The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-08-04
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outfieIder Jeanes, of Birming-
ham. to Join Champs After
Southern Season
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER
Sports Editor, The Times

OQE1lSlQeT JSdHSSy SedI AAA001O
gardener of the Birmingham
Barons of the Southern Associa-
ton, has been purchased by the
Washington club, being due to
report following the close Of base
ball in Dixie. Jeanes comes on
the recommendation of Joe Engel
Washington boy scout, who has
been following the youngsters
performances for weeks all over
the circuit.
In ninety-four games for Bir-
ningham Jeanes has q batting
average of .351, going to bat S62
times and scoring seventy runs
on 127 hits. He has stolen eight
bases.
Jeanes had a brief trial with the
being used In right field and center
field. He Is about twenty.four years
old End right handed hitter.
"EneeI says he is fielding in bril-
liant style for Birmingham" ex.
pIained President Griffith today,
s'and the little experience he had
with Cleveland should have done
him good. Players who have been
up once and learned what Is wanted
make the best recruits these days.
So we're taking q chance with
him.
Harry Kelly, property Of the
Washington world champions, IS
leading the Southern Association
In the box. Though but nineteen
years old, the y0ungster frUm
ParIxin, Ark, has won twelve out
Of fifteen games for the New Or
leans PeIicans. He has allowed
H. hits and forty-eight rus.
Twenty-six foes have famed be-
fore his stuff.
President Griffith has exhausted
every endeavor to have Kelly re-
port here before the Southern As
ISOLATION season closes, but the
Pelicans viii not hear OF IL. They
are making q winning fight for
=. the pennant and cannot well afford
to part with their leading twirier.
Buddy Myer. the Pelicans' short
stop, sold TO the Griffmen for fall
delivery. continues to pound the
pellet down in Dixie. In ninety.
seven games he has compiled q bat
ting average Of 1871. scoring sev-
enty.four runs on $50 bingIes and
stealing nine bases.
Cowboy Jones, Mobiles outfielder.
destined for trial with the Griffs.
has fallen off in his hitting, his
latest figure being sos for los
Stuffy Stewart, Birmingham s
seeond.sacker, another player COM
ing to the champions, Is hitting for
.So7 in ninety-four games.
Oddly enough, with Harry Kelly
leading the Southern Association
hurlers. Win BashfuI Ballou OBJ
tanned from Chattanooga for Curly
Ogden, Is leading on the other
end. He Is credited with eight
victories and eleven defeats, al,
lowing 1856 hits and lO2 runs.
Today the Detroit Tigers close
their present stay in the Capital.
They viii be followed into town by
George Sisler and his pesky st.
Louis Browns. The Mound City
troupe Ii due to finish the week st
the Clark Griffith stadium. Next
week the Cleveland Indians and
the New FORK Yankees viii be the
attractions.
The world champions are today
slightly more than two games be-.
hind the Philadelphia Athletics.
While the AS were winning an
overtime struggle from the Chicago
White Sox, the champions were
dropping the third game Of their
series with the Detroit Tigers.
This gave the AS an extra game
in their margin over the Griffmen.
For today's final clash JeZehel
Tecumseh Zachary and Earl White.
hill, both southpaws. are expected
to mixa on the mound.