Evening star., 1915-03-07
BY JOHN II. GRUBER.

Jake paubert had quite time of 1
endeavoring to convince magnates tina
he was a flt person to cover first base
He himself probably did not have al
idea that 1t was in him to shine on tn,
diamond. He was common everyda.
boy, born in Llewellyn, Pa. May 4
1885, and there were no hootings O.
owls or whirrs of martens above the
usual at his birth. Llewellyn is truly
d prosafc little town, and from its
name one can imagine that 1t was
founded and filled by and with Welsh.
men. mostly coal diggers-
Well, even the Welsh were infected
with base ball before they could light
their second pipe. So it came to pass
that the Wyomins Valley League was
formed. and Daubert strutted before
the people a pitcher for the Lykens
Pa. team In a moment of Inspiration
during the hubbub of the season, ia ke
left the stone tit must have been
stone instead of a rubber) and Walked
over TO first base. From that time,
1906. to this he covered no other po-
sition.
In 1907 he obtained a berth with the
Marion tOhio) team of the Ohio ana
Pennsylvania League. He was then
big boy, full of health and ambition,
and with people depending on him for
support. Pay at Marion did not come
rs regularly as his contract called for.
and Jake finally made up his mind. in
order to fill the mouths at home. to go
back to digging coal. He was the best
player on the team, ana his loss would
probably mean the dishandment of the
Marion crowd. Therefore, Oswald VOL
1enwebber, the head of the club, col
1ected enough money to square ac-
counts with Daubert and hold him in
line. Marion. by the way, finished alb
solutely last in the race that year, and
1t was the second and last year of its
connection with the o. and P. League.
Paid One Dollar Down.
q fancyyto Jake and made a PROPOSE
tion for the purchase of his services.
Marion. proud of its mainstay and de-
termined to hold him to the end of the
season, agreed to sell his release to
Cleveland for $1,000, and Cleveland
paid 81 down to clinch the bargain.
Marion also demanded player in ad-
dition to the cash. and was given Scot
~ 1ngerton, for 1905 delivery.
In 1908 Marion cast it's lot with the
Ohio State League, but ,1ngerton was
not on it's list of players. He drifted
among the minors until 1911, when the
Chicago National League team got him
from Altoona. and Immediately traded
him and Pitcher Frank Pfeffer to the
Boston National League club for Dave
Ehean. Scotty finished the season with
the Braves as general utility man, and
II was his only year In the big league.
In 1913 the Boston club released him
to indianapolis of the American Asso-
citation. He remained with the Hoosiers
until May Is, 1913. Then his release
was sold to the Louisville club for
$4,000. and he is still with the Colonels.
Daubert reported to the Maps in 1908.
but never played championship game
with them He went south with them
for spring practice. but there was real
" no need of his services. Charley
Hickman, Bill Hinchman, Larry Lajoie
and Henry Bemis played the corners.
Daubert was sent to the Nashville
team. for which he played the entire
season of 1908
In 1909 Cleveland recalled him from
Nashville, but once again neglected
him. as Stovan was still on the list
Jake was sent to the Toledo club of
the American Association, an adjunct