The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-31

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livery afternoon when the Yankees
are hons hear the Voice rum.
bling. reyerberating thnnderous
Voice echDing II from the right.
field bleachcrs When the stands
are silent L comes clear ana strong
across the breezes. splitting the noll.
tudes ia twain with rsverberatIng
echoes. when the stands arc II A
tunlult It stIll sounds trongers
hi hitler louder tlaan tae rest.
Tor four seasons now the Voice
hnB echoed and reVerberated Some.
tinacs CHEEKY sometimes boTnbastlc,
occasionally pleadill always
loyal.
1hnt Voics. Ii caee you don't
know. be1onH t0 Mr.. Hcoter Robin.
son. the most loyal Yankee tan IN
the whole city Mr.. R0oker Robin
son. who hasn't missed ! Yankee.
home game iii four years and Who.
has come to be aE much 4 tradition
among tho ball players as Ruthlan
home runs 81 Yankee neunants
ATr. R0oter Robinson b the huge.
expansIVe cOlpred man who site
always III the same aeat midway Of
the bIoacherE and directly back Of
the hack field exit He's the per-
sonification Of the spirit Of baseball
as He sits there day after day,
iiiunching peanuts and shouting his
CHEEKY word 81 encouragement to the
athletes.
He knows them Ill knows
their persOnal histories. their
lads, their pet peeves and the
tender tpDts 81 their being that
can best Be stirred BIZ verbal
prlclxlng.
Rooker Robinson's pet ball player
Ii Earl Combs He likes the BABE
and he admires Geilrig: he's strong
Tor Pennock and he GETS q great
and day out he Is. ~ he himself
puts Il, ''Mistal Combs boy.
It Was Robinson who last year
took up q collection among the
bIeacI1er fans to buy q watch for
Combs. And it was Robinson, too
who insisted that the presenta ton
ceremonies should take place not
at the plate but out there by the
bleacners where the real fans sit
and enjoy their baseball.
1T was RoOter Robinson who or
gained the rO0ter brigade which
greets Babe Ruth with the Ghatl-.
tauqua salute OF waving handker.
chiefs every time he drops homer
into the stands.
It was Mr.. Robinson. too.
who first conceived 81 organized
cheering and appointed the
cheer leaders who daily give 3
tlnge Of college spirit TO tine
bleacher roofing sections.
It was Mr.. Robinson who gave
q certain prominent actor d rather
uncomfortable half hour during the
recent world series, too. The actor,
sitting in the bleachers, was cheer
ing loudly for Pittsburgh to win.
Robinson stood II as long a. he
could. Then be rose TO his feet and
hts voice rang out In stirring pitch
that could be heard to the fuithest
confines OF the bIeachers.
Say there MIR -" he said,
81 know about you. You come IN
here every day all season long on
pass-and then you root against
our boys. That amt no nice way
to do"
Mr.. Robinson was telling the
truth. The actor was a non.pay-
ing guest-and when the rest OF
the bleacerites took up the CRY he
left the stands. He hasn't been
back since.
Robinson stands aces high with
the park employees. During the last
world series, when there was & Ugh.
and e Jam for bleacher seats. Phil
schenk, late ground keeper, fought
RobinsOn's battles for him. Every
day Of the series Phil sent two of
his men into the bleachers With
instructions to hold Roblnson's
usual seat until he made his appear.
ance, They did 1t, too.
And today it's as much Is 4
mans lite n worth 10 try and
ret that seat. Theoretically. no
bleacher seats Are reserved. Hut
actually there's One that's more
tightly reserved than any bOx
aeat IN the house. It's out m the
bleaCaers right hack 0f The riwllt
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