The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-17
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WORL D
CHAMP
Veteran Comes Here at WaiV-
er Price and Dons Uni
form Immediately
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER
Sports Editor, The Times

Everett Scott will play short
stop today for the champions Of
the world against the st. Louis
Brownies.
The New York club asked for
waivers on the veteran "iron man
of baseball" The Washington
club declined to waive claim to
him and he was obtained, report
ing here this morning.
t'Peck is our first-string short
STOP" announced President Griz
fifth today, "but he really needs .
rest. Without a capable man to
fill in for him, he has gamcly
stayed in there, hoping for zne
best. It's q miracle that he has
been able to do as well as he has.
'Seott has benefited by the long
rest given him when Wanninger re
placed him in the Yankee infield
and Is In shape to play highclasS
ball for US. As soon as Peck IS
ready, he will 90 back to his job.
Peck Is much better hitter than
Scott, but Scott looms up head and
shoulders above our other utility
men,
The passing ct Scott from the
Yankees foreshadows the future
Miller Higgins has begun breaking
up the team that won three PEN
nants in a row and then slowed
down to walk in 1924. This Spring
the Tanks never got away from the
u. A..
veterans win ell have departed
Lucian Leroy "Cowboy" Jones,
. young outfielder with Mobile
who Is playing sensational ball all
around the Southern Association
circuit, has been purchased by the
world champion Washington GFiff-
men and may be seen In action
before the present campaign ends.
To obtain Jones the Washington
club has agreed to pay 1000 in
cash and turn over to Mobile two
players acceptable to Manager
Norman Elberfeld. In the event
that either or both Of these play.
ers fail to suit, the Washington
club is bound to pay cash to the
tune of $1,000 per player. This
brings Jones' cost up to a total Of
S25 900, which is lot of money for
an untried piece Of baseball
timber.
Jones started his career with
Durham in the Piedmont league
last year. His batting mark of
1892 set no worlds ablaze and he
went to Mobile without any flour
ish Of trumpets. However, he is
now the idol of the Alabama fans
on account of his hard hitting and
spectacular fielding.
Jones, who is twenty-four years
old. six feet tall and hits from the
wrong side OF the pan, played in
fifty-seven games for Mobile in
1924, hitting for 800. Up to this
week he has been hitting for $40
or 50 and Scout Joe Engel has
been camping on his trail for
weeks.
President Griffith says that IL
Manager Harris is really I'm need
of the Mobile wonder, arrange.
ments can be made to have him
report earlier than September, but
the chances are against that. It
Is probable that Jones will dec
crate the Washington bench for a
few weeks in September and then
get trial at Tampa next spring.
The Philadelphia Athletics con-
tinue to feast upon the Cleveland
Indians and so they are still rid
ing along in first place with one
game to the good over the cham
pions. However, those Indians will
SOON be playing the Griffs and
Manager Harris is confident Of pull
Ing his gang up TO the top In a
week or so.
The st. Louis series ends tomor-
row. Fridays game with the In.
dams has been transferred to Cleve-
land to be a feature of a conven-.
ton, go; Washington fans will not
see their pets until Saturday when
the amputated series with the
Indians will begin.
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