The Washington times., 1922-12-22

quarters uaSH he Indicted to q fin
~ 42pAEer} Ro6tlS h1H never been
81 cta1lin&rAn .as1lsfor that reason
}sat Eo1pnnes, some ~ the younger
plSxefSs I'D mt hesttAte 10 take
a4yentAge scf. theit s1Oxiai Arager's
. 3TstS q ruiss were i bsdAsp by
the New6otaseA, who did not seem
to gtvS - thought to the welfare Of
the club As long as Nth4V had
good time and made each Had trip
q Joy ride they were aat3aced.
Conduct Of some ~ khs I players
off the field did. not Do the club
any good. At least one of the. play
ers who did not pay strict atten-
tion to business all through the
unless he ID allowed 70 dictate his
own tertns tor next season: 4
s,h E, mi amy .Sons nS'd shoss ss', prss. Sa.
!. elIt SNcxt ssAay1Dn and working for
the terms dictated by President
E6ects Il almost . sure thing.
= Tho players who hAd an idea
they were putting things over
on Uncre Robbie last summer We're
not footing anyone but themselves.
Robbie knew what was going on in
the ranks Of the players. but lid
not read. the riot act very often.
During the last half Of the penn
nant race, however, several MEM
bers Of the team were subjected to
fines. Robbie. however, did not i'm
pose q fine on any player for the
first offense. The rotund leader
warned thes rule breakers. and
finally. when words did not seem to
have any effect. Uncle Robbie sug-
gested to Eb1ets that they be
fined.
In order to keep discipline among
the players, Bbbets imposed fines.
and Il may be said that the money
taken from the players was not re-
funded At the end OF the season.
Some Of them expected to get 1t
back, but were disappointed.
e. Tho group OF serious thinkers
who several times last season
.1layed cards . Vt longer than
they should have win not be al
1bwed to hold loag sessions with
flae fascinating pastebOards next
year.. Tho last hand Of each sSs-
sion win be dealt q no later than
II y. m. y
Robbie will not do away with
card playing entirely. He has no
objections to the players getting re-
creation out Y.of II, and sometimes
he joins In, d game. But there will
be q time limit on every session.
hour before midnight, Robbie may
make 1t compulsory for every mem
ber Of his team to be up in the
morning bstere u ,o'clQck. An 8
o'clock call for tKh pl6ySrs may be
in force every day whHst they are
1t win be more d.frcult TO keep
tabs on the men while they, are in
Brooklyn because 'thsy live 40 far
apart from each Other. I Willie they
may not have to be, id their homes
at a certain time each might, they
VIII have to report to Manager Bob
Die In the club house at Ebbets Field
every morning about 10 o'clock!
Last season while the team was
playing In Brooklyn tho players
mad to greet their manager every
morning at 10 o'clock m tbe club
manager Robbie did not hold
morning practice sessions very often
In brooklyn last season, but II the
team goes poorly next year the boys
Will Get many an early workout.
Robbie will probably introduce the
curfew at the training camp in
Clearwater. Fla, 80 the players may
be used to 1t when the champion.
ship season gets under way.
Manager Robbie should not en-
counter the slightest difficulty in
enforcing the early to bed, early to
rise" stuff. Players who worked for
him last season know his sunny
disposition and II will take him only
a. Few minutes to win the respect
and admiration Of the newcomers