Show WEAVERS WEAVER'S TRANSFER STRENGTHENS SOX I By fly United Press NEW EW YORK Sept 29 The The transfer of Buck Weaver back to his old position at l shortstop in the White Sox lineup with McMullIn at third base baBe simply adds to the predominance the Chicago team enjoys enjoys' over the Giants' Giants Infield With Weaver at third base and Risberg at shortstop the Sox topped the Giants at second base were overshadowed at shortstop had a probable edge at first base and were stood off at third Now the Sox have an advantage at Second base bae and short stop a probable edge at first base and are topped only at third baye batee where It Is considered by most persons persons per per- sons SOilS that Heinie Heinle Zimmerman's experience experience experience ence and hitting ability places him far above McMullin a youth u it I McMullin may hold his own as a fielder with Zimmerman although there a aI third baseman in the game who can handle handle han han- dle bunts and nd slowly hit grounders as I Zimmerman can It is certain death at first base to drop one of these in front frontI of Zimmerman He ha haf hac the art of scooping scoopIng scoop scoop- ing up a grounder with his bare hand reduced to a science and the strength in his arm makes it almost certain he will get his man McMullin cant can't do that kind of playing yet But on the other hand It has been men of just his type who have shown to such tremendous advantage in worlds world's series contests In the quartet of games the White Sox won from the Cubs back in 1906 it was youthful George Rohe who subbed at third bass base and was the hero of the series Weaver is a natural shortstop the shortstop the greatest In the game just now He and Roger of the Yankees simply eclipse other now doing duty Fletcher though a brilliant hitter and a remarkable fielder never could cover the ground or work worl with the speed of a Weaver The transfer gives the Sox strength where most critics were Inclined to believe they would be weak It was lucky day that Clarence Rowland Row flow 1 land decided to switch his lineup and re retain retain re- re tain McMullin at third base |