The Washington herald., 1915-08-17
|JAMlS0N MAY
Be THE STAR
Buffalo Out6elder Tipped OFF
as Mighty Promising.
Judge Is Better Known.
OTHER SPORT GOSSIP
Grifmen Idle Today. But Open Three
game Series Against Cleveland
Indians Tomorrow.
BY WILLIAM PEET.

has added to his staff from the Buff
tfalo Club. of the International League.
the wise guys are touting Joe Judge.
hrst baseman. as the best. and adding
that Jamison will never do.
After both Judge and Jamison have
reported here and been given fair
is the star, while Judge the man
slated for more seasoning in the mi
nors.
This Jamison person has been in the
International League since 1913. ANA
when he started made quite a reputa-
tion for himself as a pitcher. He de-
cided to shift to the outfield in 1917,
and had little difficulty in making
good, because he could hit the ball
The writer recalls an interesting
conversation with Hank Gowdy. now
catcher with the Boston Braves. but
who in 1913 was with the Buffalo
Club under the management Of George
Stallings.
There's a young fellow on our cluo
named Jamison who some day is going
to be great ball player" said
Gowdy. Hes a pitcher. but should be
an outfelder. for he certainly can bust
that old agate-Griff or some big
league scout ought to look this kid
over"
Griff has already looked Jamison
over. and passed on him favorably.
The Old Fox. who must be given credit
for knowing a ball player when he
sees one. is of the opinion thar
Jamison will make good.
AS far back as when Grin held tne
reins in Cincinnati he was called upon
one day to pass judgement on a couple
af hal p1a he rnnnaCfiCnt
League. Cabrera and Marsans. both
Cubans. The first named was a star
in the Nutmeg circuit. Marsans only
little better than ordinary player.
1t did not take Griff long to decide
that of the pair. Marsans was the
man he wanted and Cabrera was turn
ed adrift. Grifith's Judgment was cor
rect inl this case. for Marsans. unit
he kicked up a rumpus last year by
Topping to the Federals, was one of
the star outfielders in the National
League.
1t occurs to the writer that Grin
may have picked another good bali
player in Jamison, despite the talk
from critics that Judge is the better
man.
The Nationals have undoubtedly es-
tablished a record this season by fair
ing u VIII Sdhic d5oAiSS oAo
club on foreign soil
Ten games have been played in Bos-
ton. and the Red Sox have landed
every one of them. Yesterdays I
TO verdict was the final appearance
of the Griffmen in the Hub this season.
unless by a lucky flip of dame for
tunes wheel the Nationals are able to
win the pennant and oppose the Braves
in the Massachusetts, city next Octo-
f1r
The Griffmen are travelling today. |
but tomorrow will open a three game
series in Cleveland. where 1t is hoped
that luck will turn and something |
besides defeat turns up.
Do you remember Dummy Hoy. |
who played with the Cincinnati Reds !
a good many years ago? Hoy was
He was passing out of the big show |
about the time that Dummy" Taylor
came along as pitcher for the New |
York Giants.
Hoy. whose first name is William
took part the other day in an odd
funeral service. One of Hoy's friends
was killed by a train near Cincinnati.
The victim was a deaf mute. Hoy
translated two hymns into the sign
language for the occasion and Miss
Nellie Gillespie translated the sermon
into the sign language for the deaf
mute mourners. Hoy is now a gentle
man farmer near Mt Healthy. Ohio,
One thing that the public admires about
he present-day Phils is that the team Is
always on its toes. Moran says he never
gets down on his heels. and adds that he
ioesn't expect the team to get down on
heirs either. The chief reason for the
Phillics' success Is Moran. He Is diplo-
nat in n way. He is a good mixer with
he players, a hard loser. but one who
loesnt get sore" He doesn't believe
n riding ball players. nor In fining
hem. and not one member of the Phils
has been fined cent since Moran took
hold of the reins. He will talk baseball
with the players any time. and when a
player makes a mistake he will talk 1t
,ver with him privately. and then again
n the club meeting. "A player should be
ielped by every mistake he makes" says
Moran. "and the players Of today are of
hat brand; they are capable of learning
through their mistakes
Says Bozeman Bu!ger. of the New York
Evening World: Charley Dryden. after
profound reflection. declares that there
ire eight second-division clubs in the
National League, and we now have more
aspect for his Judgment than ever" ii
Joe jackson. the well-known Detroit
writer. declares that II Jennings present
lub was in the National League 1t would
'e twenty games ahead Of its nearest
nd min the IN In L