 Bluejacket played for the Bloomington Bloomers for parts of the 1912, 1913, 1914, and 1916 seasons.While pitching for Bloomington at the age of 27 in 1914 he got the attention of the major league scouts by winning twelve games in a row and was signed by the New York Giants.But before he was to report to the Giants the Brooklyn Tip-Tops of the Federal League offered to pay him more and he signed with them.