▁he ▁also ▁had ▁an ▁older ▁sister . ▁In ▁his ▁professional ▁career , ▁he ▁was ▁listed ▁at ▁ ▁tall ▁and ▁we igh ing ▁. ▁He ▁attended ▁Low ell ▁School ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁eight ▁years ▁and ▁then ▁went ▁to ▁Lane ▁Te ch ▁High ▁School ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁four ▁years ▁in ▁Chicago . ▁ ▁Unfortunately , ▁he ▁played ▁for ▁two ▁un success ful ▁teams ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁League ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁six ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁maj ors , ▁pitch ing ▁for ▁the ▁White ▁So x ▁and ▁Red ▁So x ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁and ▁putting ▁up ▁a ▁combined ▁record ▁of ▁ 2 0 – 5 0 . ▁Then ▁he ▁moved ▁from ▁to ▁the ▁Indians ▁in ▁the ▁mid ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁it ▁still ▁took ▁some ▁time ▁for ▁him ▁and ▁then ▁he ▁was ▁ 1 – 5 ▁for ▁the ▁balance ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁There ▁may ▁not ▁have ▁been ▁any ▁better ▁ch ances ▁of ▁finishing ▁with ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁money ▁with ▁the ▁Red ▁So x ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁team ▁finishing ▁in ▁e ighth ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁We il and ' s ▁E RA ▁of ▁ 4 . 5 1 ▁was ▁distinct ly ▁better ▁than ▁the ▁team ' s ▁own ▁ 5 . 0 2 . ▁We il and ▁began ▁to ▁have ▁issues ▁with ▁throwing ▁the ▁ball ▁over ▁the ▁plate , ▁walking ▁ 9 7 ▁while ▁only ▁striking ▁out ▁ 6 3 ▁and ▁putting ▁up ▁a ▁wal ks