WHITE SOX BITS

Outfielder Daryl Boston was optioned to Class AAA Hawaii afterWednesday night's loss to Toronto. Boston was batting .232 witheight home runs and 20 RBI. "I had my chance and didn't do it,"Boston said. "I'll have another. Maybe I can go down and work onsome things and come back the next time and do it." Reliever Bob James and catcher Ron Hassey come off the DL tomorrow.James has been out since July 17 with a shoulder problem; Hasseysince June 1 after shoulder surgery.

Jose DeLeon threw well enough on the side to warrant a startSaturday, his first since June 22. He missed two starts when hisauto skidded into a stopped truck on a rainy highway. He had twodisastrous relief appearances of seven runs in 1 1/3 innings. "Icouldn't get a lot on the ball," he said. "The shock, you know." The latest waivers expire today. "It means we start all over, onlythis time teams have a blocking device," general manager Larry Himessaid of trade possibilities. "I'd like to see waivers done away alltogether." The Blue Jays did not bring Richard Dotson's name up for trade talkswhile in town, and the White Sox didn't ask. "I didn't even know PatGillick was in town," Himes said of his counterpart. Gillickscouted Dotson twice last month, but an offer wasn't forthcoming.The Jays are encouraged by reports on former Braves right-handerCraig McMurtry, who's working himself back from appendicitis. Carlton Fisk will benefit from today's off day. He has middle-backpain. A handful of Sox are in today's celebrity golf tournament at HillCountry Club, Lemont. It's sold out. Broadcaster/Hall of Fame pitcher Don Drysdale, on Joe Niekro's10-day suspension with the Twins for having an emery board and filein his pocket: "We didn't have time for that kind of stuff when I waspitching. We were too busy trying to win." Fred McGriff, who homered twice Tuesday for the Jays in their 4-1victory, connected off Dwight Gooden in Tampa, Fla., high schoolball. "He remembers," McGriff said, laughing. "Dwight's awesome. Hestruck out 15 or 16 a game, then goes to the majors and is stillstriking out 15. I think that's amazing."