New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-07
Goldfish Barking
at the Robins
BIZ ". o. McGEEGAN. ~~~

Boston, Oct. 6.-The Goldfish off Cape
Cod are barking merrily IN their giee
tonight in anticipation of soft time
with the clans of Long Island, n. !.
The clam, chief piscatorlal product
of the isle upon which Brooklyn is sit
uated, has been accepted as symbollcal
Of the Robins. 1t is suggestive OF the
endurance, the patience and silence OF
the Brooklyn National baseball team.
In emulation of the denizen of the fats
the Brooklyn supporters are saying
little, but behind their reticence they
are bursting with optimism as clam
is bursting with potential broth.
Tomorrow, they feel, will be the day
of the Clam. The modest mollusk
which hides its virtues and its intel
lect beneath the waters which wash
Long Island will have its day at last.
When it happens, the turning Of the
worm will have little on the uprising
of the Clam.
Everybody was here at midnight
Novelists, poets, short story writers
and babbling baseball statisticians
roamed the streets at will. From force
of habit the Brooklyn rooters retired
quietly and early. Vociferous Boston
csc chanted "Tessie" in the corridors
until late hour, as is their wont.
This business of holding a worlds Sc
ries is becoming habit in Boston, and
they are blase here, but musical.
On the dope there ought to be lot
of money wagered, with Boston long
favorite, but despite the plentifulness
of the long green in this vicinity the
mazuma is cagey. The form players
are puzzled by the clam-like attitude Of
the Brooklyn boosters. Also the chill
fear that this may be the year for the
dope upset is beginning to make the
plungers SILVER.
A lot will depend on the first game,
Of course. Reuben Marquard, who is 10
officiate in the opening session, seems
to be right. When Reuben rs right he
is q tough southpaw. Given that first
game. the Robins are liable to get such
shot of confidence III the arm that
they will rush right through the series.
II the Robins are bumped tomorrow
afternoon it will be a tough day for the
CLANS. They are gone for the series.
Throughout the long National League
contests the Robins seemed more than
once to suffer from sheer stage fright
II they get en- attack of this IN the
game tomorrow, the placing OF Brook
lyn upon the baseball map will be IN
definitely postponed. But old stagers
like Robbie, Jack Coombs and Mar
guard are preaching the folly OF taking
a worlds series battle as anything more
than a ball game. If the Robins can
listen and pay heed to the sage counse!
they ought to surprise Beantown.
While the cold figures argue to the
contrary. we think that the Robins have
a chance. It breaks the monotony to
have the dope upset, and 1t may be
because we like TO see the monotony
shattered early and often that we give
the Robins a look-in.
Old Man Psycao logy will be the
greatest factor II Robbie has con-
WINGED his boys that they have a chance
to win and that they are entitled TO
win. they'll be on the chart. But II
they go in feeling that they have not a
chance and that the dope which de-
clarcs they have no license to beat the
Sex is right, they will fritter away
four days and they will pass out IN
four straight games. .---------