New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-08
ROBBIE SCOUTS
IDEA DODGERS
WILL WEAKER
Brooklyn Cut Out for the
League Leaders, Says
Manager. 1
BY FRANK O'NEILL.

PIRATES came 10 the emu OF a pertct
day yesterday. A driving summe,
shower blown in from the ocean
drenched the parched diamond at e..
bets Field TO such degree tina, real
snappy baseball would have been GU,
of the question.
Accordingly, Charles II. Ebbets de-
clared of the final game Of the series
with the Smoky City host and awaits
the coming of the Chicago Cubs to tn.
Flatbush stadium this afternoon. Al.
though the announcement Of the post.
ponement was made early in the after.
noon a few thousand fans who mad.
the trip from sweltering Manhattan
were disappointed.
A busy week confronts the Robins.
They start campaign against the Cubs
which will occupy their attention
through four days. There will be 20
double-headers in this series, however
When the Bruins hit the trail for the
West the Boston Braves will make thei.
bow and the fur and feathers will Hy.
The series Of four games in three play.
ing days will start with a double-heat-
er on Saturday afternoon. One game
will be played on Monday and Tuesday.
and on Wednesday Wilbert Robinson
will lead his team into the country o!
the enemy, opening in Pittsburgh on
August II.
Robins Show Confidence.
Holding, as they do, a lead Of thm
and one-half games over their nesres,
rivals, the Boston Braves, the Robins
are confident that they will drive riga.
ahead and win the pennant. From Will
bert Robinson down TO the mascot the
proposition that the team will weaken
under the strain Of leading the league
is secuted.
eve feel thoroughly at home said
Robbie yesterday. This business Of
leading the league was just cut out for
us. We are not worried by any team
in the league and we will not allow
ourselves 10 be worried. Why should
we, indeed? The boys have been ou.
in front all the time, playing the best
ball in the league, and the team that
plays the best ball wins the pennant
"The most reassuring incident ia
the entire season was the wonderful
pitching of Rube Vanguard on Sstur.
day. Rube never pitched better
game in all his life. He had MS speed,
his curve ball and his control. 1t top
ped off his fine work against the
Pirates, the Braves and the Giana,
when he curbed them up sharply. |
look for the big lefthander 10 be IA
there all the time, from now on, worf-
-. -.-,,1ar and handing
in victories for US. His comeoaek
Just about nails that old flag TO the
pole.
Jake Daubert is out for few days
with a sore leg. As matter OF fact,
he probably will come in to.morro"
against the Cubs. But even II he re-
mains out, we are not terribly weak
ened. Lew McCarty can cover the oss
some, and guess Lew isn't hitting
that old ball!
81 rank George Cutshaw on par
with any second baseman in oasecsll.
George isn't fashy ball player, ou'
he gets the results. Moreover, ne ge''
them in a manner which leaves no
doubt of his ability. Many stop ana
many a catch he makes in a way wniea
is most deceptive. He knows the bat
ters and where to play them, and 50
many a hard play is made 10 1901
easy. II is a player like Cutshaw wn'
is most valuable.
Mowrey Great at Third.
Leaving George TO cover second
hese move over to third and shsk'
hands with Mike Mowrey, who is play,
mo the best game of his career.
know of no man in the big leagues who
is covering this position in better
style. Good things are coming oui
wav. for Ivan Olson is doing all that
can be asked at shortstop, and, N
word. our entire team is making, Z
fight which is bound to carry II to tne
topmost rounds of the ladder
jeff Pfeffer, the big righthander, VINO
stands forth as one of the best plien'
ers in the National League to,asL
shares the confidence of Wlloef'
Robinson. There is no team that can
blast US out Of our lead" said Je1
yesterday. "Marquard coming up nc
way he has just about clinches the
pennant. All our pitchers are CONS
good, and the rest of the team is back,
ing us up in wonderful style. We oia
fair 10 increase our lead on the roaa.
There are some who fear our neS'
trip. We don't The other teams nave
to travel as far as we do, and we cave
been uniformly successful on the roao
this year. 1t is not the West tna'
will give us trouble; IL is the Ess'
The strength of the National League
centred in Brooklyn, Boston, fnlls
delphia and New York, and you kh0"
who is leading the league
Not long ago Jimmie Johnston ven.
ured the opinion that II he ever 81
into the game regularly he'd sul
there. The Oakland blade Is denver
ing the goods in carload lots. d,
is hitting well, fielding brilliantly, Az Az
is a streak of lightning on the pa'n'
The boys are still kidding Chh,
Movers over his two-bagger sgsin''
the Pirates. The Mission warnSo,
swatted the ball clear down to 'n'
left field fence, but got only two pas. pas.
on it. Any other player, even pa.
guard. could have got three. BUY "a
Chief has his alibi: That's wns'
call conservative base running q
declared yesterday.
Jack Coombs + has recovered CON
pletely from a strained muscle IN a.
/ arm and expects 20 take his reguiH
turn in the box starting IN the sei'e
with the Cubs.
AZ, aoOuo DecultS.