The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-03-09
lnfield Is Greatest Prob
lem Now Facing the
Leader.
GRIFFITH HAS RETIRED


NEW NDEk. Mu..u Pour
years ago ruclc Wuuru Robinson
surprised The baseball world %. win
llug the National lotsuu p,uuaut for
Brooklyn
Much ~ tine credit for the 1916
victory of 'hy Dodgers Vu" given lo
"Robhf.' and Justly so. I.ls long
experience lu Is'hIll had tut"i tnr
syt,rau catcher tp take the helm
of Co. major league ciuu. aud h'
Backed IL up with one pt tho suunlcst
digpositIons iu b1lldom, coupled with
uncanny ability iu hnndliut mon
The dawuiug of IN" 1920 sea Huu
ends Uncle NIlbort hard W work
sith a big squad of players af jack
suuyillc Eta. and with every D1dro.
eyc looking toward another cham
nionship
Robinson has % team OF players.
ale majority OF WnoW hnNo worked
eugothcr for several ycatr tie rr g
a. much or more team work OUT OF
his men ls amy manager Iu the Nh
uonal league. aud alto. looking
over the Brooklyn roster aud com
pairing it with those of the teams
Chat stack up as likely cputpudcta Tor
Che 1920 pcnnaul 1t must bo 1d
mittcd that the Dodg"ra have pros.
poets
Led NCCoud Division.
BROOKLYN finished at tho head OF
tho scCond division litt summer
after getting away to a somcwhat
bclatcd start Cripple among IA"
players and AN oftcn-chaugcd inflold
combination constituted Robinson. .
chiof worries.
Tho present training season tuds
Robby confronted with q probl lem
ulat is worrying good many man
ayers this year that OF lining up an
fnfield True the Dodgers have APP
parcntly lost q good outticldcr IN
Tommy Griffth. w;to announced his
permanent retirement some Imc
aRo. But Rohhy can populate his out
teld. and his pitching and catching
talent stacks up favurubly with that
of his rivals.
As for the inficld ia konctchy
sccms to be "a fixture at first base.
The big fellow. after lobby got him
from Boston. showed evidence OF
new life ana played bang up ball In
the field The fact that ltohby has
20 first basing recruits indicates
that koney Is glued TO the initial
bag.
Keystone Doubtful,
Jimmy Johnston played n majority
OF Brooklyn's games at second base
hast season, and he may be FOUND
Covering the keystone sack when the
season opens But Rohby may find
II necessary to switch Johnston {,
che outfield. for unless Griffith
changes his mind and returns TO the
team the Dodgers Will need an oN-
pcricnced fielder and a capable hit
ter to complete the gardening trio
with Zach Wheat and ~ Myers.
Ray Schmuudt, who was Injured
last season and got into compara-
tivcly few games, is Il young second
baseman Of great promise. Both
Manager Robinson and President
Ebbcts are expecting great things II
him. Ivy Olson, who has been hay
ing on and of years fhr some tiI2",
is going 10 he given every chance to
hold his place at shortstop, and
Chuck Ward looks safe enough as
the guardian OF the hot corner.
Brooklyn has two good inficldrrs In
addition To those men, They ARE"
Pete kilduff secured from the cubs
last summer, and Douglas Baird
kilduff and BAIRD can be used at
third, short Or second. RohhN's wor-
rlcs, therefore. have nothing TO do
with a lack OF talent But how to
hnc up this iuticldiug talent ls the
question.
The Robin pitchers . Cadorc.
Grimes, MamauN, Mdrquard. Muius,
PfCfter Mitchell ana Smith.-arc
mighty strong Aside from Maruudrd
thcy are young fellows. Nohhy cX-
poets TO sec Al MamauN come into
bis own again this year, and he looks
Cor great work ON the part OF Milius.
Cadorc, Smith and pfcffcr are also
due to have good seasons and the
cole Ruhc' rs stlll a crafty and
capable pitcher Tho BruokIyns
have some Youngsters. too. Joe con
hn Is a left handler from Chicago
scmi-pro ranks. George MOZART and
Paul SChrteh"r are recruit right