Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-03-31
(Wm. MEG. Keefe, Limes-Pieayune)


WiIbertl Robinson adjusted his
cheaters. He hardly could believe his
eyes. Here were his Dodgers actually
sailing away a contest, And not only
sailing it, but showing real major
league ability.
There can be no two ways about it,
either. The manner in, which the
Dodgers romped on Lee FohPs st.
Louis Browns yesterday afternoon at
Heinemann Park simply substantiated
what had been said all along:
AS soon as the Dodgers get good
pitching, they'll show up much bet
ter.
The arrival on the scene of Dutch
Reuther, bringing with him we'll
conditioned left arm; the appearance
several days ago of Sherry Smith,
with an equally left and equally
strong, clever and well-conditioned
arm, and the rounding to form of
the mighty right arm Of Leon Galore
are a series Of events which promise
to let New Orleans fans see the
Brooklyn team which won last years
National League pennant. Hereto
fore we have seen a club which would
be an also ran in several minor
leagues.
It was too bad Messrs. Reuther and
Galore had to exhibit their wares at
the expense Of Lee Fohi. But really,
v know, Lee should take. advantage
Of every opportunity to accustOm
himself to seeing his team trounced.
Because, with the team he has now,
he will be lucky to-
Well, to be candid, it looks as if
Lee had seven or eight positions that
need filling if he is to compete in the
American League pennant race. Eli
Their that, or his present outfit viii
have to take an extended course at
some baseball university,
They really don't look like a good
ball club in any league. And every
body has agreed that BOgalusa is an
ideal training camp, so there's no ex-
cuse for them not being in shape.
They are in shape, too. The form
displayed by their pitchers proves
they are in condition.
In yesterdays game they seemed
outclassed. Many of them acted as
if they didn't know what to do with
the ball when they did get it. It was
the next thing to pitiful. Even Geo.
Sisler seemed to absorb the pepIess
atmosphere of the others. Sisler, un-
fortunately got no chance to stage
any of his sensational plays. But his
reputation speaks for itself, and we
all know that in him Foil has the
best first-sacker in the business.
Most of Sisters time yesterday was
taken up in watching for wild throws
and getting them. He is not grand
stand player. He simply plays his
game with an ease and grace which
stamp him as the great Ball player he
| is. And in his greatness, he covers
up a lot of crudeness Of men who are
throwing to him from different parts
of the fiel6
Brooklyn's team seems to have
jazzed itself up to higher tune with
the rounding to form of its pitchers.
lack Wheat, holdout Outfielder, was
in the lineup yesterday, too. But
Brooklyn has q whole raft Of pretty
good outfielders, and the Dodgers
pitching to date has been about the
only reason for their poor showing
so far this spring.
Wilbert Robinson has so many sub
stitute infielders and outfielders, in
fact, that he readily agreed yester-
day to playing a doubleheader. Start
ing at 2 o'clock, he will send a team
against the Pelicans, and will follow
that up with a game with the Indian
apolis team of the American Asso-
citation, which is coming here from
Crowley. ~
With outfielders like Wheat, Grit
fiths, Lamar, Neis and Hood on hand,
and infielders like Johnston, Shee-
han, Kilduff, Cation, Kelley, Olson,
Schmandt and Kenetchy, three catch
ers and Pitchers Mamaux, Smith,
Schrieber and Pfeffer ready to pitch,
it would be easy for Robinson to split
his squad into two separate teams,
each of which with good pitching
would stack up in big league shape.
That's why Robinson readily agreed
to take on the Pelicans in a seven
inning preliminary CHS afternoon,
and then play the indianapolis Hoo
siers right on their heels.
What brought up the question of
doubleheader was the rather boast
full report from Crowley that Indian
apolis had an infield which would be