The Washington herald., 1916-10-07
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Dodgers reached the Grand Central
today. and they took that one by mis-
lake.
They mistook it for one of the
ground eaters. 1t is practically i'm
possible to distinguish a slow train
from a fast one on the New York,
New Haven and Hartford when they
are lying dormant at the station, be-
cause both kinds wear locomotives
with wheels.
The big waiting room Of the Grand Cen
trail Station was packed with people when
the Dodgers reached there after a parade
private crowd at his heels wherever he
moved Your Uncle wilbert Robinson,
who was a crowd within himself, of
course, had a hard time working his way
through an aisle of folks and past bar
riers OF outstretched hands TO the train.
The fat manager Of the National League
champions is ever a genial soul, and his
broad face was engulfed in one gigantic
grin as he listened to the congratulations
and good wishes. After getting aboard
the train, Robby hunted up an extra wide
seat and buried himself in peaceful slum-
Der.
Richard W. De Marquis, alias Rube
Marquard, stalked about the Grand Cen
tral with majestic mien before the train
lGlLs anu a crown Oh pOp-eyeQ ADMIRERS
hovered in his august wake. After getting
on the train, however, the Reuben cast
aside his imperial manner, and fell for
such humble pursuits as "rummy" and
hearts"
Left-Hander One of Heroes.
The lean. wry-necked left-hander was
one Of the heroes Of the mob today and
plenty OF good luck was shrieked after
him in divers keys as he took his de-
parture. Mrs. Richard De Marquis, other
wise Blossom Seely, is fastening on from
Cleveland, where she has been in vaude-
willie, to be present at the opening Of the
series in Brooklyn.
It's no cinch I'm going to start Mar
guard tomorrow" said Your Uncle Will
bert Robinson, between maps today. I've
got a couple Of other pitchers in great
condition right now, besides the Rube.
Say, you fellows have been talking a lot
about Marquard and Coombs, but I'm
willing to make bet that Pfeffer pitches
as well as any OF them in the series"
This remark leads to the suspicion
that Your Uncle Wilbert is thinking some
Of tossing in the big right-hander for the
starter.
PfeIer has always been one Of Robby's
favOritss. The manager OF the Brooklyns
believes that the lord OF all pitchers Of
all time was Sadie Mcmahon, the old
bdAllIlOTc OElOlSg anu II Is 5dlQ InAL
Pfefrer has much OF McMahon's general
style.
When he was coach Of the Giants'
PITCHERS, Your Uncle Wilbert was always
seeing something in some youngster that
reminded him of Sadie, but in Pfeffer's
case it is not imagination, and Robby is
the man who developed Pfeffer and made
him a good hurler.
Praise for Pfener.
New York followers Of baseball will
never forget how Robby worked with
Pfefrcr the first time he took the blanket
off the yOungster in a game against the
Giants; the soIicitious, paternal care with
which Robby patted and coddled the
right-hander through to victory. He said
then, and has often said since, that Pfef-
fer is sure to be one Of the greatest pitch
ers the game has ever known
MarQuard and Coombs are generally
picked by the guessers to open for the
Dodgers tomorrow, however. and II Robby
starts Pfefrer, It will be a tremendous
surprise. Colby jack had a quiet but
prosperous journey to Boston as he also
found diversion with the newspaper men
at their similar pursuits.
When the train stopped at New Lon
don, as it stopped at all other new, and
also old. ports along the road, a travel
ing salesman got aboard and entered one
OF the Dodgers private cars. Some were
for ejecting him forthwith but finally
Fred Merkle, who had noted something
familiar about the fellow from the be-
ginning. recognized him as none other
than Handsome Harold Mccormick, the
great old pinch poker OF the Giants.
Handsome Harold is not a whit less
handsome than formerly, and not a
whit less better dressed, whatever a
whit Is. He is now travelling for a
steel concern, selling steel, and had
made" New London in his pursuit of