The sun., 1919-03-25
SIX INNING GAME
STARTS OFF DODGERS
Sizzling Practice at Jackson
vile for 10 Of the "a
Brooklyn Players.
ny GEORGE n. UNDERWOOD.


ny GEORGE n, UNDERWOOD.
special Despsteh to rHn Sun.
JAcKsoNvrLir. Fla, March 24.-Thls
Barr Field and no fewer than seishteen
noble athletes sporting. the brand of
your Uncle wllbert Robinson are
at the Hotel Seminole tonight One
other. the veteran Larry Cheney,
reported this morning. but left imme-
distely for Hainss City TO spend the day
with his sick father. Larry will be IN
toys with the other eighteen Dodgers to-
morrow morning.
| Those who answered the roll cali at
the Hotel Seminole tonight were:
! Pitchers JEFF Pfeffer. Leon Galore,
hube MarQuard, Burleigh Grimes and
Al Mamaux; Outfelder Tommy Griffith.
| Inhelders Jimmy Johnston, Ivy Olson.
Ollie O'Mara. Ray schnandt. Gen. sheri-
dan, Lew Malone. Frank Brasill and Joe
Magic. and Catchers Otto Miller, Ernie
Kruger, Jack Snyder and Mack Wheat.
Manager Robinson. Trainers Danny
Comerford and Mike Kelly. and Presi-
dent Ebbets completed tho Brooklyn
encourage.
Only six Abseatees Now.
With the exception OF the Ave Brook
lyn boys still shouldering rifles overseas
With Uncle Sam--Sherrod Smith. Chuck
Ward, Clarence Mitchell. Jack Miijus
and Tommy Fitxslmmons--only six play
era are absent and all Of them are ex-
pected hourly The six absentees In
clude Zach Wheat who Is en- route
from his farm In Polo. Mo, u; Hy Myers.
Jimmy Hickman, Larry Kopf and
Rockies Adams and Goodbread.
All except Kopf have signed contracts
or accepted terms and through RESPONSE
BILE sources It is learned that Kopf no
longer ID holdout and win put his John
Hancock to Brooklyn contract as soon
as he arrives.
| Despite the fact that most Of the play
ers donned their uniforms to-day for
the nrst time since last fall. Robbie
sent all hands through sixslins morning
and afternoon practice. Besides a bat
terry workout In the morning. he lined
up an inheld and outheld and rushed the
boys through a fast fielding drill.
In the afternoon he picked two mines
With the assistance of some OF the To-
cal players and staged six inning prac.
ttce gnme- In the opening baseball
battle Of the year, Cadores nine trt-
umphsd over Al Mamaux,s asrregation
by . score of 4 to /.
All Get . Chance.
|
own team and Al decorated the opposing
hurting hill Galore gave way 10 Grimes
and Mamaux handed over the pitcher q
burden to Vanguard before the i'm
brcglio was over. AZ could be expected
there was mighty little baseball and
most OF tho runs resulted from inneld
errors
Mamaux was the only pitcher who put
anything on the ball. CAdore, Marquard
and Grimes just iobbed the bali over
the plate. Manaux. however. In honor
OF his bride Of, three months, cut loose
| with an abundance OF speed and Tanned
the nrst three men to face him, John
atom. Maggie and Grifith.
Then Uncle Robbie roared the "siow
down" order and Al had to show more
mercy to the batsmen. Ernie Kruger,
| with q three Dagger. and Lew Malone.
with brace of singles. contributed the
batting featurea The fielding thrill was
furnished by Otto Miller. who made a
regular one handed Zach Wheat catch OF
long liner OF Cadore's bat.
The teams lined up as follows:
cApoREs TEAM.
| Johnston. hrst base; Magic. third base
Griffith. right held! sohmandt, second
base: Malone. shortstop; Grimes, left
nsld: Snyder. centre; Galore, pitcher. and
Pfensr. left Acid.
MAMAUxs TEAM.
oMars. third base; Brszi,i second
| base Sheridan. shortstop; ". Wheat, left
| neld; Miller. centre hold; Vanguard, right
| neld, and p. Kruger, centre: Mamaux
pitcher; johnson uocaD. left hsid.
Unless Uncle Robbie changes his mind
there will be no Tuesday and Thursday
practice games with the Yankees as
originally arranged. Robbie says he
thinks he can get better results by hav-
ing his men play among themselves with
the exception OF the regular Saturday
exhibition games with Miller Hugginss
crew. The hrst of the tits with the
American Leasuers will be staged next
Saturday.
When Manager Robinson hits Ebbets
Field fans may accuse him OF wearing
disguise. Anyway, Uncle Robbie has
to wear glasses at all times now, even
when in uniform II all Is on account OF
an accident Robbie suffered while hunt
Ing at Dover Hall. Georgia, last winter
At first It was feared he would lose the
use of his right eye.
Mrs Grimes, Mrs. Vanguard and Mrs
Mamaux accompanied their husbands
here and Mrs, Robinson Is expected
shortly. RUDE Vanguard, Jr., also is
here for a short stay with his dad. Mrs
Grimes Is seri ,usly III with tho influenza
and a trained nurse Is In constant at
| tendance.