New-York tribune., 1916-07-26
Rain Postpones Reception
to Cardinals Dodgers
Primed for Long Fight.
BY FRANK O'NEILL.

Rain, and plenty Of it, prevented
the Brooklyn Robins from entertain
ing the St. Louis Cardinals on the
diamond at Ebbets Field yesterday nf-
ternoon. That keen pleasure that
was denied to the fans in welcoming
home the returning heroes in bent
ting manner will be doubled, for this
afternoon the teams will play a double
header if the skies clear and the
downpour ceases. The Robins will be
at home until August 10, meeting the
four Western teams and the Boston
Braves. Then, after resting on Au-
gust l6, the Robins will depart on the
Western trail again, opening in Pitts
burgh on August II.
There is something radically wrong
with the time fuse that was set on
the bomb to blow up the Robins. 1t
simply refuses to perform IT'S duties
Here it is July 26, by which time
Wilbert Robinson's men were to have
been plunged into the second DIVISION
or, in any event, out of the lead. A
casual glance at the standing of the
clubs, however, will discover the fact
that the team clings to the lead with
a tenacity entirely unexpected. For
q team judged so weak at certain
points in the lineup. and with men
who are supposedly slow of thought,
the Robins are remarkable.
Record Not So Bad.
In fifteen games played in the West
on this last trip Brooklyn won nine
and lost six, and were eXcelled only
by the Boston Braves, who won ten
games and lost six. The Phillies
equalled the record of the Robins,
while the Giants secured nothing bet
ter than an even break. So, for a
team which is limping around and
living on borrowed time, the record is
not so bad.
As a matter of fact. any team which
managed TO play ball on that trip at
all was little short of marvellous. Lew
McCarty. the big catcher, who is now
setting the pace for the batters in the
National League, said that in all his
experience in the big leagues he had
never remembered travelling through
such terrific heat. He said that from
the time the train rolled out of New
York the boys averaged about three
hours sleep night.
at was surely hot out there" said
Lew. when you went 10 bed you
just lay there, tossing around and
sweating. Plunging into the bathtuh
afforded only momentary relief, for
just as soon as you got out and dried
off, the heat got you again. ! used 10
think ] could stand the heat, but II
certainly had me all in. Some of the
other fellows were in worse plight
for they never slept wink. IL was
hard on some of the pitchers.
thought jeff Pfeifer would fade away
TO a grease spot. But we're home now,
the team is in good condition, and
we will go right ahead proving tina,
any team which cuts into the worlds
series will have to beat us TO the
goal!"
The series which will sizzle with
action will start at Ebbets Field on
Saturday. August -. The Boston
and his mC on that date. II is
thought that as safety measure
Charles II. Ebbets will be called upon
" optl NHtNhluE SNdNaOH Aoi idHOi =
guns and blackjacks, for surely there
is little fraternal feeling existing be-
tween the teams.
Some OF the statements credited 10
George Stallings have riled the Robins
10 the fighting point. The boys are
ready to pile in and show the leader
of the Braves that as prophet he
is most remarkable farmer.
Charles Lincoln Herzog was disap-
pointed when the rain prevented his
playing on the Polo Grounds wearing
the uniform Of Giant. Herzie sat
about the lobby Of the Ansonia talk
ing TO some Of his numerous friends
while the gentle moisture on the out
side sent the wayfarers SURVIVING 70
cover. "l'm sorry that we could not
have played this afternoon" said the
former manager OF the Reds. Il am
anxious 20 show the New York fans
that can work just as hard to land