Leslie Mann Baseball Lantern Slide, No. 196

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Title:
Leslie Mann Baseball Lantern Slide, No. 196
Description:
Jake Daubert, a first baseman for the Cincinnati Reds, attempts to field a baseball thrown to the right side of first base, or in foul territory. Daubert's left foot is on the left end of the bag, while his right foot is located to the left of it in fair territory, forcing Daubert to shift his whole body in order to attempt to catch the baseball that was thrown in foul territory. The base runner has ducked his head to avoid getting hit by the baseball.
Creator:
Mann, Leslie
Date:
1920–1925
Format:
Photographs
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
Leslie Mann Baseball Lantern Slide Collection
Subjects:
Baseball
Baseball caps
Baseball fields
Daubert, Jacob Ellsworth
Cincinnati Reds
Fielding--First base
Base Running
Crosley Field, Cincinnati, Ohio
Link to Item:
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Publisher:
Springfield College
Language:
English
Notes:
Daubert is demonstrating the incorrect way to field a baseball thrown in foul territory, or to the right side of first base. Daubert should have anticipated based on the baseball's location that the baseball thrown to him would be in foul territory, and should have adjusted his whole body before the throw was made. What most likely happened here is that a baseball was hit down the first place line in fair territory but rolled in foul territory, meaning that the ball was still in play. Daubert should have known that based on where the ball was fielded he should have adjusted his entire body. There are many problems with Daubert's decision to not adjust his body. First off, Daubert has to extend across the bag in order to attempt to field the baseball, which is a much more difficult catch than if he had just adjusted his entire body before the throw was made. Secondly, it is very likely that he could interfere with the base runner, causing injury to one or both of them. If Daubert is able to make a clean catch but interferes with the base runner, then the base runner would be safe regardless. Daubert should have adjusted his entire body which would have allowed him to completely avoid interfering with the base runner along with allowing him to make a cleaner, easier, catch on the baseball.
Jacob Ellsworth Daubert was born on April 17, 1884, in Shamokin, Pennsylvania. He started working in the coal mines when he was 11, and was very lucky to have been a talented baseball player because it allowed him to escape from a life of working in these mines, a job that killed one of his brothers. He played semi-professional baseball until 1910, when he was purchased by the Brooklyn Superbas. While playing in Brooklyn, the team experienced three different team names, being the Brooklyn Superbas, the Brooklyn Dodgers, and the Brooklyn Robins. He was traded to the Cincinnati Reds in 1919 over a contract dispute, and remained there until the end of his career. Daubert was an exceptional hitter, as he hit over .300 in 10 seasons, and won 2 batting titles. Daubert also won the MVP Award in 1913, though at the time it was known as the Chalmers Award. Along with his consistent hitting, Daubert was also an exceptional bunter, holding a record for having four sacrifice bunts in a single game. He also led the league twice in triples, and finished his career with 165 of them. Daubert was also one of the best first baseman fielders in his era, as he led the league three times in fielding percentage. Another very interesting fact about Daubert is that he was a very intelligent business man, meaning he didn't need to play baseball to make money, but chose to anyway. In 1924, Daubert was beaned by a pitch, and after the beaning, he experienced headaches and difficulty sleeping. It was eventually discovered that he had a hereditary condition involving his spleen, and Daubert tragically passed away that year at age 40. Though the condition was hereditary, many people believe the beaning may have had an effect on his eventual death. If Daubert had lived today, he probably would have been able to receive proper treatment and medicine and wouldn't have died from his condition. Daubert was not elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, which is surprising because Daubert seemed to be one of the best players in his time period, and he excelled at every element of the game when he played.
I used similar slides where Leslie Mann identifies the player as Jack Daubert in his manual titled the Baseball of Fundamentals.
Good condition;
This digital image is made from two separate digital scans; one scan of the lantern slide (reflective); one scan of the image (transparecy); the two images were then combined in Photoshop to create the final image.
Lantern slide from the Leslie Mann baseball instruction course, "The Fundamentals of Baseball"
Sandoval, Jim. "Jake Daubert." Society for American Baseball Research, [ https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/3fca088a ]. Accessed 14 Feb. 2018. ___Internet Archive___. [http://web.archive.org/web/20180214184922/https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/3fca088a].
Identifier:
LANT-BSBL-196-03
196