Show EVENTFUL CAREER OF FORMER SOX PITCHER reb russell now leads association in batting started professional sall ball at benham texas and soon after broke into inta american league an southpaw twirler A star pitcher in the bush learn leat ca lies then a worlds series luminary reversal and failure in the box next a trial in n the outfield afield ill at minneapolis amiul a year ago and today head of the Anier american lenn association batters such la is the eventful c career 11 r C vr of ewell A reb keb 4 ay iy T 3 reb russell russell former white sox pitcher and now st ellier outfielder for the 1111 millers lers the story of his rise to fame with its subsequent loss and recovery dates back to 1912 starting ills his professional career nt at bonham in bortl northern I 1 ern texas that year russells stay in the minors was brief to the utmost finishing the year ear with fort worth the southpaw sensation sens atlon was bought by the chicago americans comiskey offered him a three year 1 ear con tract nt at the file outset because pt X his belief belet I 1 I 1 in n t the he left handers ability ue he wag ivas then twenty three years old reb neb got into the limelight at once pitching the white sox box to 22 victories while losing but ac 16 games in ill his first year ile he continued with the sox until 1019 1919 the climax of his career corning coming during the 1917 world series between the chicago white sox and file new york giants in 1018 1918 lie he lost his effectiveness and in the following year was released outright after making an una unavailing vall attempt to come back for the indianapolis american association team at the beginning of the I 1 1920 season and after other minor league teams turned him down russell went to work in a garage in indianapolis |