The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-28

: champion is New York all pac!Es1
!; and ready to depart. A round OF u
/! the "halls" in London, Paris, and
!: Berlin with q few real bouts ON !:
the side is Johnny's program. u
has IT that they are content to stay !.
in. Baltimore: another that they WIN :;
.mutiny II they are not graduated by
draft or purchsse to faster company
Only two Of these Players haye
placed themselves definitely On
record and the attitude taken By
likely that Dunn will be ham
pered by strife In his club In his
efforts TO staye of the restoration
I Of the draft. IL all the Orioles arc
as well satisfied n the boys In
question Dunn h sitting pretty, In
Baltimore mt least. The two who
have said that ail's right with them
arc Merwin Jacobson and Jack
Ogden. j.
Playing In Baltimore" said Jacob
son not long ago, lis no hardship. ]
think I'd like to get into the major
leagues again-I had q fling At II.
you know--but as long az there
doesn't seem to be any prospect of
getting back very soon, I'm not go
ing to worry about 1t. ] guess I'm
as well paid here as the average
major league player. Dunn ID a
great fellow to play for and the fans !
have treated me royalty. I haven't !.
any large sized kick coming that ]
can see."
ogden's remarks were greatly sim
liar to those voiced by Jacobson.
Every young fellow" he said,
leagues, and I am no exception.
Meanwhile, I could be much worse
wen paid, am playing for q splendid
manager and am on a team which
has won three pennants In q row
Baltimore Is a good town and we
all are well treated by the fans. ia
like to see the draft come back n :
the conditions under which It n re-
stored guarantee the minor league
clubs fair return for their players.
Until IL does. I'm satisfied to play
In Baltimore.
There Is another phase Of my
case which I can't forget and have
no wish to forget. H n that Dunn
picked me up when no ono else
seemed to want me or to appre.
ciste what I was trying 70 do. In
fact, was on the point Of quitting
| professional baseball. ] was warm
Ing tho bench for the Rochester
club, which didn't seem to have
any moro use for mo than severa,
major league clubs which I tried
TO induce to buy me. He has
helped me to develop, and any
success / have gained II I'm great
part due to him. Why, then,
should 1 be impatient to get away
from him, unless i could be con
vinced that he would get In re.
turn what he thinks I am wOrthf''
The most pleasant feature Of the
attitude taken by these players is
their faithfulness to Dunn. Jack may
then in his stand on the draft, but
certainly he must treat his players
considerably. It is worthy OF note
that practically every man who eve,
has played for Dunn speaks highly
Of him and that those who don't are
natural born malcontents who would
not be satisfied with any manager
game some of it's brightest stars and
| in every case these players came to
him as raw youths and learned from
him how to fit themselves for the
major leagues.
Both Ogden and Jacobson have. had
q peek. under the big tent. both. oddly
enough, wearing Giant uniforms at
one time. Jacobson came to the
Giants late In the season OF 1915, hav
ing become free agent upon the
collapse OF the Colonial League, an
offspring of the Federal League. The
following spring he was farrned out to
Rochester and in mid-season was re-
called by the Giapts and sent to the
Cubs with Larry Doyle and Herbert
Hunter In exchange for Heinie Kim.
norman. The Cubs sent him to the
so later pulled him back and sent him