Evening star., 1915-03-07
JAKE DAUBERT HAD DIFFICULTY
BREAKING INTO MAJOR LEAGUES
Peerless First Baseman, Turned Back Twice
by Cleveland, Finally Was Grabbed
by Brooklyn Nationals.

to the Maps. and there he played first
base as we'll as he could until the enc
Of May when n. Jerry Freeman nv vas Not OBJ
Jerry had made quite a reputation with
the Nationals in 1908 and was consid-
cred the best in his class. However, in
and was entirely eliminated when
Washington got famous Jiggs Donahue
in a trade with the Chicago American
League club. In that trade Washing
| ton secured Donahue. Nick A1trock and
| Clifford Cravath in exchange for Bill
Burns, the pitcher.
Jake ousted From Job.
Freeman, who is nowhere now, ousted
Daubert out of his job at Toledo. Jake
went south, Joined the Memphis team.
and became the leading batter and the
| leading first baseman of the Southern
Association. Cleveland had given up
I all claim to his service, and so Brook
'vn stepped in and drafted him for
| 1910.
Bill Dahlen, who was one of a num-
her OF managers of the Boston team In
1909. took hold of the Brooklyns in
1910. and he 1t was who captured Dau-
| bert. Tim Jordan had been the first
baseman of the Dodgers since 1905.
and was regarded as one Of the best in
the land. A few years prior to 1910
was reported to have offered Brooklyn
a large sum of monev for the services
of Jordan and Outielder Harry Iumley.
The amount figured somewhere between
$4,000 and $4,000. In 1910. however.
Tim did not play a game at first base
for Brooklyn. Daubert being placed at
that station right from the start, and
has not left the corner since.
Jordan. early in May. was released to
the Toronto club. but did not join the
Canucks until 1911. Lumley was let go
three weeks after Tim drew his re-
lease. and went to Binghamton as
manager. This shows the mutability of
base ball. Neither of these one-time
League or passed by the American
League unless every club Of both or
gan1zations waived claim to their serv-
ice, and not club wanted them.
Jordan Still at Toronto.
Jordan has been playing with the To-
| rontos ever since. and is at present on
their reserve list Of 1915 Lumley had
a more varied experience. He was with
Binghamton in 1910 and 1911. In 1919
Brooklyn recalled him, probably to
save him from being drafted. and then
shot him back to Binghamton, where
he was relieved of the management
early in the season, but continued to
play IN the outneld. In 1913 he was
with no less than three clubs. He be-
gan with Binghamton, was released to
Troy. and finished the season with
Scranton. His anatomy assumed un-
due proportions and seriously inter-
fered with his work. After his Scran-
ton experience he dropped out of the
orbit altogether.
There are at present only five men on
the team who were members Of the
Dodgers when Daubert Joined them in
1910 They are John Hummel, Nap
Rucker. Zach Wheat, Otto Miller and
Jack Dalton. Hummel is the Oldest
man in point of service. He became
Dodger September 12, 1905, coming
from Holyoke. He was placed at sec
ond base, but it cannot be said that
John ever held any position perma-
nently. He is undoubtedly one of the
best utility men the game ever had,
playing with equal skill any position
in the inf1eld or the outfield
Rucker Is the second oldest man. He