New-York tribune., 1921-03-08
2 Rockies Stray; Kelley
lmpresses at Short; Oh
SONS Room Burglarized
From Special Correspondent


NEW ORLEANS, March 7.-Uncle
Wilbert Robinson started training his
champion Brooklyns for another whirl
at the National League pcnnant here
this afternoon under ideal weather con-
ditions.
About twenty athletes responded to
the initial call to duty. The only play
ers VINO did not answer the roll call
we're the eight ho d-outs and two rook-
les, Sam Post ana Ralph Phelps. The
youngsters are in camp. but thev must
nave had strong desire to take in
the sights OF the Crescent City before
donnlng their uniforms, as they failed
to take part in the practice session.
Robble hopes the pair will look over
she LOCAL ball park in their wanderinps
tomorrow
Jimmy Johnston, Tommy Griffith.
JEFF Pfetfer, Otto Miller, Ray Schmandt
Ivan Olson, Bernie Neis and Clarence
Mitchell represent only a few Of the
trlcd and true veterans who went
through their first official practice ses-
SION of the training season. The work
cut lasted an hour, and during it not
Il iew members of the team took off
wee bit of the superfluous> poundape
taken on during the idle months.
Robbie Specializes on Batting
Robbie did not divide the squad into
two teams and stage a scrub game.
Instead he drilled the players in bat
ting with. Pfetfer, Mamaux, Cadore and
Mitchell, the hurers who arrived this
morning from Hot Springs, doing the
mound work. The pitchers showed
their manager that they did not waste
time IN the famous health resort. AL
though they did not attempt to send
over anything like a curve, they showed
flashes of speed now and then and dis
played good control. Pfeffer looks verv
good. and if he does not have a biz
year Uncle Robbie will be sorely dis
appointed. The big right-hander will
be ready to cut loose before the teams
play their first exhibition game against
the Yankees, and in that series he is
going to give Babe Ruth and other
suggers lot of trouble.
Robbie anchored his huge form near
the home plate and cracked out hot
grounders to Johnston, Kilduff, Olson
and Schmandt. The infelders went
after the clouts in great style, and
several good stops were recorded.
Later IN the session Olson gave way to
Waiter Kelley at short and the "bush-
err covered the territory like a real
veteran. He was the most promising
rookie in the park He halls from ST,
Mary's College, in Oakland, and that
institution has turned out many play
ers who have made good in fast com
pany.
Bernie Neis, Tommy Griffith and Bill
Lamar were chased to the outfield and
the trio were kept busy running after
long drives hammered out by Cadore.
Johnston, Miller, Sheehan and Kilduff'
every player in the park took turns at
batting, and when Neis was up he stood
at the right side of the plate. He is
natural right-handed batter but last
spring Robbie tried to convert hin,
into southpaw slugger. During the
season Robbie ended the experiment.
and now Bernie will be strictly RICH
handler, and he is expected to show an
improvement over last years stick
work.
Olson's Room Is Burglarized
The only incident to mar the dav
was a robbery at the hotel at which
the Brooklyns are quartered here. and
ivan Olson was the victim. While
Olson and his wife were at luncheon
a stranger obtained the key of their
room at the hotel desk. He went IN
their quarters and packed clothes and
other valuables in Mrs. Olson's suit
case case, and calmly departed with the