New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-12
Wilbert Robinson Counting
Heavily on His Fine I
Pitching Staff.
DAUBERT AND SMITH
STARS OF INFIELO
O.tfield Still Unsettled, wi
Wheat Alone Sure of Getting
Permanent Berth.

naught this season the saying: Nobody
loves fat man"
II the Superbas finish as high as he ex-
poets all hearts in Brooklyn will be his
Robinson has devoted his life TO tanning
pitchers. The wilder they are the better
he likes it, Down in Marlin when ne
was with the Giants he used 10 carry
portable rubber plate in his pocket ana
whenever a pitcher came witaln STRIKING
distance Robinson would seize him. set
the plate upon the ground and compel the
twirler to put the ball across H.
That was all there was 10 the prelim'-
nary course in the curriculum onered ny
Robinson Pitching Al elementary les
sons in control. Frequent conferences
with the instructor" was the way the
catalogue described IL.
Hour by hour the candidates would peg
the ball lust as close to the heart OF the
rubber plate as they could. BY the time
they were able to put the ball over win
their eyes smut. with one hand oehind
Robinson pointed out 10 them the fact
that the plate had two corners and they
would begin a new system OF inst ucs'on'
Rube Marauard and Jen TeSl' c s'r
among the pupils who show the o. 90 u
Roblnsons instruction. Perhaps II ne
could he would take back some OF inc
things he taught them, for Mahquaro an"
Tesreau are apt to be stumbling OiooNs
between the Superbas and the pennant'
or course there are many other hurdles
in the path and ind ed the odds against
the Superoas reaching the top OF the
heap are long. with an even break III
the luck. however. the team should max
a good bid for place In the nrst clNi-
sion
Whenever the team got in it's stree
last season along would come Tom sea
ton Of the Phillies aud win TO
game. Seaton is harmless now so ldf
as the Superbas are concerned and hei'-
tul from the standpoint Of the TIP Tops
For the most part poor pitching cos
Brooklyn a better place in the race las
year. The team hit well though aimiess-
IL. In fact BROOKLYN WIS second in team
eating. 1t has lost nothing IN hitting
strength
The pitching department shows p ~
Improvement in natural ability and Rop-
inson's instruction should make the ~
oven greate~. Ruelbach. who ca re chi
~ the tag end Of last season VII ZIP
ont great deal and Aitch.son will fool
many shrewd critics if he does not t'rl
ont 70 be one Of the best lefthandefs IN
the league. Frank Allen IS another prom
.sng Southpaw.
Some Of the sharps who watched
Pfeffer last year declared he could not
mitch his way out OF paper baS. T"is
seaeop he has no, only puzzing SLOW
hall. but a fair amount OF speed as well.
Raglan cracked" last year when called
lpon TO do double work. but with
Fighter assignment will give sood ac-
count of himself Wagner and Brown
have Yet To show their worth.
Nap Rucker. the teams star pitcher
nrobablv will be n little late i'm getting
under way. owing 10 an attack or ton
silitis
The club is crowded with catchers
Miller is orc Of the best in the league
Mccarthy ana Fischer are capable re-
ce,vers and Tex Irwin stin has punch
IN his bat. though he hardly ranks with
tn. others in catching ability
CAPTAIN jake Daubert is the shining
light OF the infeld When Chase was at
his best there was always opportunity
for hours Of argument concerning the re-
spective claims OF Hal and Jake TO the
title Of king among first basemen. Chase
IS no longer az his best, and now the
argument has grown one-st1ed.
In this part OF the country at least.
every one admits the leadership OF Dau-
bert. The very automobile In when ne
rides is a tribute 10 his versatile ability
on the diamond.
Cutshaw will never win any autos by
his play at second base. but he is well
above the average in fielding ability and
IS a consistent hitter. Dick Egan, the
traveller who. after viewing all the coun-
tries in the world. chose Brooklyn as his
home. has displayed good form at short
stop in the practice games. Red Smith Is
the same old reliable player at third.
The outheld is still unsettled OF
course. no one can drive Zach Wheat
out OF left. but Riggert may eventually
displace Dalton in centre. Dalton IS the
recruit who made five hits against
Mathewson when he played his first game
in Brooklyn several years ago. ne
drifted away from fast company AFTER
short STAY. but now he is making de-
termined effort TO get back again 'en'
dency 10 carelessness in his throwing j
his only glaring fault.
stengel huctuates in his hitting anu
as he Is only a fair outhelder his place
on the team depends largely on his aoh-
inv IN hit al the top OF his form Rig
CERT is a capable substitute to MI any
outfield vacancy.
Hummel, O'Mara and Elberfeid are inc
only available infed substitutes. Brook
lvn's first string men must ENJOY eNc.l-
IL - .aa-,, q finish hiKh-