Show n 0 ROBINSON CATCHER OF NOTE IN 1884 Dodger Boss Has Interesting Interesting Interest Interest- ing Baseball Career EW YORK Oct 1 Manager I.-Manager Wilbert Wilbert Wil Wil- Wilbert NEW bert Robinson who for the N second time In five years has led the Brooklyn National league clubs club's players successfully as pennant winners to be contestants for forthe forthe forthe the world series championship struggle struggle gle tile was waie born at Hudson Mas Mass fiftysix fifty fifty- six elx years ago For thirty six years Robinson has been identified with the national game Away back In 1884 1084 he was catcher for tor the Mass team for which at that time John Kinley Kinley Kin Kin- I ley hey Tenet Tener was one of ot the clubs club's pitching pitch pitch- ing staff During 1884 ISH and the following fol fol- following fol- fol lowing season Ten Tener Tenar r and Robinson proved to be a very ery effective battery Many years later Pitcher Pilcher Tenor Tenet was elected governor of Pennsylvania and I afterwards became the chief executive executive executive tive of the National Baseball league JOINED ATHLETICS IX IS iSSO In 1856 Robinson Joined the Philadelphia Phila Phila- delphia Athletics and t In Sh his of first the t American major j Cf league association as as- as catcher scored the only run r r. ade by his team which was beaten 4 to 1 I 1 by the New York Metropolitans tans Robinsons Robinson's fame tame as a catcher and batter as well as a fast tast base bate runner run run- nero ncr is closely allied with Baltimore where he spent many years of ot his baseball career Back In the with McGraw Jennings Keeler e and R others othere Robinson established an en enviable en viable reputation as a great player when Ned H famous Orioles won the championship three years In succession After b became came manager of ot the New York Giants in 1902 1002 Robin Robin- I on f-on on remained In Baltimore nad played I Continued on pa page E 3 3 ROBINSON CATCHER Continued from page 2 for tor seasons with the International Inter Inter- national league club there ASSISTED JOHN JOliN 0 In the tho dev of ot pitchers Robinson was singularly successful I and for several se Reasons seasons he lie assisted his old friend McGraw In this depart depart- ment lie He made several trips to the spring training camps of or the Giants after he had ceased to bo be an active As a coach with the New York Nationals he brought out Rube tubo Marquard Ml who contributed his share sharo to the winning of ot three successive suc sue pennants In 1911 1912 and 1913 Robinson began his hie malla management ement of ot the Brooklyn team tam In 1914 and two years yeara arl later made them champions of or their league lie He persuaded President nl Ebbets to secure the services of or Marguard Mar Mar- Marguard guard and Mamaux 1 these h pitchers pitch pitchers pitch pitch- ers era were on their way WRY to he the minor leagues and they are atc still BUll with him now that he has landed his club forthe for tor forthe the second time as a big factor In Inthe Inthe the world series Never Nover a martinet with his men Robinson Robinson Rob Rob- inson seems to have an Innate power of or controlling his players displaying a n sort Rort of ot fatherly Interest In them I I and b by establishing a bond of or con confidence fl I dence elonce and antI with them gets ets I Ithe the best hest that Is le In every member member of ot j i j his team either r on or off oct the paylag playing play pay lag InS field J |