Daubert was modest, polite, and well loved around baseball.  He also was one of the best hitters and first basemen in baseball.  He also was very adamant about money. Daubert had gone from $5,000 to $9,000 a year in salary.  When the major leagues shortened the 1918 season and tried to prorate salaries, Daubert sued Ebbets for the unpaid balance ($2,150) and got most of it in a settlement.

     Furious at this, Ebbets at first sniped at Daubert in the press and called him an ingrate.  Many people who had known Ebbets for years were not that surprised at what was happening with Daubert.  Ebbets had started off his career as a money counter with the Dodgers, and was known to drive a hard bargain with his players at contract time.  But everyone was surprised when Ebbets took a complete fit and traded Daubert to Cincinnati before the start of the 1919 season.