Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-12
Brooklyn Manager Has Fifteen
Pitchers on His Twirl-
ing Staff.

Wilbert Robinson, manager of the
Brooklyn Club of the National
League, in whom the local fans are
interested because of the connections
between the Tigers and Superbas and
because of Robinson's ability to help
the locals in case of need, has some
good ideas about managing base
ball team. Robbie" as he is known
to the scribes and players, isn't shoot
ing off a bunch of verbal fireworks
about new ideas he has about man
aging a team. The Dodyer leader
says he wants speed" and lots of
it, which means that the Superbas'
methods of attack will be patterned
a good deal after the Giants whirl-
wind base running.
Robinson was asked whom he
thought would be the likely successor
of Swacina- His reply was: I'VE have
four or five good men, any one of
whom can play that bag. Ebbets will
take good care of you, depend on
that. We also have something like f1f-
teen pitchers, and don't be surprised
if Harry Smith gets couple of them.
I want to look over my material be-
fore 1 do any wedding. You can APP
preciate that" he added.
Robbie says that he does most of
his thinking in bed. This may sound
rather strange to q fan, but when
one stops to consider that big
league management is very much
sought during the day by fans and
has little time to collect his thoughts,
ii is no wonder that he can think best
in the solitary confinement of his own
room. when I was with John Nc
Graw," said Robinson, The used to
Jump out of the bed sometimes at 5
o'clock in the morning and pace the
floor Some new idea had popped into
his head while he was worrying over
the fortunes of his team, and he
paced up and down until he reached q
decision on the problem"
Robinson is a manager who is like
ly to gain the respect of baseball
players as a fellow man and not as a
slave-driver. He is veteran and ex-
perienced in the tricks of the game.
Furthermore, he was always q clean
ball player. II don't believe in kick
ing" said Robbie. "In fact, have
been put off the field only twice In my
life, once at Brooklyn while with st.
Louis and another day in Detroit. In
both games our side left the field. I
don't believe in kicking. 1t doesn't
pay. l hear the National League Is
considering a rule to keep bench man
ayers off the field altogether. They
can go through with it as far as I am
concerned in the kicking line, but I
don't want them to keep me off the
coaching line.
What we need is speed, eh, Lar
ry?" laughed Robinson, as he turned
to Scout Sutton and slapped him on
the knee.
well I think you have it," replied
T 10 ay-of Dter~ aY-t
from the association, a hefty hitter
and as fast as bullet. You know
the calibre of the rest of the line-u up
Smith, Cutshaw, Daubert, Wheat,
Miller and Stengel I guess they can
bang that ball"
The conversation drifted to Cutshaw
and Charles II. Ebbets, jr., who was
in the group, declared that he be-
lieved Cutshaw was worth more to
Brooklyn than Johnny Evers. The
Newark president declared that there
are few big leaguers, not excepting
Evers, who can eatsup pop files over
the infield like Cutshaw does Some
of the letters Brooklyn players have
written to Robbie welcoming him as
manager show their keen regard
for the former Giant coach.
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Cy Barger Is Heard From.
Cy Barger writes that he has signed
three-year contract with the Fed
erals and that he got a big bonus for
affixing his signature to the docu-
ment which makes him the property
of the Outlaws" The former Newark
twirler says he might be foolish, but
he thinks he did the right thing. as
the offer was so alluring he could not
pass it up. Barger has not yet been
placed with any Federal League club.
1t is believed, however, that he will
wind up with Indianapolis. Cy winds
up his letter by praising Harry Smith
and saying he is sorry to leave New
ark fans, who always treated him
royalty.
Feds After Local Boy.
Dick McAuliffe, q local boy. who
was with Kingston. In the New York
and New Jersey League, last year,
has received Federal League offer.
McAuliffe played the outfield and bat
ted over 800 last year. Scout Arthur
Irwin, OF the New York Americans,
looked him over and put him down on
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