Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-02
DODGERS WORK
OUT KINKS IN
PRACTICE TILT
POrtly Brooklyn Leader Is
Hopeful Over Prospects
for Coming Season.
FLOCK OF ROCKIES
Special to Indiana Daily Times
and Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Rv CULLEN CAIN.


JACKSONVILLE, Fla, March with
only two days of practice on the field
the Brooklyn team staged regular ban
game Wednesday between the hrst ana
score Of to o. A three-bagger by
Neiss was the batting feature for the
first team. Myer made a single and
double, each hit accounting for a run.
regulars and Brown, Gordonier and
Schupp pitched fol the second team
Each of the six pitchers allowed q reg
ular quota Of two hits apiece. SIX IN
nings were played under perfect weather
conditions. Each team made seven hlts,
but the regulars hit when hits meant
runs. That tells the story.
Rain greeted the Brooklyn team mere
Sunday and the season training grIn GRIND
was begun on q wet field. Not until
Wednesday could the players line up
in their positions and try to heId or
run the sacks.
today: II know nothing at all about
the rockies or the condition OF the reg
ulsrs The men worked out MOnlay and
Tuesday and they merely worked them
selves into a condition where they nave
sore muscles and sprained legs. Not I'M
til they have become supple and accus-
toned to the toll can l begin 10 figure
on what they viii do for the cause
To see Brooklyn practice one must
cross the beautiful st. Johns River here
on the ferry to the south side park.
There they play on d grass diamond
and a big, fine field. The players like
the town and they swing into the rou-
tine that marks the beginning of the
long campaign in good spirits and there
is comradeship and the confidence that
goes to make morale for the team.
Grimes and Johnston are the unsigned
two that worry the management. Wheat
In family. Smith, Ward and Taylor
are the only other absentees, but they
will roll in this week.
BROOKLYN has carried more recruits
South this year than ever before, there
being twenty rockies in the squad. OF
these. Bert Bishop, a left-handed pitcher
of Clearfeld, Pa, and Bert Griffith OF
New Orleans, an outfelder, loom right
now as the sweet and promising mem
bers Of the green peaches on the big
league trees. Griffith is very fast, and
he is alert and sensible and has a way
about him that pleases those in control
Bishop looked coed in the box Wednes-
day. Biship, be IL known, paid his
own way to come down here and try
out with Robinson.
Robinson has one great worry and one
worry that is not small. The first is the
shortstOp position and the second Is the
third base job. Even if Johnston comes
TO terms the pOrtly pilot will lack
finished infielder at the third corner.
Sam Crane viii start at short. Robinson
pins his faith to Olson Who has been
poved over 10 second base and who
EnI be depended upon to steady and
ach the infield. "Cne wise and de-
kndable veteran can accomplish Won
RS in an infeld," .QuOth Robbie unto
ne Wednesday. a second sacker can
call the play for first and short and also
coach the third baseman. Olsen knows,
and I depend upon him to steady and
balance my new inheld-
Olsen, by the way, reports in hne con-
ditiOn. In batting practice Tuesday he
- DcNh - Govr- IN.
him. '.Wh hat are you trying TO DO 20
my fnfielders 2" he demanded, kill
themI go slow, man."
Ole Man Myer was q wolf Wednesday
in the practice game. He hit the ball on
the seam for a double and single that
ruined the rookie chances for the game
High who was at third for the first team,
played a swell game. He takes the bah
Clearly and confidently.
Another day like Wednesday VIII see
the Brooklyn team in full swing Rob
inson started the season last year under
a heavy handicap. He had bad weather
the first three weeks at New Orleans.
The wise and patient old fox seems set
for a great year, He Is In fine spirits
and while he will not say so, yet his
bearing and manner indicate palmer and
stronger than mere words that he has
high hopes Of letting loose most for
midable entry in the National League
race this year. Twenty rockies and ten
Of them looming large and luminous in
the baseball sky, a perfect park with
grass diamond, balmy weather and
friendly Omens in the Southern skies, all
tend to Wilberts peace Of mind 2COpy-
right, 1922, by Public Ledger Company.
JOPLIN SWITCHES LEAGUES.
JOPLIN, No, March 2.-Having
dropped out Of the Western League by
selling its franchise to the league own
ers, Joplin Wednesday afternoon virtual
IL became a member OF the Western As
ISOLATION. A provisional lease on the
local ball park was given Ray Winder,
owner of the Chickasaw, Okla, fran
chise in the Western Associat ion.