Barnabe may
have to give way to a recruit.
Man Of Many Talents
Roy Wilson, . lefthander from
San Antonio in the Texas League,
has shown promise and Willie
Goodell, coming from independent
baseball at Tulsa, Okla, without
minor league experience. may jump
from the lots to the majors without
. stop along. the route. Goodell is
not only pitcher Of parts but is
. musician and cartoonist. His
harmonica and pencil will not help
him land a place with the White
Sox but they will not hurt him in
his quest. AL Williamson, who
pitched for Shreveport in the Texas
league, seems to have an excellent
chance to stick with Chicago.
Manager Ray Schalk, who caught
only 16 games last year, will be
more active in the approaching sea-
son. r-ne of the catching will be
done by Morris Berg, who played
the infield until he suddenly found
that he was a catcher. Harry Nc
Curdy and Claude Grouse will COM
plcte the catching staff.
Changes in 1nfield
Johnny Clancy has returned to
first base and Willie Kamm will
again play third. Changes have
been made in the middle of the in
field. Cissell, who has been assigned
to short, brought q great record
with him from Portland and his
early exhibits Of his wares have
impressed Manager Schalk and
Coach Lena Blackburn. He has
shown that he can field and throw.
Bill Hunnefield has been moved
from short to second.
He will be the regular Of the bar.
Two former Texas league infielders,
George Redfern and Johnny Mann,
will be retained as reserve forces.
The club will retain six outfield-
ers. The hard hitting Bib Falk
viii again play left. The comeback
Of Johnny Mostil leaves center in
doubt but Mostil will play there if
he gains his old form with Alex
Metzler will play center while Bill
Barrett takes care of right. Two
players farmed out last year will
b kept for extra work, Randolph
Moore and Carl Reynolds. Both
we're sent out on option, Moore to
Waco of the Texas league and Rey-
nolds TO Palestine of the Lone Star
League. They did some great hit
ting in Texas and will have a
chance to try their luck against
American League pitching from
time to time.