The sun., 1913-11-19
WILBERT ROBINSON
TO MANAGE DODGERS
McGraw'S Lieutenant Signed to
Take Place Left by Bill
UAhlcm.
BROOKLYN FANS APPROVE
EbbctS Decided TO Get Veteran
rs Soon as Giants Let
Him Go.
BROOKLYN FANS APPROVE

~ She BrouklynS. Ills engagement WAS
announced a, Ebbcts Field yesterday
morning and the news was received with
tavor by Brooklyn fans aud baseball
men In general, Robinson has become
well known in this city. for he has been
John Mc,;raw's right hand man ard tne
Giants coach for the last i've gears ~"
was no, considered FOR the place iel'
vacant by the release Of william Dahleh
until Mc,;raw. for some private reason.
decided to turn him loose about a month
ago
When y was announced through Presi-
dent l.ynch's Office that Robinson ma"
been released Internationally by the New
York National League club. local rams
believed that the big fellow would he
taken back in ths spring. In fact l,
was reported that Robinson would visit
Marlin early in February to prepare 10"
The Giant regulars and recruits and take
mold of them until Mc,iraws return from
the worlds tour.
Ecalizing that Dahlen could not he
retained. President Ebbets conceived the
idea of cusagirg Robinson TO nanas'
the Brooklyns. after ne had learned from
Robbi. himself that he actually had
severed relations with Mct;raw for All
,i,n.. Ehu.ts therefore offered the man
agement of the Dodgers to Robinson less
tl,an three weeks ago. It is understood
that II. contract calls for term OF three
wears a, Il liberal salary. Robinson los
no tim, IN accepting, whereupon the waT
was paycd Tor the dismissal OF Dah'en.
Thee was = story Yesterday that
Robinson left the Giants because lie ha!
differed with McGraw owe" certain
methods employed in the worlds series
bu; there was nothing upon winch 10
knew nothing of the Brooklyn CLUBS
plau. During his engagement with the
New York Sa;ioral League c'up Robin
SOY, rendered valuable service in develop
ine the pitchers. He received entire
rredit for making Rube Marauard and
left Tesreau display winning for"
There seems to he no good reason why
Robinson should not succeed as leader OF
the Brooilyns. He hnows baseball from
very angle. having learned the intr!cdcies
of the game under both Ned Hanlon and
NcC;raw Robrie is popular with pay
a-s fans and sSribes. He IS u!s. good
natured fellow. Yet he believes ~ az
cip,ne and iS physically able TO enforce
his rules lie is aggressive. cool beaded
ard a shrewd Judge Of players. No uouht
re will b. received with open arms by
t,o m,,rbers OF the BroonlIn team, who
.oo- viii learn to respect and obe! hni
Eob,nson's first profe.s sional engage
mont was with the Haverhill New Eng
land League club in 1889. lie began as
catcher and finished his active career IN
that position He was signed by the
Athletics Of Philadelphia in 1856. when
that team was member OF the old
American Association. In time Robinson
and Sadie Mcmahon, a noted pitcher. be-
came one of the best batteries IN the
game They were the mainstay of the
Athletics unit, 1891, when they joined the
Baltimore Orio.es. They were still with
me Orioles when Ned Hanlon took hold
of them in 1898 and helped the latter 10
win pennants in 1894. lso5 and 1896
As Hanlon's star catcher Robinson de-
Neloped many pitchers. including Hawke.
t.sper Hoffer Arthur Clarkson, Hem
ming and Or. Pond. Robbie caught 100
games In 1894 and had "A batting aver
age of 3is. In 1895 he worked in -
games. with a batting average "f .2"4.
while in 1896 he wore the mask IN b"
games hitting for .35i. As backstop
and thrower IN those days he had few
superiors and his generalship behind the
bar was a big factor in the Orioles sue
cess When the Baltimore and Brooklyn
clubs were consolidated in 1898 Robinson
remained with the Orioles.
The National League soon made shift
bl which Robinson and McSraw went 10
the St. Louis club. McC;raw being the
manager. They remained in the Mound
,ity one season aud then returned to
Baltimore to head the American League
team IN that city. When McGraw signed
TO manage the Giants in 1892 Robinson
WAS appointed manager of the Baltimore
team which ente.ed the present lnterna-
tlonal League circuit He finally retired
from the game and devoted his time 10
private business in Baltimore About five
wears ago McGraw sent for his old side
partner. Robinson was hired to coach
the Giants pitchers. and New York fans
soon learned to admire him,
When Robinson comes here tomorrow
TO assume charge of the Dodgers he will
formulate plans for the spring training
trip. He will have absolute control of
the team and will devote much time to
the coaching of the pitchers, particularly
the newcomers. Elmer Brown. Schmutz,
Atchison and Pfeffer. 1t Is believed that
Robinson will pay considerable attention
TO Southpaw Allen, whose chief fault has
peen lack of control. Robinson is ex-
pected TO employ McGraw's methods a.
soon as he takes hold. That the rivalry
between the Dodgers and the Giants in
future will be more intense than ever
before goes without saying.
II think that the selection of Robinson
viii satisfy everybody said President
t.obeta after he had given out the news.
He is we'll equipped to manage ajor
ltdsut Iedi anu mas II spltIlulu Ttputd-
tion. He Will be great help to the
Brooklyn pitchers. and the team under
his leadership will play up to date base
ban, | feel sure that Robinson will enjoy
rhe support of the players and fans and
that his presence on the bench in uniform
will revolutionize matters The now man.
ager will arrive here on Thursday to talk
over the affairs of the team"
Ebbets said that ShOrtstop Fisher had
uot been released to the Toronto club,
but that an agreement had been made
by which Fisher would be turned over 10
ioe Kelley next spring II another player
could be developed to MI the position
with better results Manager Robinson
viii experiment with two new shOrtstops
Mowe who comes from Troy. and OHara,
drafted from the Fort Wayne club OF the
Central League.
OHara Is 81 years old. 3 feet inches
tall and weighs l55 pounds. lie played in
Hannibal, Mo, in 1912 and then was sc
cured by the DetrOits. who turned him
over to Providence last spring. He wal
sent to Evansville, returned to Providence
and finally Joined the Fort Wayne club
with Fort Wayne O'Hara played 81
.ames, going to the bat 3l7 times scOr
ing sc runs, making 81 hits for a batting
average of .2S7 and stealing 27 bases
His fielding percentage was .907, the rec.
pds showing 200 putouts. 26G assists
and IS errors. OHa,a Is a right handed
hitter Move, "a fast base runner is a