Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1916-11-26 | Page 15 | This Pitcher Can Hit, This Fielder Can Pitch

1 I This Pitcher Can Hit Pitch Il A N unusual condition will probably A AN t 1 present itself on the tho Washington ton team of or the American league next SC season Bon urness present plans miscarry Jameson who came camo to the club at the I start of or tho 1016 1916 campaign highly touted as an outfielder will in all probability take hi his turn on tho the rubber rub rub- ber Sam Rico who ho camo came to tho team at the same gamo time highly touted as a pitcher Is practically certain to hold down a berth In the tho outfield Four years ears ago the star battery of ot ott I t the e Buffalo club of or the International I was Jameson and Jameson for tor two years was regarded as one of ot the tho best hest southpaws in the tho organization I Erich Each year ear he lie finished considerably better belter than the era o. average o of ot his hla club In 1011 ho pitched ball while his club failed to get et an oven break on the season Reason Jameson showed unusual strength at tho the tho bat a department In which Buffalo was I then lacking although well fortified In the pitching end of ot tho game gamo sameson jameson Jame Jameson same same- son was waa converted Into an outfielder For two tiyo seasons he batted letter bettor than his work causing the Washington du club to secure his hla services services' The sale ale le o means Griffith must dc- dc velon another loft left lander bunder Ho He has haa 1 ll hoped that Jameson may prove of greater worth orth as at a pitcher than he would as an outfielder Rice nice came carno highly touted as a most promising pitcher who could in addition addition ad addition ad- ad hit tho the ball balI In the tho Virginia lnla league in 1915 1015 Rico Rice had pitched ball bali for a club without a home that Played only a tL trine trifle better letter than At the tho bat he had an average e bettor better than doing Considerable pinch hitting when not Rico flee earl early showed much pitching ability but at tho thio bat ho loomed up oven more promising prom prom- ising Before Detore the season was very old Manager Griffith began berran grooming Rico for tor the tire outfield The general opinion In American lea league lo circle is that Rico la is destined to shine at nt tho ti-ia bat lie IIo appears to be bo a natural hitter a left- left handed batsman n who is 15 not going tobe tobe to tobe be much troubled by b southpaw SOli w pitch pitch- pitchIn In log Ing