Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-16
robson LIKES DR.. WEIGH
St, Louis Magnste Says Big Fellow is
Major League Timber.
COMES TO LOOK AT PAS BOYS
JubtIRnt over Bresnahan and Con-
tent q Let Roger Take His
Time working out a Win
ming Team,

"welch looks like major league material
to me-"
Such was the comment Of Stanley Rob-
inson. owner of the st. Louis National
league base ball team, as he discussed the
Omaha right fielder at the smoke House.
Il saw Welch play last season and was
much impressed by his work. l am here
looking over the Omaha team in order to
see IL Pa Rourke has any men that 1 might
be able to secure for my Cardinals. l don't
know much about the other men on the
team and can not say anything regarding
their ability as players"
Mr.. Robinson arrived in the city from st.
Louis. He is making a trip north in order
to set a line on the best players in the
minor leagues with a view to purchasing
some for his Mound City team, which is
now resting in sixth place, being above
both Brooklyn and Boston.
The st. Louis club owner freely discussed
his team, its players and its prospects in
the pennant race. Roger Bresnahan, the
$50. 1000 beauty he secured from New YORK
to do the backstopping and managing Of
the Cardinals, he declared to be the best
player in the United States.
The price that 7 paid for Roger ought
to be enough evidence to show how much
I think of him as a ball player. If he had
not seemed to be one OF the most valuable
ball players in the big league ! would
never have given $4,000 for him. You bet
he is a dandy. All the st. Louis fans think
so, too. Everyone has faith in Roger, and
we all believe he will give us a winning
team in a year or two,
This year, you must remember, Roger
has had a difficult task before him. He
has had to work with a team that finished
in the last hole in the three last seasons,
end it has been hard work for him to get
the team well organized.
when Bresnahan was traded, 1 lost four
players, three of whom were pitchers, That
trade consequently weakened my twirling
staff and l nave not been able to get any
good men for the box since 1 lost those
three. The three pitchers | have now are
Beebe, a right-hander; Lush and Sallee,
two southpaws. These fellows have done
good work, but they can not keep the team
in a winning path.
Looking for Pitchers.
IT have been looking for pitchers all
spring, but the other teams in the league
will not let me have any. Plttsburg, New
York and Philadelphia each has from ten
to twelve twirlers, but they will not let
any of them go to me. ] am willing to.
pay a good price for pitchers, but can not
get them.
There are other players besides pitchers
l can use, though. l would buy a
good fielder and a good second baseman
right now IL / could find the right men
and their owners would let them go. Byrne
is playing fast ball for the Cardinals at
is a JOY at first, but Charles is not any
too fast at second. l could use a man at
this sack"
Il do not expect 4he Cardinals to get
into first division this season; I shall be
satisfied to watch them hold their present
position. What / want is to let Roger
B%resnahan take his time to giving 1t.
Louis a winning team. He may not be able
TO do it next year, but he will succeed
sooner or later. He is the best man / could
secured to manage the Cardinals. |
am highly pleased with his work. The fans
like him. too. The attendance at our home
games has been doubled this season, which
ought to be testimonial enough TO the
the fans have in Roger"
Mir. Robinson said he did not expect to
buy any players from Omaha or any other
team now He explained that he was only
looking them over. He declared he was
ready to take good men now, though. IL
heir owners would let them go, He did not
thing Pa Rourke, or any other club owner,
would allow any stars to be separated
from his team this time Of the year.