New Britain herald., 1924-03-26
BROOKLYN BOASTS FINE PITCHING
 BUT ITS LNF7ELD SHOWS UP WEAK
Dodgers Expect Much of Rcuther and Vance - Newcomers Will Be Seen in Important Positions.

ilearNalcf. | Ia. Mafcn -b--l our Uncle Hilbert Robinson of the Brook lyns wishes you to understand that he has one of the greatest pitching stalfs in baseball, and yet your Uncle Will bert is none too certain that he will finish any higher than fifth this year. It so happens that Uncle Wilbert has little else, Only in the box does the Brooklyn entry resemble a major leagne outht. The inficld is as de, old of big league class as the everglades arc Of snow st torms. The outficld has passed its peak and you wouldn't call DeBerry and Taylor great catchcra.
 Robinson has q knack Of surround ing himself with capable pitchers, and getting the most out of them. In this respect he knows no superior in base iall.
 Arthur Vance, the strikcout king of the National last year and the year before, was just a fair pitcher before Robinson took him under his wing. He had the stuff but couldn't win con sistently. Robinson corrected minor faults in the rcd heads delivery gave him pointers here and there and ii- naily Vance came oh with a rush.
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 Dutch EcGther used to he n bad actor. Nobody could handle him. Frequently he WIS oUt of condition. Always he was al logecrhcads with the club officials. Robinson took him in hand and in that sincere, parental Way of his won him over. Tins spring Rcuthor is the hardest working pitch CT in camp.
 Vance, Ecuther and Eurlcigh Grimes the sterling right haDdcr. will bear the brunt Of the Brooklyn's pitching this year. butch Henry, young southnaw. who was turned adrift by the Browns, is expected to perform valiant deeds. Hcnry seems to have the makings of a star. IL is lucky for him he is under the gifted Robinson.
 Dickerman, Decatur, Shriycr and Schreiber, all right handlers, and 1893 holdoyers are accepted as regulars. The experience they got last year has made them ready, and Robinson ex- poets to call on them often. Yarrison. highly toutod right handler from the coast; Long, diminntse left handler from tho south. and McPhcc. another hhihA lilI DdllufE fTtlil 'dllHhHs fii the outstanding pitching recruits.
 To Trade Yarr.son
 Robinson isn't figuring particularly on any of the newcomers. Narrison is flne looisinr prospect but K ,les- tined to be used as trading material if the opportunity develops. Long hardly measures mp to big lragne re- quirements and Merhce needs CA rerience.
 Brooklyn was inc worst fielding ball club in the league last year. Sipshod defensive playing ruined many well. pitched ball games, and the team had 10 struggle to limp home sixth. This deficiency still exists. Klugman, inc recruit from Dos aloincs. win go 10 second, but nobody can tell yet hom good l1o ia
 As this wns written, Short stop Jones tho ss5,O0u purchase from the coast was still m absentee, demanding s5.a0O from the Portland club. AL ready he hae lost ihrre weeks irain- ing. so even if he does report later he will be somewhat handicapped. Jones was the one man Robinson had hoped would bolster up his iniieli.
 IniiclI Is Weak.
 The Brooklyn inheld was the source of ronsidsrahie trouble for Manager Robinson last year. lt threatens io give bim considerable again this year
 The ancient Fonrnicr will he back at first base. Gonzales. the catcbef from st. Paul. can also play the hag. So can Lofius. The Bridgeport oHtiieidar. They are tO serve as fe- serves.
 klugman viii go tn sc~pud hasa. He is newcomer. Last year h' starred with Des Moines in the Western League. batting .%iG and fetling acccptably. This Is ltlng mans second time np The Cubs bad him several years back. l,ut turned him adrift for lack 'uf experience. l.obin.in thinks he will make the grade this time.
 Jones was % pia. short. He. the baby inc frugal Hr. Ebbciis paid s25.g0n fu Portland Tor. Jones has signed his Brooklyn contract ali right but demands q part or the pur- chase price from he Portland owners, wbo in turn ask the player if he knaHs any more jokes.
 Eventually Jones wiIi report ot course. They always do. l;u' liohin- son wanted him on the ground early and laments thc valuable training timc that has bneH lost. You cant rebuild an indrld in week.
 Jimmy Johua' ou. the veteran Jack or all Enterprises has been playing the position in iae spring gam 5, and Hill continue to do SO nniH Juacs arrives. Robinson had Morris Berg ai short to start Hiih hui he feti GUHn and bumped 1,S rHhI'"r nose. hu1y High has lic'u playing Third 1se sud uiH probably ie zis- iions,l r.Epl1rly 'h.re ihj- FaasnH- High has Eeau hiftius fh" t9ii hari This sgrins and seems fa be f"ldiuz letter.
 "Az n1atters ttaa1 uaa." Eolanson feIls y9n. "gr have an in6eI1 that is uncertsin a' best hal cnantei "n Jones being here from the s'ari end his failure t" rrp0rt has upset all my experimental pians"
 Robinson intends 70 stand pat "n his veteran outGcid. cousi ting "f Wheat in left. Griaith in right aud Neis 10 center.
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