The Washington times., 1922-06-25

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. chance 10 show In comparison
who were wintering out there. {
sat IN Recreation Park and wat
nnsrvslous exhibition around third
Right after the game strub
signed Kamm. and willie reported
Cor spring training at San Jose.
He has been with the Seals ever
since.
Five Different Plays
In that game Kamm made five
plays, all OF them. different. all of
them requiring quick thinking as
well as fast work with his hands
and feet. and the hid made them
III without hesitation. made thsm
perfectly. and had the fans and
players gasping with astonishment.
Last winter Ty Cobb. George
sislsr. Rogers Hornsby. Harry He'll.
man and other bright stars of the
two major leagues played In CALI
fornia. Kamm played with the
Mission team and without excep-
tion the big leasuers hailed him
rs one OF the greatest third base
men they had ever seen.
Danny Long was manager of that
Mission team, and Kamm showed
him % much that he was deter
mined 70 ret him for Comiskey's
Chicago White Sox. It was Danny
Long who sent Hal Chase. Buck
Weaver, Oscar Witt. walter Schmidt
and Ping Bodie to the majors, and
Dan Gays Kanim will be greater
than any Of these.
When the owners Of the Seals
sold Jimmy O'Connell TO the New
York Giants last winter for SIS. 900,
Of which $4,000 was cash and
the other $4,000 to be covered by
five players. the baseball world
Now Kamm is sold for 100000
and two players, completely over
Rhadowing the o'Connell deal.
O'Connell will stay In San Fran
cisco this year. Kamm win finish
this season with the Seals. That's
another angle that makes these two
IDEALS remarkable. %
comiskey is paying 100000 and
two players for q boy he has never
seen and he IL going to let him
stay with his old team for the
balance Of the season. Nothing
like that was ever heard OF In
baseball before.
Two wonderful Players.
Both Kamm and o'conneii are
wonderful young fellows, Both are
modest. ciean-iivins boys. Both love
the game. and neither Of them win
ever bring discredit TO baseball by
actions either on or off the field.
Kamm is now twenty-five years
old; he has fiued out quite a bit
since he first reported TO the Seals
and he has learned TO- protct him
self at the plate. He has the true
rolfer's swing and when he meets
ban fairly he drives II % far a. any
PLAYER in the league. That always
surprises. for one wonders where he
rets the power.
ON the defense Kamm can hold
his own In any company. He 10
smart and he seems TO have an un-
Anuy intuition az to whether the
hatsman win hunt or hit. He 10
never caught in an awkward posi-
fiou and his every move 10 20
smooth that he makes plays SEEM
insIy without effort.
n IN away from home that Kamm
a most appreciated. Fans here are
nsed to seeing him make difficult
niavs without apparently half try
;ng. and his ability does not get the
r~cocnition II deserves.
Oscar witt was for years con-
s,dered one Of the best third base
roen in either major league, Witt
saw Kamm for the first time TINS
yesr and one game was enough TO
- witt faving about Willie.
when Willie Kamm goes the
Frisco fans will, realize more ana
more every day what a great ball
nIsyer he was. and he viii leave
With the best wishes Of every patron
rhsrs win never be any baseball
scsndais with men Ike WINE
Kamnn and Jimmy o'Connen. They
are young Americans OF the risnt