The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-28
BOSTON BRAVES ONCE
 PASSED UP CHAPPELLE

P1ck1ng a ball player these days IS a. lottery. This statement was uttered by we'll known scout recently in this city
 Thousands of ball players have been picked up in the minors and also on the lots, only to come up and be ship ped back again from whence they came. Of course this does not make a hit with the man for whom the scout works, nor does it make a hit with the scout himself
 Billy Hamilton is considered one of the most successful scouts in the country. At the present time the only scouting Hamilton does is for his own club. He has his work cut out for him but he does not expect to improve the position of the Fall River club this season very greatly
 Hamilton has recommended many ball players. He has picked some of the best performing in the country today He has also selected a few s1bloomers.'' as they are called. He has also had the luck to recommend players to a, club, but which that club turned down only to see come into top notchers within a year or two.
 The story of the sale of Larry Chap pei, the former Milwaukee outfeIder, to the Chicago White Sox for $12, GOO ard three players worth at least $5,- 900, is quite interesting to Hamilton.
 Last season Hamilton was scouting for the Boston National league team ne QIQ not pun very we'll W1In FTeS1-. dent Gamney of the club; in fact, Calf ney utterly refused to buy or make trades at Hami1ton's suggestion. Ham. ilton spent many busy days watching players in action, only to come back with his report and have players turn ed down. Early last season Hamilton made a tour of the American Association cities. Although he saw few play CTS whom he thought had the mak- inc 10F 6i zR1n 111o in particular attracted his attention. This player was no other than the now famous La Verne Chappel1, who is leading off for Jimmy CaIlahans s White Sox, and who is hitting and fielding in grand style.
 At this time Chappe1I was not a. wonderful ball player. He had not been in the league very long, but Ham ilton's true eye saw the chances for | improvement in the player. He could $500.
 Hamilton trusted not to telegraph wires or to mail. He made his way back to the Hub and informed Calf ney of his luck He told the club pres iGent well Johnny KIing, then manager of the club, of the great op- portunity offered in the youngster. Gaffney turned him down, however, saying that he did not figure that the club needed any more players on Ham ilton's suggestion.
 One of the most sensational young | pitchers of the 1913 season was turn 1 ed down by Gafney after being rec l commended by Hamilton. He is Dauss, | who is regarded as the winning De troit pitcher. According to Tommy 1 Connolly, the American league umpire, | Dauss is the best that has broken in this season. The indicator holder says that the Detroit player is certain to develop into a wonder
 1 After one of Hami1ton's scouting trips last season Dauss was recon mended to Gafney, but the club presi-
 dent hung out the "nothing doing sign.
 Another instance is shown where Gahney refused to listen to Hamilton
 GaIlia, one of Clark GrifHth's string
 of youngsters, who shows much prom
 ise, was recommended by Hamilton
 only to be turned down.
 l These are only three of the players
 picked up by Hamilton last season fo1
 the Boston club that were turned
 down.
 1 President Gaffney's opposition tc
 Hamilton as a scout for the club has cost the team much this season. lThest
 three players that could not be bough
 at the present time for $3o, 900 coult
 have become the property of the Bos
 ton club for no more than $1, 800, bu
 Gaffney's dislike of Hamilton called 1 off all negotiations.