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Show SHEELY OF WHITE SOX FINE AT FIRST Classed With Topnotchers in Junior League. In Earl Sheely, the White Sox boast one of the best first basemen In the American league. While not an all-around all-around player of the Sisler type, the big fellow nevertheless can handle his position afield with almost any of them. And that's saying a bit, considering consid-ering that chaps like the Browns' manager, I.u Blue, Joe Judge, Lou Gehrig and so on inhabit the same circuit. cir-cuit. This Is Sheely's fifth season In the majors. He joined the Hose in 1921, after the Comiskey outfit had been practically ruined owing to the 1919 world series scandal. Sheely was obtained ob-tained from the Salt Lake club of the Pacific Coast league, where a batting average of .371 In 1920 had atttracted the scouts. From the start the tall hoy made good. And he has been improving ever since. He was in 113 double plays, and had more putouts and more assists than any other initial corner guardian. Sheely was in 15G games, more than any other American league player participated in. Sheely played his first professional baseball with Vancouver in the Northwestern North-western league, back in 1912. Sine Earl Sheely. then he has been with several clubs' in various leagues. Outside of a few games which he worked behind the plate during his minor league regime, he has always performed around the first cushion. |