The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-29
Observation-Disclosures
HIS BOSS ROBINSON
Brooklyn Captain Says He Had
No Designs on job Now
Held " wilbcrt.
JACK DOYLE A MAGNATE
With Andy COaklcy He Ac-
Guires Ownership of Asbury
in Atlantic League.


The first man 10 congratulate. Wilbert
,.x, -, a.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, ,,as
Noo''so" VIC" w. s - -.
mace that ne nao sisneu 'or '"ree year,
10 pilot the Brooklyns was Jake Daubert
captain OF the club.
"a In, Of ur,tors and most Of the pub.
u. haa ~. or,,rs,y urong" said Deubert
NC nau me e"'.'e'S WINS "''.r -
yes'erds! III DISCUSSING i'Op'"so"' 'o"s
term appointment. 81 never had man
agcrial designs OF any kind Mr.. Ebbets
con youch for tho truth OF this
go, ii, 4, ,t,o ,a,,h ,or ~. IN
WIN I've '""o '"o'e" "
think OF Trying III! "'anaFer'" manu-
when ! have come to the end OF my rope
an plaver | am under contract 20
.roolIv, for i've more years At the
-, A., ~ ,..,, n u.h,,o
enu OF 'h,' '''"e WIZ
lot more about baseball than DO now
In the meantime I am going to do my
lava, he.+ for Vilbert Robinson, the club
and myseit
"xaturaii,. all q, lis arc ambitious IL
NE amount 10 ANYTHING hut my ambi-
rio, a. yet has not taken any managerial
,-c,d There have hccn too many strik-
Co.,, ax,r,nIcs ~ failure by Young fellows
VINO look n chance on more than they
could handle IIal Chase and Jake Stahl
,urrisi, good Illustrations Chase's play
when leader OF the New York Americans
was affected BY this added responsibility.
,.h,, ha assumed charge OF Washington.
Later Stahl made good with the Boston
Red Sox. bu, then he was much older
and more experienced than when with the
Senator's.
Every player on tho Brooklyn club Ia
with Robinson heart and soul. lie Is
fine fellow and thoroughly competent to
get the very best results out OF the ma
t.rial on hand Brooklyn ~ not going
TO finish in tho ruck for him. take II
from me. We have a much better club
than our present position would indi-
cate We have had great deal or bad
luck In Illness and injuries so far' ana
tho club has not hit anywhere near IT'S
normal form. But in spite OF this our
club in seventh place, Us only nine run
games behind the paccmaking Giant
champions. The race Is still Young win
the real fight ahead. The field Is so well
punched that any second division tenant
has chance TO be UP among 'he ieaue's
inside a month"
Friends OF Robinson are dehghted Win
Charles ". Ebbets for the decisive man
ner in which he expressed MS ta',h IN ms
manager. That Robinson knows both the
game and how to handle players All oil ms
rivals admt--John J. McGraw In particu-
lar. No one knows better how 10 develop
young pitchers. \ proof IL the sterhhs
performance OF Prefer. big recruit from
one or the obscure leagues
John Doyle, the billiard impTesario'
has cast his strength with organized pase-
hall in the fight against the rederaA,
John and Andy Coakley nave purchased
the Asbury PARK FRANCHISE Oh tie H,'an-
tic League. which embraces also Long
Branch. Perth Amboy. Paterson foush-
keepsie, Newburgh and Danbury. coax
ley is pitching and MANAGING the ciup'
lie seems TO be tribe better p'cher
than leader for though he has Won SIX
Of his eight starts tho clup Is III slNtI'
place However, but hre games separate
sixth and second positions
Manager Coakley and MaSnate poyie
have arranged gaia opening TOT Ath.euo
Field. Asbury Park, next THURSDAY hter-
noon. This VIII be the hrst nome APP
pcarance or their CLUB when was KEPT
on the road since the opening of the
season 20 that home could ne proNiucd
for II. This Is Asbury FHrks nrst pro-
fessional appearance Doyle and COAX
ley took over the team on snort notice.
Manager Coaklcy predicts whole lot
OF trouble for his rivals from now on
lie looks for great results from what Is
perhaps the greatest novelty OF base
baldwin brother performers on the same
nine. Coaklcy found this Oddly in Joe
and Tom ORricn. well known 10 Follow
crs of independent ball around Philadel-
pha. Joe Is an outheider and Tom Is
khortstop.
Washington. which had been conceded
the best chance OF all American League
rivals to head the Athletics. Is going iron
had to worse. The disastrous slump tina
started on the recent Western trip has no
abated. Griffith and his team forfeited
rowdy tactics In the last half OF the lat
series with the worlds champions.
II was bad enough for Griffith to fortel
game to Connie Mack That, in Ban
Johnson's league. involved automatic sus
pension for him and a fine OF $1,000. Bu
when Chick Gandil deliberately tried to hi
Umpire Chill with the ball because he dis
agreed with a ruling the absolute limit q
iawlcssness was reached. Such hot head
edness smacks of the rowdy days befor
the advent of the American League.
In the meantime a new element has on
tered the lists on the side of Griffith. Johi
Henry. the Washington catcher, is a vice
president OF the Baseball Players Fra
sernity. In this capacity he has notine,
Mr.. johnson that he must discharge Oil