The New York herald., 1922-08-06
PLAYING SIXTH SEASON
Came From Holy Cross to Ath-
letics in 1917-Got Here
by Detour.
BY DANIEL.

York, the proposition was altogether
in accordance with the wishes of the
one tiine Holy Cross star. When Joe
was graduated from college he made
the mistake OF signing with Phila-
delphia and it took him nearly six
years to rectify the error. He is one
of the very few who have made a
successful jump from college into the
majors.
Some fans talk of Jumping Joe as
IL he were a newcomer in the Ameri-
can League. AS matter of fact and
record. this is Dugan's sixth season in
the Big Show He finished his college
career in the spring of 1917 and i'm
mediately Joined the Athletics. He
was a shortstop then-quite a short
stop. For five hard years Dugan la
bored in the cause of Connie Mack,
but not without complaint. Playing
for the Athletics for five years was
no sweet vacation by any stretch Of
the imagination, even If It did not in
volve the strain of fighting fo.' place
In the first division or a world cham
pionship.
This year Dugans baseball ability
Sol MN JdoI iS"dio- Ah"'iS
Frazee first got him out of bondage
last winter but 1t had to be done in a
roundabout way. Harry traded Bush,
Jones and Scott to the Yankees for
PeckInpaugh. Collins, Percy and Quinn,
and. let us not forget, quite chunk Of
change. Harry always insists on the
si;ler in any deal he makes-and let
us say he gets 1t. Having got Peckin-
paugh Frazee traded him to Washington
for Dugan. ORourke and still another
wad of dough. Washington got Dugan
from Philadelphia for Outfielder Miller,
Pitcher Acosta and. 1t is reported. $780,
900 in cash.
Frnxee Acts Once More.
Recently Frazee got the idea that his
ball club was not going SO we'll. This
idea was founded on fact. But the
cure was recommended in a mysterious
way. Harry decided to make the club
60 better by trading Dugan and Smith.
the outfielder whom he had got from
Cleveland. for McInnis. Harry handed
Dugan and Smith to the Yankees for
Fewster. Miller, Mitchell and a pitcher
yet to be named. and. of course, the
siller.
That's how II happened that Jumping
Joe Dugan finally landed with the New
Yorks, with whom he Is making quite
n record at third base. With a club
like the Yankees, who travel first class
and eat in real hotels and buy lower
berths for the birds who do the work.
Dugan ought to be greater than ever
before. Dugan is a collegian and a
temperamental collegian-and he likes
things just so.
Dugan is a home loving boy. This
leads us to stamp out calumny. While
with the Athletics Joe acquired an un-
called for sobriquet. Some of the boys
began to call him Run Home joe"
Not~"Home Rum" understand-just the
other way around-"Run Home"
AiIing Mother Needed Him.
Dugan got that handle by scooting
home to his mother in New Haven every
once In while. Joe's mother was ailing
and Joe did not think that keeping the
Athletics in the cellar was more impor-
tant than being with his mater when she
needed him. Dugan's being with the
Mackmen would have made no difference
anyway. They were headed only one
way, for only one berth, and one star
more or less would have made no diff
ference either way. So that's that about
the Run Home"
Jumping Joe Is 25 years old, having
been born at Mahanoy City, Pa. in the
coal country. on May IL. 1897. The
Mahanoy section has given many a star
to the big leagues. When Joe got to
be 10 and was confepted with the prop
osition of becoming a collegian he Inn
mediately selected career as a 'rah
rah." He had shown a head for studies
and books and the like. and incidentally
had made quite reputation as a ball
player around New Haven. where his
folks had moved years before.
And SO II was that Joe went TO Holy
Cross College, there TO come under the
guidance OF Jess Burkett, now coach
with the Giants. Dugan became the best
shortstop in the colleges and in his
senior year got many an offer from the
major leagues. Connie Mack, always on
the hunt for likely material In the col
leges, got Joes signature-and that
June day In 1917 Joe sentenced himself
to five seasons in Philadelphia.
Went to Third in 1921.
In 1917 and 1918 Dugan was used at
short, but In 1919 he was moved from
NHOTl 10 FttpIu anu NHtn DdCk. IN 1871
Dugan became third baseman and went
to the position for which he was best
fitted. When the Red Sox got him
Hughey Duffy had an idea that he could
convert Joe back into shortstop. but
Joe was not as successful at short as
he had been at the hot corner. Now he
is back at third. where he belongs and
w.iea-. he wants to play.
Dugan's best batting season was that
os 1890, In which he hit for 1922. Last
year he was up there In the select circle
for a time, but finished just five points
below the 800 mark. This year he II
going at about the same clip. with pros.
poets OF coming home with another 400
lie has fine batting style and good
batting stance.
Joe Is no streak on the bases and
never has made much OF a record as
stealer, but he is pretty fast going dowr
to first. lie bats right handed and
throws the same way. His best weigh
Is about 1856. and he stands just on,
inch short Of the foot mark
Now that Dugan has come 10 the Yam.
KEGS and winner he is on the threshold
OF a new career. He Is with ciui
which will make hts best points stand
out In holder relief and which will make
his efforts count for something. Joe has
landed at last.