New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-16
JAKE DAUBERT
IS BACK WITH
BATTING EYE
Brooklyn Captain Makes
-Four Hits in His First
Practice Game.
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Dsytona, Fla, March 15.-Jake Dau-
bert, captain and guardian Of first
base for the Superbas, celebrated his
appearance at the training camp here
this afternoon By rapping ont four
timely hits and helping the regular
members OF Robbie- team 20 score
another victory over the Colts By e
score OF ; runs 20 2. Il was free
hitting contest, and Captain Jake had
tho pleasure Of facing Iron Man Jack
Coombs and Wheezer Dell, who worked
FOR the Colts FIVE times during the
course Of the game
Against Colby Jack. Dsubert helped
himself 20 a pair Of singles and two
Dagger In the fourth inning, that sailed
over Sherrod Smiths head in right
field. Jake greeted Dell with a single
in the seventh that scored Ollie O'Mara
from third base. In the ninth Wheezer
kept the ball away from the plate, and
Jake walked.
There is big difference in the
Brooklyn infeld with Daubert away
from first base. Heretofore Getz'
OMsra and Cutshsw lacked the snap
and ginger, but to-day they were all
on their toes and played q brilliant de-
fensive game. Behind some clever
pitching by Prieste and Appleton
Daubert was the same old Jake. Twice
he pulled grounders out Of the dirt
that made the residents Of Daytona
sit I'D and take notice.
It was a field day for the regulars
at the bat. They hammered both
Coombs ard Dell to all parts Of the
ground and rolled up thirteen hts Tor
total Of TWENTY-FIVE bases. Wheat,
ONara and Appleton connected for
triples. while Stengel. the Benny kauff
Of the Brooklyu team, slammed out "A
pair Of doubles Daubert also made
d tvo-bagger
Monte Prieste, the young pitcher
/ from the Syracuse club. worked again :
. Coombs 81 the start Of the game and
outpitched Colby Jack by wide mar
gin Poor fielding in the FIRST inning
helped the Colts 10 populate the SACKS
but a brilliant one-hand catch by Lach
Wheat. which was turned into double
play. pulled tho youngsters out OF tne
hole. Prieste worked four innings. ana
on his showing to-day y Is sure PEI
that Robbie will keep him until the
/ player limit goes INTO CT
feet
Two new players will be retained by
/ Robbie. These players are hails, q
pitcher, and David James Hickman the
Young outfelder. Mails will be one OF
The regular pitchers, while Hickman
will be used a. a pinch base runncE,
and extra outfelder Robbie had
Smith teaching Mails the. snap thro"
% first base for an hour this morning.
"He has the greatest curve bail that
7 ever looked a." said JACK Ooomo7
after watching Mails In practice TINS
morning. Before the morning practice
Mails and Tiny Goodbred had a matcn
race AZ p hundred yards. livery poag
in camp has been kidding Tiny ABOUT
not wanting 20 work or run. JUST 10
show his fellow members that he cou.o
travel a little lie took Mails on. ~
the finish Mails was ten yards Dehlhd.
Following ia the lineup ana score
OF the game:
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