The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-11
ROBBY MADE RUDE
Brooklyn Manager Responsible
for Marquard's Success.
Famous SOuthpaw Could Not
Win for John McGraw.
BY FRANK G. MENKE.

Very often the success of a ball
player depends altogether upon the
way he is handled by bosses. Under
the subordination of one type of leader
he will be a success; under another OF
differtn mold, he may be flat failure
The case of RUDE Marquard, the tenn
peramental left handler, is an excel
lent illustration.
During the early part of his career
with the Giants, Vanguard showed
nothing. 1t looked for a time as if the
club had fooled in paying $4,000
for him. And then Wilbert Robinson,
"the greatest salver in baseball" took
unto himself the job as coach of the
Giant pitchers. Marquard passed from
the domination of McGraw to that OF
Robinson.
And Marquard. almost miraculous
ly, developed into a star. McGraWs
way of handling him hadn't helped. He
needed some one like Robinson to
stiffen his backbone with praise: some
one to tell him-and keep telling him
that he was the greatest pitcher in
the league. His temperament required
Robinson's 'salve" treatment, not Nc
Graw's bulldozing.
..Robby' Developed "Rube."
In 1911. 1912 and 1913. Marquard.
with Robinson handling him. became
the pitching sensation of the league
Over that sweep of three years he won
10 games out of 101 for grand aver
age of over 700 He looked good for
at least six years more as shining
star in the big leagues.
| And then Robinson quit the Giants
| to manage the Dodgers-and Mar
guard began to flivver. He no longer
had Robinson to jolly him along; he
was back again under the direct han
/ Il Of he The south
paw began to slip and slip-and slip
still further.
| In 1914, the first year that Robin
son was away, Marquard lost 22 out
of his "a starts. He pitched without
the steadiness and the brilIiancy of the
whose spirit had been broken. In 1915
his performance with the Giants
showed no improvement. And so,
| McGraw, in disgust. asked for waivers
upon him, with the result that Robin
son-and Robinson alone-put in a
claim for him.
| "Robby, you're getting a lemon if
you take him. advised McGraw.
'Mebbe so-and me bbe not. -
answered the Dodger leader. II think
RUDE has a lot of good baseball in him
I yet-and that can get it out of him =
The 'Rube' Returns.
| And SC RUDE Vanguard passed back
had made him famous.
Now, looka here. Rube." said VIII
/ bert when Marquard reported. Il m
/ banking on you to show the folks that
1 know a pitcher when I see one. No
one else but your Uncle Wilbert'
thinks you are still good enough to be
q major lea guer. Go out and show
! 'em that you are--go and show 'em
that I wasn't a boob when I took you.
Get out there and beat the other guys
to a pulp. You can do it-sure you
can"
And RUDE has been doing 1t. That
same left handler who tagged "all
through" last year was one of the real
/ powers in the Dodgers drive for the
pennant. He never pitched better
baseball that he has this year. He has
come back-and with a rush. All year
long this man labeled has been" by
McGraw has pitched with a steadiness
! and consistency superior to that OF
any man on McGraw's staff; This Mar
i guard person, once again under the
leadership of the man who made
him has pitched for the wonderful
| average Of close to 700