The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-01-25

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reason whv his titie 4 not ab.ol,,teIy
unQuestioned Ia because he has bean har-
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Dsubert Has No Rival.
Jacob y Daphert the hest first base
man north ~ The .o,,th ncIe. was horn
IN Nsy Il IsSs since Then he ha. ri.en
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f5phtjnr weight ~ about Iso hounds He
hats Ieft-handad ana is. rirht 1900
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Je.-ne hear, rr;tness Re dce~ NOT - =
> wboor for The Merican FederaIs. but
two weeks aeo the basebaII FederaIs
offered him a salary of s1oOm n wear
sor thr.e rear. and bonns ~ go an
That was a difYerent breed of Federals
To his notion. n he had not rad two
wears to serve under his three-year con-
tract with BROOKLYN. lake would I'M
doubtedly have been a violent outlaw OF
Pittsburgh persuasion at this writing, for
he was sorely tempted to make the big
hon. despite his denials. after he saw
what row had been raised by his frank
admission that he was giving the Fed
club profound consideration Jake is
married, has a daughter and has bought
a home at q Coney Island avenue
Brooklyn, n. Y.
Daubert resembles somewhat Hal Chase,
whom he supplanted as the greatest first
baseman of the day. He came into the
National League from Memphis. in the
- ie,e 49, ths n,aoe :. 'n T,,, yardnn
who, up to that time, was considered a
whole carload Of pumpkins as a FIRST
sacker, made good right on the reel and
has gone better and better ever since
He was widely touted among profess
sionaI baseball folks. but not SO much
among the fans, before he broke into
the big leagues.
It Is seldom that a baseballist so
earnestly boosted comes across at once,
but that is what both Daubert and
Chase did. They are also similar in that
they are left-handed, play very deep
They are equally marvellous at. making |
one-hand catches Of high throws, or at
scooping up low throws by making
reaches that would cause the India rub
her man in a side show to bear a re-
semblance to the ossified man, and they
are consistent hitters.
Daubert's mechanical ability as a first
basernan is admittedly phenomenal. ana |
his unusual. capacities in his position add |
about 10 per cent to the strength of |
the infield. HIS ASSOCIATES know that IL |
the ball Is thrown near enough to first
base for the ordinary mortal to reach n
with crabnet, Daubert VIII reach, 1t |
with his trusty lunch hooks, and exter- |
inmate the foeman; hence they throw
with confidence I'm pinches.
here with Headwork.
In the matter of baseball brains. Dau-
bert is there to the extent of about fifty |
ounces. which is large allowance No
Glass in the Quick thinking and accurate
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scanning to Second - ax 80. -. sn e
ahead ir,ste.s M n,av;o i " -. he .sss sa
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away ahead Of aoy a,nsr 49, = -. .a IN
extant In pulling the tr,cS
No dnlI-witte5 ,nse,sar -
a team with ,Daubert In !. ssto,.v -