The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-31

He wore an outfit of golf knickers In his right cheek was parked hal a package of scrap tobacco. Sud denly he leaped up. He has a wa, of suddenly looping up, bawlini some order to the lieutenants O. those Flatbush Fusiliers, and as sud denly subsiding.
 "Hey. there, Otto!" he called tt Coach Otto Miller, "get or Shoote, warmed up for next innin'." | "OP Shootey" was none other thar Joe Shaute, whose arm collapsed las eyar while he was pitching for the Cleveland Indians. Shaute came back with Toronto and now he say. hls old left souper feels like new. | New Ball? flaw! Flaw!
 Big bats were ringing 8 song o1 basehits that was sweet to the ears of Uncle Robbie. Babe Herman had just borrowed 8 chew from the boss stepped up to the plate and slammed one of the new raised-seam, less- lively baseballs over the right field wall where it bounced high in the street beyond.
 The next batter was the siniste, Lefty O'Doul, bruoght to Brooklyn in trade with the Phutile Phils.
 Uncle Robbie jumped up again.
 Hey there, Lefty" he called, 'fel. Ter here just said this is your birth. day. Yours and Vance's. Two birthdays on this team same day Cues Vance is older'n you, ain't he 2 l Lefty looked around and Robbie called out. 'Toodle-oodle," in higI school girl fashion, and waved al the big boy with his stump of a lit. tie finger on the right hand. Here was Uncle Robbie, manager of the Brooklyn National league bal team, in perfecm tform, with the bis bats of the Dodger clan banging baseballs over the fence at an alarm. ing rate.
 "Wel, there, Red." he greeted me you want to know all about this ball club, eh? Sure remember you Miss Q few names now and then, bu don't forget a face, least of all no any faces like yours. (????) CHE Suppose you want a lineup, don you Well, gimme a roster and II mark it for you. All right. Lead off: Frederick. Thought for a while I'd let Thompson lead off, but Fred erick hits too many balls through second base. Double play balls. Al right, Frederick first and Thompson second. He's second baseman ant bats second.
 Third, Herman. Sure, Herman why not Then comes O. Lefty After O'Doul comes Glen Wright right-handed batter righ int the mid dle of the lineup. Say, can they bea that? Talk about southpaws beat in Brooklyn!
 well next is Bissonette, another left-hander = Hey there, Shootey come over here!'
 (Pause, while Shaute comes over
 Listen here, Pete,' said Robbie who always calls his players b, strange first names, Hay off that fas one in there next innin'. It's earl, yet, an I'd rather see that fast on, workin' against Boston than agains these guys"
 Then he went on with the stor, of his team.
 On the Fly.
 Les see, where were we? Of yes. Bissonette. After him come, Wally Gilbert, third baseman. Thef catchers and pitchers. Hey! There goes one to center field. That's hi nine miles. Watch that Parham an6 see if he takes it!''
 It happened to be very bad day for Rookie Bob Parham, from At.
 
 Despite his glasses. the sun was ir his eyes. and he became blinded. Hey" Robbie resumed, "that guy looked more like ham than Parham on that one!"
 Babe Herman came to the dug out.
 Got a chew. Robbie?" "No, send q boy over to the club house-got a pack over there; get a boy. Hey! Boy!"
 The boy came and Robbie subsid- ed for an instant.
 T was roofing for you when you were up there last year." said, "and it was too bad about that slump"
 "Yeah," replied Robbie. regret fully, I've got some bad breaks. Bad breaks an Bad Bill; I mean that Hallahan, that 1 to game he pitch ed against or Dazz. Some game! Beat us right there! Boys never could get goin' after that.
 Well, I'm goin' to win pennant this year, with this team, Red, and that's no joke. Watch! Don't for get"