East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-10-02


WALTER PlPP. first baseman, was
born in Grand Rapids, Mich, in 1898
He started his career with George
| town University. In 1910 he played
with a semi-pr team in Hastings
Mich, and then went to Grand Rapids
! in the Central League. He played
, first base with kalamazoo in the
Southern Michigan League in 1911
and part of 1912, when he was sold to
Detroit He was released in 1913 to
""ovid done" in the Eastern League and
was released late In the season to
Scranton. Detroit recalled him in
1871 and then turned him. over to
Rochester in the International League
He was sold to the Yanks in 1915
for the waiver price. He has held
first base continually since then. pipp
is a good steady player and Il danger
ois batter. He throws and bats left
harded. is 6 feet . inches in height
ana weighs 1870 pounds. His home is
in Grand Rapids.
AARON l.. WAanlsecond baseman.
is twcnry-five years of age. He was
purchased by the Yankees from the
Charleston, s. c. cab in June,
1Gt7. He reported to the club in July
of hat ear and has been on the ros-
ter ever S nee. He entered the army
i'm 1873, hut was mustered out in time
to reiuIn the club for the 1919 season.
He is not consistently a hard hitter,
but hc :s always dangerous. He is 5
foot 10 inches in height and weighs
1875 pounds. He bats and throws right
HANGED. His home is in Fort Smith
Ark
JOSEPH \. DUGAN. third baseman.
is on" Of the greatest players in the
game VINO reached the heights of bril-
llance this year with the Yanks. He
played in 1917 with the Holy Cross
College nine and was signed by the
Athletics. He always was on the
threshold Of great stardom but he
was very temperamental and had the
habit of jumping the team. He final
ly refHsed last year to play with the
Athletics and Connie Mack traded him
to NOston. He came in mid-season
t!rs year to the Yankees ia n big deal
involving Fewster, Mitchell and a
large cash consideration. He is a star
third haseman and a fine batter He
was born in Mahanoy City Pa, on
May -, 1897. He is feet II inches,
weighs 100 pounds and bats anc
throws right handed.
LEWIS FNFRETT SCOTT. cham
pion iron man. of baseball and one
of the greatest short stops in the
game, came to the Yanks in the Bush
Jones-Scott deal with the Red Sox
'hat caused so much commot.on. After
BAIT ng around in the sticks with Ko-
komo. Fairmont and Youngstown.
Scotty went to the Red Sox in 1913
and was sent back 10 st. Paul for
more work. He returned to Boston in
1914 and became one of the greatest
players in the game. He played in
more than a00 consecutive games and
probably will run his record up to l.
d0o. He was born in Rluffton. Ind.
on November 10. 1892 He is ; feet
IL inches in height. weighs 154
pounds and throws and bats right
handed
GEORGE BtBE) RlTH. left
field, the greatest box-office attrac-
tion of the Yanks. His value to the
'-'t'AA sAe, Il mayer - tlhfHA hildnltt us he.
probably loses more games by poor
fielding than he wins by hitting. But
he certainly drass in the coin at the
gate He has been much in the pub
lie gaze i'm 1922 by reason of his sus-
pensions for runs with Commissioner
Lands and the A. L. jumps. His home
rim records have been in part due to
the Polo grounds. where many a
hnmerun would be merely a healthy
fly on proper PLAYING field. In the
last world series. McGraw and the
Giants stopped the Rabe cold. his one
home run Of the series being a prac-
teal gift when it could DO no harm.
Ruth was horn in Balitimnre in
1894. played with the baltimore Inter.
nationals and was sold to the Red SoS
with two other players for SIS. 600
I He was sold To the Yankees for a sum.
/ reported 20 be about S1z5.000 He /,
probably the highest silar cd PLAYER ir
the majors and one Of the most TEN.
( ireramentaL He throws and bats left.
{ handed.
+ LANTON WALTER WITT. center
fielder. came 10 the Yanks this sprins
from the Philadelphia Athletics 10,
the waiver price --Wllitey'' stepped
lin and made a s5o,ooo player out o.