Show CLEVER FIRST BASE PLANES jake daubert of brooklyn national nationals one of seasons find finds tells of early start BY JAKE DAUBERT you aek ask how hoy I 1 got my start the fact Is I 1 started and slipped back so often that it is hard to tell how bow 1 I know that at first I 1 didn t want to start at all I 1 loved baseball and played ever since I 1 can remember I 1 was on the first nine in my home town when I 1 was ras 16 15 years old but the idea of getting into the big leagues did not come to me for a long time I 1 was ras la in the little williams valley lalley league down in southern pennsyl vania and was hitting pretty well but my arm was bad I 1 was a third baseman then and never had played much except as a pitcher and sometimes a catcher or the outfield I 1 got an offer to go out again when our league went up but wanted ranted to stay at home I 1 finished up the sea son there and saw I 1 could hold my own with them except that my arm was so bad I 1 wanted to quit I 1 heave them across from third base and besides I 1 t know much about playing the game or how bor to take care of my arm I 1 went to the manager and told him either I 1 would go home or go to first base he ile asked me it if I 1 could play first and I 1 said I 1 thought I 1 could although I 1 never had tried it and that a left handed thrower belonged there rather than at third he ile must haie hane liked my nerve for he gave me a chance and 1 I made good and hit well then cleve land got me and I 1 thought I 1 was started but somehow they could not see me I 1 thought I 1 was ras doing fairly well but they chased me to toledo recalled me chased me again and finally I 1 got discouraged and hit and everything broke wrong and I 1 was sent to the southern league I 1 dlan didn t like the way cleveland had treated me and I 1 wanted to show that bunch I 1 could play the game I 1 work 4 N I 1 jake daubert ed hard at memphis and studied the game I 1 learned a whole lot and sud denly I 1 settled down and started hit ting after that I 1 was all right I 1 began correcting faults and working harder to get along and pretty soon brooklyn grabbed me that time 1 I was ready and knew I 1 was ready I 1 had the confidence and I 1 knew that I 1 could hold my own |