The sun., 1919-04-07
ONLY ONE WEAKNESS
IN DODGER OUTFIT
Good Substitute for Veteran
Daubert Is Biggest Worry
Of Manager Robinson.
~ GEORGE II. UNDERWOOD.
Special DsspatcA TO tn. Sun.

JAcKsoSvILLx, Fla. April 6.-Though
the signs that one picks up along the
spring training camp trail often prove
misleading when the whirr Of the cham
pionship race 10 on, two weeks close
scrutiny OF the Dodgers as presented in
their regular training routine and in the
exhibition games with the Yankees Of
fers at least some idea OF the battle ar
ray Uncle Robbie will huri into the
National League fray 1t would be haz-
nrdous to attempt to tell what kind OF a
machine Robinson has welded together,
for at this stage OF the game and for
some time to como he win have to con-
tinue experimenting.
One thing 10 certain, and that Is that
the Dodgers will play much better ball
this year than last. But that same as
sertion-can be made OF practically all of
the major league clubs. There IL diff
ferent spirit In the air. The boys are
down to real baseball business again.
One sees II both on and of the feld.
Robinson has a first division club. His
superb pitching star would pull a poor
ball club a long way, and the Dodgers
have a much stronger ball club than ap-
pears on paper. Robbie's only pitching
need ut present Is another good south
paw. and he viii get him as soon as
Sherrod Smith returns from France.
Have Four Star Right Handlers.
No club in either league boasts OF four
such right handlers as Grimes, Mamaux.
Pfeffer and Galore. Cheney, the vet
eran spitballer. still has a lot Of base
ball In him, and when Smith returns
Robbie will have two sterling south
paws In Marquard and Smith.
With Zach Wheat. Myers and GrifYith
guarding the outposts and Johnston and
Hickman rs utility outfielders. Robinson
has men he can use for either left or
right hand pitching worries. The return
to form OF Otto Miller gives Brooklyn
two bang up oatchers in Miller and
Snyder.
The right side Of the infield offers the
big problem. Tho left flank Of the first
line defences will take care OF itself. II
will take dynamite to blast O'Mara and
Olson or OF third base and shortstop
respectively, II they continue to deliver
the kind Of baseball they have been dis
playing against the Yankees AS neither
Ia a youngster there Is no reason to be-
lieve they will have any falling OF in
form other than the occasional slumps
almost every player experiences during
a season.
Robinson especially is enthusiastic
over the stead!ness shown by O'Mara.
Chick Wards return from France will
give him a utility infelder OF rare
ability and one that will fight hard for
a regular position at short, second or
third.
Daubert's Loss Felt.
II is at first and second base where
Robinson Is centring most OF his atten-
ton. Daubert's loss is a hard one to
overcome Robbie can solve the first
base situation by planting Schmandt
la No
broke into the game as first baseman.
at the getaway sack, but that only may
create as yawning a cavity at second
unless Malone can come through with
some big league baseball.
The whole Brooklyn situation revolves
around young Malone and BRAZIL. II
either of the two can play second base
up to Robinson's standard Robbies wor-
r,es will be over. At present Malone has
the call He has been doing grandly in
the field and in the four games against
| the Yankees has batted 1913.