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Show UNCLE WILBERT ROBINSON HOLDS RECORD FOR HITS Dodger Leader Got Seven Bingles in as Many Times at Bat in Eighteen Ninety-tvo Off Trio of St. Louis Hurlers BY J CK VEIOCK. International News Sporting Editor. NEW YORK. July 24. Your Uncle! WUbert Robinson, whose rountenaucej shines up with 1 wide utiU bec.rjse of the fine showing the Dodgers have been making, holds a baseball record that probably will stand for a lung; long time. When Davey Bancroft, penpery little shortstopper of the Giants, got six safe smashes In as meny trips to the plato In f. recent game, the figure hounds dove into the dust-begrimed records to ascertain how manv times such a feat had been performed in the past. ben they came up for air they brought with them 'he information that Uavey's stunt had been performed fourteen times Half a dozen hits in one pastime by-one by-one player is a v. hole lot of knocks, but your Uucle Wflbert, who, In his day, was as good a catcher as ever drew on n mitt, has done better. Back in 1832 Robinson was catching for the old Baltimore Orioles. On Juno 10 of that year, in a game at St. Louis. Robby came to the platter seen times, and collected a double and six Bingles off the chucking of Cy Young, Theo Breltensteln and "Pretzel 1 Get-zeln. Get-zeln. The Orioles won the game b the Inspiring score of 25 to 4. ThlB game was the first half of a twin bill In the second ?ame Robb made two more hits, both c fl Getzcin, for a total of nine in twelve trips to tho platter during the day. So if any of the sluggers think they have reason to be swelled on themselves them-selves or what they ve done, they'd better not go to boasting in the pres once of genial Uncle Wilbert, who is a greai klrilr for Robb could give "em cards and spades and beat 'em all in a reminiscing bee. Tin 1 1 -1 ol pl iyers who have made six hits In one frame includes such as Jerry Tirnnx. Inck Glasscock, Wait Brodie. Willie Keeler, Charley Stahl. Get rge I Utsq&w und Jack Do; le in the National league, and Miguel Donlin. Bill Nance and Danny Murphy In the American. Here is the lisr is offered by the figure hounds aforementioned. |