The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-16
UNCLE ROBBIE IN
 QUEER QUANDRY AS PETS PLAY PUNKLY
FieIders Hopping, Hitters
 Worse and Pitchers Dis-
 gusted - Even Rockies
 Mixed Up .
nY LEO U. PETERsEN

GUDttcd Press Stan COrrctpOndentb
 New York. April 1g--t -tuP )--The Brooklyn Robins. veterans ana rGokies alike are causing no end of worry for W;ibert Robinson, their portiy manager. illness which took a heavy toll from the Robins, Now, In addition, Rob bic finds that members of his souad who are able to play won't hit---to say nothing of field. Iris lit- t,c wonder the genial Brooklyn pilot Cbds the slcdding rough.
 Just Beginning
 Robinson thought he had more tj.an his share of misfortune when Glen Wright. sbortstoD; Adoiph Luque, veteran CubaL pitcher: Frcs- co Thompson second basemhn: and Rube BressIcr, 0utneider. were forced out of the game by injuries or illness. Bur apparently his trou' eles were only beginning for the other Robins are showing little con sideration for their boss.
 Yesterday, lust to demonstrate that they aren't bit different than ether editions of Brooklyn baseball teams, the le3t Robins committed seven errors snd lost to the Boston Braves. The day bef0re they did s;igbtiy better, with only two errors of com mission. but they lost and their percentage to date remains at 600.
 Not only are the Brooklyn field CTS failing to field and the hittcrs forgetting to hit, but the pitchers aren't doing much pitching. With the support accorded them, how ever, there tx little incentive for the huriers to keep trying.
 1t long las been n saying in Flat bush that what Robinson needed most was traffic guides on the base paths, few good throwing arms and some method 10 ennbie his play CTS 10 field the ball. When the pres cnt season started, it was the cOn- census that RObby had overcome jlis chief hnndteaps.
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 So far there have not been enough Robins on bases for fans to ascer- tain whetter Robbie has taught his athletes that no more than one of them should try for the same base Tt the same time. But the men have demonstrated that they still are faulty tn the field.
 Babe Herman, q good hitter and whose fielding is said 10 have itn- proved 100 per cent over two years 0go; Mickey Finn. subbing for Thompson at second base, Gordon Shade, who Is attempting 10 fii. Wrights shoes at sbOrtstop. and AL fGnso Lopez, Cuban catcher hailed fts n second Mickey Cachrane. have failed to scoop up gr0unders, hold Ey balls and catch throws, In hddi, tion, Herman and Finn can't decide Which of tkem is to attempt to catch Gails hit in their direction, The res suit Is that while they arc making up their minds. more, base hits are charged against the pitcher. What To Do?
 The rockies Rlso have Robinson ID in the air. Just before the spring season closed Robinson told Law. renee Mattingly. young hurier, that he would do his work for the Hartford Eastern league club in I93i. Two days later, Mattingiy pitched for Hartford against the Robins, allowing but two hits in six hurIer he held Brooklyn hitIess for two innings, with the result that he returned 10 the Robins payroll. Yesterday Robinson decided to let Albert Cohen. rookie outfelder, go to the minors after the game with the Braves. In the fifth inning through m oversight on R0bbie'h part. Cohen found himself playing the portion of the outfield usually patrolled by Herman.
 He played the remainder of the game, hit two singles in three times nt bat and threw out two Bost on players who attempted Co stretch hits.
 1 Now Robinson Is losing confidence ip his own judgment regarding tookiss and has decided 10 keep Co. hen around for q while.