Show Robinson Again Expects to Build Out of Castoff Players J May Repeat Itself on Brooklyn Club Wilbert Vilbert Adept at Problem CLEARWATER Fla March 12 The Brooklyn club of the National league haq long been known 1 as the haven athletes sf for as a aged ssell L' L s the lame e et and tt t e. e iW f Manager Wit Wit- Jert ert Robinson r one une of baseballs baseball's finest inest characters E. E I to have an uncanny ability in ini i getting results r with such a class f f performers af- af 1 er rival rhal man man- t j jt P j have hae on on- on k them to IgI j. he r down and out l At a recent c ROBINSON banquet banquet ot of the New York baseball a skIt was produced which burlesqued the baseball scandals of the past winter Casey who it will be remembered rock back about 1884 struck out with the bases filled In a game played ed at Mudville was summoned to explain explain ex- ex plain that unexpected l happening The scrIbe who portrayed the role ot of CaseY was ma made up to resemble a man of about 70 years ot of age His explanation ot of the affair failed to satisfy the make malte believe Judge Landis who after atter much deliberation deliberation delibera- delibera I tion announced his decIsion as follows I suspend you ou for one YEar On your return to the game you you are to join the tho Brooklyn Nat Nationals for the rest of your playing days Whereupon Casey fell to his knees an attitude of prayer and fairly shouted Not ot to Brooklyn judge I am still too young oung to join that that ball club Wilbert Robinson present at the banquet that evening InsIsts the writers were vere a trifle unkind to his veterans in digging up the Casey episode Its not that bad he said Despite this much of the burden for the hoped for improvement In I the he play of hIs club this year ear wi will fall on the shoulders ot of several veteran stars Five players of previous major league experIence form the basis or f Robinsons Robinson's hope for a better showing by the Brooklyn club First is Max Carey Care who played a limited number of gam last year after coming to Brooklyn in n a mid mid- season deal with Pittsburg Not in inthe inthe the best of health Carey was was of oU I his game ThIs year he feels he has entIrely recovered For several years a weakness In Inthe inthe the outfield has been a severe handicap han han- Robbie Robbie Rob 10 chances bie believes the rejuvenated Carey and the much tried Arnold Statz will solve the problem that has bothered him each spring Statz while not a veteran has been in and out of the majors about five lve times Major league scouts ts who watched him insist he is ready to eliver and will stick A good fielder and f st st. weakness at the bat has held Statz back Catcher Walter Henline Is a third link in the chain of Improvement Henline secured in a trade with the Phillies is a mighty fine receiver and should help steady the ban ball club pitching in particular Bill Doak on the vOluntary retired retired re- re tired list for several years because he preferred selling real estate to pItching Is number four It wIll take a couple of months ot of play to determine Doaks Doak's win I Harvey Harve Hendricks who has pla played ed engagements with both New NewYork NewYork York and Cleveland of the lean ican league completes the thc list of f five lve reasons why Brooklyn should be a better ball club than last year Hendricks who played the outfield outfield out out- field and first base in the AmerIcan Amerlean Amer- Amer lean Ican league had a bl big year at the latter position In the Southern He I-he also starred at bat Lack Lacle of aggressiveness was Hendricks Hendrick's Hendricks Hendrick's Hen Hen- dricks drick's chief fault as an leaguer lie He alWays seemed to have plenty of ability history would simply be repeating repeating repeat repeat- ing Itself If these castoffs made good g for Cor Wibert Hobin Robinson son |