The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-12
Robinson Says Boston
Outplayed His Outfit
Carrigan's Steadying Influence on Leonard Swung
Tide In Favor of Red Sox-Dodgers Boss
Says Scott Is Bes In Big Leagues.
BY WILBERT ROBINSON,
Manager Of Bro oklyn Dodgers.

BOSTON, Oct. l2.-There is no need
for regrets. All we can make up our
minds to do is to fight harder and
hope to win the series. In some OF
the games we have been outplayed.
and in some the luck" broke against
us.
The breaks we're not ours in the
first two in Boston. Yesterday We were
outplayed. 1t wasn't ball game after
the fourth inning.
we tipped over two runs in the first
round. I felt as II we would win the
series. Dutch" acted nervous at FIRST
but he frightened up after the Sox gave
him that bracer OF three runs. and he
pitched a grand game.
Being an old catcher myself. I appre-
clated the star work Or Carrigan be-
hind the bat in handling Leonard and
steadying him down after he got away
badly. We should have won the ball
game in the first ten minutes before
Bill Carrigan could get In his coach
Marquard had the stun when he
warmed up. never saw him show more
but he was forcing himself and wasn't
natural. He was curving them so much
and pushing so hard that he couldn't
get the ball over the plate. and he Pitch
ed all wrong to batters.
II is common knowledge that Duffy
Lewis can murder a high ball, yet
RUDE stuck one Just where he wanted
It In the second inning and Lewis
busted II TO the fence.
/ want to pass up all responsibility
for one incident that occurred at the
ball park yesterday. Some fellow was
sitting on the roof of the grandstand
back Of third base with a mirrow and
flashing It at the eyes OF the Boston
batters. He was not making out very
we'll, but Tommy Connolly spotted him
from right field and came In on the run.
He looked accusingly at me, as Quigley
drove the nut" of.
who he was. but imagine he must have
been some Flatbush flbert who thought
he was trying to help us. He wasn't.
why did you leave Daubert out to-
day." a newspaper man asked me after
Because we wanted to put in a
righthanded hitter against Leonard" 1
told him, And listen. You are the
morning that coombs took himself out.
A pitcher never takes himself out on
my club"
I will also take the blame for mistake
that I made and which cost my club
one run, but as II turned out. II would
not have helped us TO win anyway. In
the fourth inning, with Lewis on second
base-he Is ono trouble maker In a
worlds series-Carrigan came to the bat
with two out.
1t would have been baseball to pass
Carrigan and take a chance on Leonard
but | will admit I was so busy watch
Ing RUDE and worrying about him and
| figuring on putting Cheney In that II
slipped my mind. Carrigan made q hit
which scored Lewis.
The Boston club has certainly fielded
grandly in this series and l can't en-
| phasize too strongly the value OF Scott
who looks to me like the best shortstoT
In the country today. 1t helps a pitcher
| 10 get support such as the Red SoS
furnish their boNmen, and don't won
| der Carrigan's staff is rated great.
There might have been a different
story to tell II Cheney had started
But give me the second guess. and
would have won four straight bal
| games.
Some folks have criticized me fol
Wheat getting caught loose from thirt
base in the first inning. Buck Lays HI