| Show f ROBINS BANK ON VETERAN PLAYERS Age and Experience Desired by It If age n-e and experience can win a pennant ennant In the major leagues your Uncle Wilbert of Brooklyn n should walk alk In President Manager Robinson believes In years and 3 plenty of them When ho lio calls cans the roll at the Florida training camp next sprin sprint spring he can pro pro- produce produce produce duce seven pitchers who will average over thirty-one thirty years of age ae All lire are thIrty or over Ills regular outfield will aT average about thirty-one thirty and his infield of five players over t thirty Robinsons Robinson's catchers show a slightly better average e than the others even though led lell by the well matured De- De DeBerry DeBerry Berry Do-Berry Berry who will be going on thirty thirty- three thirty three when he be dons the mask at nt Clear Clear- Clearwater Clearwater water Clear water The average Is held down by and OXell ONeil each twenty twenty- twenty seven seven years of 01 age It might be deduced from these fig fig- figures fi fig figures ures that most of ot them have ha grown gray In the service of the Robins Nota Not a 1 hit bit of ot it It The scouts have Instructions instructions Instructions to pick em cm ripe which accounts for the tho presence of John Hollings- Hollings Hollingsworth worth worth Eon Both McGraw George Doelder Boehler and Douglas Doulas all pItchers Apparently tIle tle Ivory hunters couldn't find enough of them so Uncle Undo Wilbert himself made a 1 deal which brought Jess Barnes three thirty and August Felix i lirty to tIle ranks Boehler obtained from the Oakland club of 01 the Pacific Coast league Is the most matured of ot the lot among the rookies lie He will be two thirty when he gets Into action down South Hollingsworth obtained from Portland Is thirty McGraw bought from Minne- Minne Minneapolis Minne Minneapolis apolis Is twenty-nine twenty while is II the youngest o of the tho lot at twenty twenty- twenty eight el eight ht Checking up on those who might be considered regulars figures show that ancient pitchers purchased make 13 or of 30 or over oYer who have haye been heen enrolled for tor next season The venerable Zach Wheat leads the Ule flock the veteran fly chaser confessing to thirty seven thirty Barnes and Jack Tack are next In order at three thirty Then come Bur Bur- leigh Bur lelh Grimes Boehler Vance Milton l Stock and Joe DeBerry at thir thir- thir two ty-two August Felix John Mitchell Hollingsworth Ernie Osborne and Jim Tierney are the year thirty old ear young young- youngsters youngsters youngsters Brooklyn's ns experiment with old heads will be watched with Interest Sho Should ld Robbie nobble succeed In at least put put- putting putting putting ting a scare Into the rest It may re- re result result re result sult In tacking up the notice on th the major league fences telling the world that no minors are allowed I |
