The sun., 1916-10-07
DODGERS DISPLAY
CONFIDENT GRINS
ON WAY To HUB
COOmbs. in Sizing Up Red SOx,
Thinks Robins Chances En-
ceedingly Bright.
SAYS BROOKLYN HAS A
BETTER PITCHING STAFF
~ GEORGE UNDERWOOD.

ny GEORGE UNDERWOOD.
BosroN. oct. Eve have seen ath-
before a big race so grouchy and
heir best friends. Some fighters before
through .he ropes for an i'm
contest show the sdciability OF a
that has been kept a month in
, dark cellar and fed on raw meat.
Blu. on the eve Of the big battle be-
,ween the Brooklyn Dodgers and the
Red Sox for the championship
n balloon there were no signs of surli-
ness or loneliness ~ temper when I'm
lie Wilbert Robinson's Superoas donned
their pajamns at the Brunswick Hotel
tonight.
The Brooklyn club players n Off
rials arrived this evening. accompanied
by some OF he newly formed Brooklyn
club. which will endeavor to
offset vocally the heretofore successful
support OF the Boston Royal Rioters.
Manager Robinson said that every mem
Der Of his team was in shape for the &C.
r!es and that they expected to win.
The invading club was met at the
by "A large crowd OF local fans
who cheered the players as they hur-
ried to their hotel for n good night :
rest before beginning the most import
ant games of the year.
Robins Enjoy Their Holiday.
All the way up from New York on
the baseball special through Connect
cut. Rhode Island and Massachusetts,
where the October haze hung over the
meadows the players acted as II they
were enjoying a holiday.
loon after pulling out Of the Crane
Central Mike Mowiey and Hy Myers
started singing a duet and Chief Meyers
and Jack combs made IL a quartet
Casey Stcngel attempted to swell the
chorus 10 an agony Ave with mis- Caruso
like tones. but Uncle Robbie ordered
him TO desist for fear he would get q
charley horse in his throat. Ia Ebbets
VINO accompanied the team. added Insult
TO injury by telling Casey that ne hat
a voice Just like Bill KLEIN and every
body knows that Casey and Bill ART
mortal enemies.
Soon after boarding the train Vncl,
Wilbert told all hands that he didn'
want anybody to think about baseball
let alone talk II. And then Robbie CAV,
a fine example OF falling to practise wha
he preached by bawling down the car Z
where Jack Coombs WAS seated "Hey
Jack. who do you ;hlnk Bill Carrigal
will star; tomorrow. Dutch Leonard o
Babe Ruth"
r..- ..,
" ""'" WIZ '''c"'
Il see Bill Is quoted as saying that h
il going To start Leonard. but | wouldn'
be surprised to see him flash Ruth. Bah
has been pitching some great bali an,
maybe Bill will send him agains, II.
From all indications. however. II will b
Leonard. who has been tried in the Ar
and not found wanting. think Cart
gan will save Ruth till nj! hands get
cha nee TO steady down A bit"
Well. I guess they will look ALI IN
same u US, won, they. boys"" h.Ilowe
the jovial commander OF the Dodger,
and though no ono ron rcd a boas,f,I "ves
the confident grins and avsressiy. on,
bursts Of the ~players' laws showed IN,
the Superbas win face tho Wanted Ro
Sox hurlers with lots OF respcc, hut wi,
little fear in their hearts.
Manager Robinson seemed ~ rcesc
he opinlon OF his players whom be a., II
Tonight: 81 fail 10 see where tho no
Sox have ANYTHING on us and I In
, for n mighty close series win IN
breaks, PLAYING a might, r,omine
mart.
uo.,... c...
base r]unn,n scam tb,n ,ha c,ran,
The Red Sox arc sunposcd In b,ya
stronger nl,chips STAN Than ,he boa..,
bu, in ali my wears in baseba,, I hay
seen few pi,chinr s,ons tina, cnn,nar o
with Pfeffer. Coombs. Maruuard. Chene
and Smith. I have an iJca that hefo,
the series ends Their. NAV be n chang
I'm opInion regarding the su-nosed &,
periority OF the Boston hurlcrs Rrool
i'm has five great pitchers. any one ,
which would be a star on any pitchin
stan.
"Coombs and Marauard have face
worlds series crowds and there shoul
he no question regarding their stead
ness. Pfcner, Cheney and Smith ten
eramentally are Of the type tn:
st-ad.as in an emergency. ard II thel
IL any Cracking or ~'skyrocketing' on N
team think II will be outside OF Il
4 pitchers"
Jack Coombs was Jus, as confident {
Robbie. Never even in my old All
letlc days. said Coombs this evcnin
did ! face a series more confident ar
optimistic h n ! am Tonight. IT
truth is ! felt a little bit about the tea
three weeks ago. Strain was telling {
all OF US,
Deube Also CONFIDENT.
'ou Nno" $50 49, '"'n'.s '."
c~ession all OF the seaso win only Ju