| Show Robertson Joins Braves Boston Club After Flag I By BILLY EVANS ST S T PETERSBURG March Seemed H-Seemed 14 Seemed like an American league leacu 3 homecoming day aay when I walked into Waterfront park at St Pe Fe to give the tho Boston Botton Braves Brave the once over once over Hello Bill Dill was as II a welcome welcom sound to a stranger I turned to see se Charley Robertson former pitcher of It the Chicago White Whit White Sox and St Louis Browns Drowns I TOURING To jog t your memory 1 It If you 5 have h ve forgotten I the event Charley Chancy Robertson was wa the th young I TRAINING I Iman man nan who several years year ago to shut hut out the DC De Dc- Dc CAMPS PAMP tro trait troit Tigers without a 8 a hit or run not a 8 man mat manI L I reaching first drat base hase It was ou one of th the greatest pitched games tames I have bave ever umpired as I recall It It wa was pitching his first lye year ear r In the American league leafu and turned In the remarkable perform performance ance during the first month of ot play pla- MADE RECORD AGAINST DETROIT The Detroit Tigers at that time were retarded regArded as the hardest hardett hit hll ting club In the American league ue During Durine the first five Innings tb the Ticer paid n no noI particular attention to the fact that Robertson Roberton was setting them down as a fast fait as a they came up I It had been rumored that Robertson doctored the ball In order to make It take tak elusive breaks ln In the th sixth lith Inning Ty Cobb and the rest red of ot his hi t ey-t team began becan a 8 concerted protest against th the bal ball S 'S SS Y that t Robertson was wa pitching I l decided In order to avoid unnecessary bicker bicker- bickerIng bicke Ini Ing I j would give Robertson a new ball any time Ume Detroit took exception to the th one on In use Prior to my doing dolne so o robertson Robert on assured assured me miU h he be would as soon pitch a 8 new ball as an sn old one sik That mad made it easy ellS He proved it by not letting lJ a asik sIngle player reach first FOURNIER JINX FOR JOHNSON Hardly had I finished my toy greeting with Robertson when some one from the direction of first base shouted Looks as If it the umpires are goIng to do some spring training this year Are you ou still guessing at em cm Bill It was Jacques Fournier who has bas seen service with both hoth New York and Chicago In the American jy B 1 league Jack always alwa's could hit th the old apple Walter Johnson once one told me that FournIer made more trouble for tor or him than any batter baiter he be ever pitched against t Jack says says ho he feels fit and looks look tor for a big tie sea sea- season son lea son Manager Maner Bancroft is hoping be h has bas the rIght dope 1 o e OTHER AMERICAN LEAGUE STARS Other former American leaguers to mil cult me were George the tb veteran southpaw one ot of the heroes of the th 1924 world series erie victory of Washington over the New York Giants Maury Burrus Bumis who once played first base bate for ConnIe Mack Walter Gautreau the Holy Cross with the Ath Ath- Athletics Ath- Ath Athletics star who played a brief engagement enc gement and Lanc Lane once a n member of ot the Washington club George looks the same me as ever Age Alei 4 seems teems to make mak no change chante In his physical appearance appear- appear appearance i ance ante and h he be seemed to hav have as much stuff as ever you know was never a Walter Johnson for or speed Manager Dancroft Bancroft of ot the th Braves Draves expressed great treat surprise that was waived out of ofa t the American league leacue He was wag reported to to- to have a bad arm when Boston Doston refused to waive yet et he 4 worked In over 40 games last year It certainly seemed as If It I was In an n American league camp when I greeted the Braves Brave |
