The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-06
Also Announces That He Ex-
poets to Use Rube Mar.
guard In Opening Clash.
PASSES UP SAFETY FIRST"
Boss Of National League Cham
pions Says His Lads Will
"Try Something"
By wILBERT ROBINSON,
Manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers

oy "IbDchl hoDlNSON,
Manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers
The first fact want the fans to pa ct,
IN their hats Is that my club will fight
Ihere has been some talk In baseball
this season that the Dorgers don't bat
Tie because we are not what I call {
hot-air ball club"
BY "hot-air ball club mean we ar,
not shooting of our mouths at the UNI
pires and the players on the opposlnl
teams for the benefit OF the grandstanc
all the time like Evers and Maranvill,
and some more OF those fellows who
claim to be such stormy petrels In base
ball.
IN admit now that In the last coupl,
OF months there have been times wher
thought my club was through. After
the Phillies took us for the first two
games last week In that important
series. things looked bad. and though,
my club was done. But they went into
the next game and gritted their teeth
and stick along. That ha sheen the his.
tory OF the team all the way over the
route and anybody who says / haven't
sot nghting ball club has me to lick
Marquard entered the last game Of the
series with the Phlllies under adverse
conditions and beat them.
And while we are talking about the
Rube." Ill have a word to say. He Is
and I expect to open with him. II
don't start him in the first game. I'll
use Pfeffer. Marquard has a good curve
ball and lots OF confidence. especially
sons. He beat them in 1912 when play
ing with the. Giants and he saw them
work when they played a spring series
with US at Ebbets Field before the sea-
son. We broke even with them then,
and will give my boys plenty OF conf
; denee in the games for the big dough.
When Marquard was with the Giants
saw a good deal Of him because I
was McGraw's assistant. and l used to
body paid much attention to Rube, and
he just stepped into the box and
pitched. He depended almost entirely
on fast ball and, when got him. he
was not the pitcher he is now. To tell
got him about a year ago because l
thought he might help me to win the
pennant, but he wasn't any good. His
spirit seemed to have been broken. and
Meyers was the same way. But l have
1ollied both OF them along and Rube
has developed a curve ball which is a
pip. He also has regained the conf
dence in himself.
Speakers Loss Hurts.
don't figure the Boston club nearly
an strong for a short series without
iris Speaker. There Is not the danger
OF stepping on dynamite In the batting
order, which always exists when he Is
In there. Marquard also knows the
Red Sox pretty well.
i inquire the spring series we played
with the Red Sox will do us lots more
good than 1t will the Boston club. We
broke even with them then, and my
boys do not rate them a very great
team as a result OF course, Il can be
argued that neither club was In the
best condition, which Is true, but II
was the same outfit we will face tomor-
row In the opener.
The whole thing comes down to the
question OF whether we can beat their
pitching stan. II we can hit Carrigan's
twirlers. we'll win-and / think we can
Outside OF the box, man for man, I
figure have the better ball club,
They'll start with a left handler. I'm
sure OF that: ! expect to use Mar
guard. Prefer. and Combs In the series
The Red Sox are not strong "stickers."
John Coombs has been talking TO the
club about the Boston batters, and he
will help our pitchers lot.
/ also know something about that
Red sox outfit myself. especially their
pitchers. and I don't figure them to
look so good against us after Coombs
ana l get through spreading a salve OF
i GdoI1Ss nrt over over our club John
year and lectured to Moran's club on
the Red Sox before the series opened
and got $50 for 1t, but this Is not the
same as sitting on the bench during a
game against the team he knows. Old
John will be worth a lot to US.
Will "Try Something"
From the worlds series have been in,
figure most managers don't try much,
but am going on record now as saying
that II We are beaten. we will be beaten
trying something, for We are going out
there and play all the baseball we
know. We won't be following safety
first" system all the time, and, II there
absorb 1t. Well try something even il
We get beaten four straight.
Let me say that Carrigan will realize
he has been in fight after every
us. trying to get a line on our ball play
ers. I saw Jack Barry in the stand
during one Of the games with the
Giants this week. John Coombs, who
used 20 work with Barry, had a talk
'What are you doing over here?"
Coombs asked Barry.
Looking you over for Bill" replied
Barry.
"You want to take a long slant, for
marked Coombs.
ANY club you are on generally will 4"
I haven't had a chance to look at the
Red sox myself, but we have a pretty
good line on them. OF course, there Is
a lot Of Information spread before a
series by friends who mean we'll, but
which Is not worth anything. We have
had our share OF that, but we think we
know something real about the Boston
club.
Ny team is a peculiar one. The play
ers even cross me. Sometimes, when
think their heads are down and am do
ing all can to encourage them, they
switch and play like demons. Most OF
be hard for carrigan to collect a good
line on the team.
We are ready for the battles. After
! get through. all I want Is that hsy
say tried. I believe we will win. I
can give you an accurate answer one
week from today.
tcopyrisht. lsis. by John n. wheeler. Ine.)