New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-17
DAUBERT'S INJURY
ONLY BIG HANDICAP
Dodgers Have Hard Road
to Travel, but Chances
Favor Their Victory.
BY FRANK O'NEILL.

rates will be engaged in a double
header Every city on the circuit will
be visited and twenty eight games will
be played
Robbie's men are entrenched behind
three-game lead over the Boston
Braves and the champion Phillies, and
are confident of holding their position
through the battles with the Pirates,
the Cubs, the Reds and the Cardinals,
who are to be faced in the order named.
Fifteen games will be played with
those teams, including four with Pitts
burgh. four with Chicago, four with the
Reds and three with the Cards. Then
in order come the Phillies, with five
games in three playing days, including
double-header on Friday, September
1, and another on Labor Day. Septem-
Der 4. Bidding adieu to the champions.
the Robins will fly home and grapple
with the Giants in four games, and
then will invade Boston to fight the
Braves on their own ground in four
games. That schedule will occupy their
time until September u, when they re-
turn to Flatbush.
Hard Row for Robins.
The pennant race may be decided
when the Robins turn their faces
toward the rising sun and come East
from St. Louis to fight the Phillies,
the Giants and the Braves. The
strength of the National League CEN
tres in the East, and with the four
most powerful teams fighting for
supremacy, every game will count. IL
is against these three teams that
Brooklyn will have to play its best
game. The Giants may prove to be
the wreckers of hopes. McGraw's men
are practically out of the race for the
pennant, but there is sufficient power
in that team to beat any organiza-
ton in the league. If McGraw can
only get his machine running smooth
" again, as it ran on the first west
ern trip, one can only guess the even
Qualities.
The Robins have shown themselves
to be a reasonably strong road team
They have not failed to win more
games than they lost in the country
of the enemy. and Boston is the only
club in the league which has an edge
in the series. There is no special
significance in this, for last season
the Philles won the pennant, but
Brooklyn won thirteen games OF the
twenty-five played between the teams.
Brooklyn has been far more fortu-
nate against the other teams in the
league than has Boston. Robble's
men have won ten games more and
lost eight less against the other teams
than the Braves have. If this aver
age can be maintained on the trip the
Robins will gain five games on Bos-.
ton, increasing their lead to eight full
games. Allowing, then. that the
Braves sweep the series of four games
to be played in the Hub opening Sep /
TENDER 8, Brooklyn still will have
lead of four games.
Phillies To Be Considered.
There are the Philles to be consid-
cred. No team which boasts of a Gro
yer AleNdHutT can DC lbiOASNt 49,
thanks to the clever handling by Pat
Moran. the other Philadelphia mounds I
men are rounding into their best form
at a time when they are most needed. /
Al Demaree, who scored his sixth VIC
tory of the season over the Giants the 4
other day, is better now than at any
other time this season. Eppa kixey
is effective, and Erskine Mayer, accord 1
ing TO Chan Richter, is fairly smoking
the ball over the plate. The cham ,
pions are primed for the drive down /
the stretch, and only one thing may be /
taken for granted: A raging, roaring /
fight for the pennant is about to begin. !
l. is a pity, then, that injuries have 1
shaken the power of the Robins at a
time when power is most needed. Jake |
Daubert is out of the lineup, riding !
a charley horse that refuses to be !
tanned To add to the woes of Captain !
Jake. he is suffering from a strained
ligament which will keep him on the
side lines for week, or possibly more.
Daubert's loss will be felt, for while
McCarty is giving of his best, and
playing a consistent game at first base,
he is far from being the master work
man of Daubert's type. Not only is
Daubert missed in the field where he
is directing genius, bu. his speed on
the bases is by far greater than the
plucky catcher who is taking his place.
The fact that big Bill Dell, called
Wheeler by the fans, is not at his
best is another cause for worry. His
good right arm developed a variety OF
cricks, which have caused some trouble.
lie is rounding to condition. and Robbie
expects him 10 get into the game IN
Chicago. JEFF Pfeffer and Larry Cheney
are going well, but the former has
shown signs of wear and tear lately.
Indeed. JEFF might be possessed of an
arm of steel and yet feel the effect of
his labors, for Robbie has made fire.
quent use of him.
Cheney is going well, and the rap
on the arm he received from a liner
by Snodgrass will not impair his efec-
tiveness any. Jack Coombs is round
ing TO condition after two weeks rest,
and Marquard, inclined to be erratic,
may be counted on for his customary
good game at intervals.
Primed for Battle.
As for the rest of the team, the fans
need have little worry. The men are
on their toes, ready to fight for every
inch of ground. Ivan Olson is playing
wonderful ball at shortstop just now,
and is off on batting spree. His drives
have been more than timely. Buck
Wheat stands forth as one of the best
outhelders in the big leagues to-day,
and Jimmie Johnston is a conner If ever
there was one. The Oakland boy is a |
speed marvel on the lines, a corking |
fielder and good hitter.
The men on the team express the
utmost confidence in their ability 70 !