El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-29
BROOKLYN TEAM
CONFIDENT Of
WINNING
Uncle Wilbert Robinson
Thinks He VIII Cop
Pennant Again.
PITCHERS ARE IN
SHAPE FOR SEASON

JACKSONVILLE. Fla, March %
Uncle Wilbert Robinson was q
group picture Of excessive joy and
complacency as he leaned against
the strongest section Of the fence
surrounding Barr Field and watched
his happy young athletes frOlic
through their daily practice A jolly
time was being had by all, but Uncle
Wilbert had Il all over his athletes
like a Navajo blanket He was en-
joying himself without resorting to
manual labor. which again proves it's
pretty soft when one is big league
you see" Uncle Robbie explained
through a face creased with smiles,
this isn't what you would call a
ham and egg aggregation. nor is
even the faintest resemblance to a
bush league outfit. The boys are
acting right pert and smart for this
time Of the year, and am able to
face the future without fear or
trembling It's a swell looking ball
club and VIII cause lot OF trouble
in the National league this season
if'-and Robbie wiped away his
smile. gazed anLiously around and
fell into deep silence
III WHAT re asked rudeIy,
expecting the same old stuff
about pitchers and things Ike
that, which seems TO be the best
line Of chatter handed ont by
managers at this time OF the
year. But we were in for n big
surprise. Robbie shifted his
weight 10 Ike other foot with one
full and complete notion draped
himself more becomingly On the
fence and replieds
@Tf we can discover n good
right fielder and a third base
asBut the pitehezFs we In
quired anxi0usIy. what about
the pitcherEi7
=
Robbie aEgressively- Got anything
70 say about emp No because you
cant Greatest pitching staff I ever
saw. greatest in the league. Great
est in the United States
Greatest IN the world I'd start
boosting EN- only I want to spring a
surprise when the season opens [
Never saw anything like en- Have
a look"
we looked Close by. a number Of
young gentlemen started TO throw
balls to three catchers- They were I
EtalWarr gents and a stranger 1udg- ]
ing from their physiques would /
imagine he was attending the annual !
field day Of the piano movers union /
Big Jeff Pteiffer. Leon Galore. Al I
1lammauL, Sherrod smith, Rube Mar /
guard. Clarence Mitchell and John I
1Iilijus. whiZZed them into the wait 4
ing mitts, and they certainly looked /
like champions
Amt that a swell gang" asked 4
Uncle AODDle pruu4-y- Cau PICK I
'em any better than that And that I
amt all We have Burleigh Grimes, /
George MOZART. a Buffalo semlprO, !
who probably viii stick; Joe Conlan, I
a southpaW from Chicago; Bob Slime, I
of Chattanooga; Paul Schneider, a /
Jacksonville semiprO. and Harry I
Heitman- who was with Rochester 4
last year
"Of course we can keep all OF these
pitchers, but II a couple come 4
through I'll be satisfied"
Infield Not So Good.
DROOKLTN, surely has great
d pitching staff. and It compares
favorably with those in either
league Pfeiffer, Galore and Smith
are in a class by themselves, and
lfammauE- Marquard and Mitchell TO
say nothing OF Grimes. can not be
They are all experienced
Hurlers, and with any kind Of team
behind them viii win many ball
games Robbie expects 10 have that
team II he can plug up the positions
at third base and right field.
Brooklyn must have been working
hard down here, for the players
showed more pep and were in bet
ter condition than any have seen
in my travels thus far The fnfield-
ers did not nurse their arms, but