Show r Costly Rookie Is of Big Family I a 7 i In the little Ozark community where Chip Cissell the White While Sox Sos rookie shortstop received his first tint lessons In tn baseball It Is ls a tradition that there never Wilt war a who couldn't play baseball If he tried Perrysville Mo Mo his old home town still points poInt with pride to a team of 23 25 years fears ago composed of all On the team tenor was the father tather of ot Chip However It was not until 1003 1909 that this group made the name of ot CIssell feared wherever baseball was played In 10 southeast Missouri and southern Illinois With the 1003 1008 team was Tesreau the big ble Ozark bear hunter who later became the ace of John Mc McGraw McGraw's hurling staff Max played first nut base and W was l considered ered a 0 dangerous hitter hitter hit hit- ter and a star at hl his hi position but be he refused steadfastly to join the professional pro pro- fOo rinks ranks Sam Chips ChIp uncle held down an outfield berth Another uncle Den Clasell a giant ilant In tn stature covered second and was I a terrific hit hll ter let The story Is I. told that once Den connected with such luch force that hIs hit bat broke the free end flying over second base The most mot sensational of ot the CIS- CIS sells sella however was 1 Fred the one armed marvel Fred played short without a glove and was feared at atthe atthe atthe the bat because of ot his bis timely Texas leaguers These Thelle four tour were Vue the stars rs of ot the family With Tesreau the group constituted one of the strongest strongest strong strong- est semipro ball teams ever er assembled assembled assem assem- bled In 10 southwest Missouri |