Show White Sox x N Need ed O One e fir First baseman t. t Yeh Yeh One o ne T That That's na t s a a a. Hett Hitter I er j 1 Clarence laren eo nowland's White White Sox are making a great showing In the Amer Amer- and ad yot yet there thero Mn can be cori con aid nab Ie strength added most moat lad at at first and ad third base J. J A team 1 h needs Improvement at both Doth first and third cannot be figured as ns having a chance for tor the tl flog flag If In the present struggle though of ot course stranger things have have eave happened There gainsaying the f fact ct that Fournier I. I a lI splendid hitter but when if It comes to playing first base h he is perhaps the weakest candidate In IP the circuit Now whether his Ms hitting can offset his fieldIng field field- ng Ing weakness remains tobe seen but it is essential th the tho first base be competently com corn covered on a a. winning pennant team t Just Juat took look over or the t teams m. m which have been successful In worlds world's orld series games and you jou will find a star at the first flut corner In ln the tle days daj 3 of ot Detroit's sue suc Lease In jn the American league the Tigers never were able to present a n strong man at at first base Claude Ross floss man ian wa was not rIot a taP though ho could hIt and arid Tom Jones Jone w was n a splendid fielder fielder but w weak ak with the stick Mc- Mc McGraw Graw ha has failed to win 0 worlds world's flag Ui Merkle Merkie and and tho the Boston oston Red Sox Were noU h to to have Jake Stahl Play hay ay t th best beat bill ball of ot his career In tho the s series o of Ill 1812 M was walS the Mack star atar at that corner of recent years ears and all aU In all it Is K recognized that in fn modern baseball se n first base bue Is' Is isa a 8 Decidedly important Important Im Im- im- im position The time was when hen any sort soy of f an old old felloW who could catch a a a. thrown ball and hit thi the ball ban was Vas wa considered good enough for first firsti i base a Old catchers were played there b out time Is u past and It now re re- re- re quires si an art agile agUe good fielding and Int in- in t theP lip man Wh who can hit the pill 1111 J at i Is W I according to dope the thee e Bo SoS So will not the flag for tor uch sueh a an i nd and while there may 1 be someone among Row- Row i. i a lai superior uP t for tor t base there here will also e have to be fe improvement there Nor Is ther there TV Tigers any for for enthusing about the the Infield Bush Is I. a wonderful pIA player r lit art short but there thero is not anther another an an- an- an other ther play r who stands stand out in an any other otner position th though u h there are sev sa eral good this department It ItI Js la that outfield which makes maka mak s the ho Jennings team so 30 o able Incidentally JennIngs y thero there Is ii no no getting n away aay a from the tha filet fact that any team In the league which would have Cobb M tr Added ed to Us roster would e Just t as al apt to tomako maka a ii s good fight a J as 1 re tei K rs This is 18 a wonder f ful r p rand while while It 1 Is true that th thero thoro theroW ro W 54 not muc much much- all l stuff in the v makeup a as as compared with c Cobb y yet t Ib It Is questionable wh when all things thing are consIdered which Is is Is' Is th the olt valuable player t to the team 1 w I S f t I |