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Show IVAN OLSON IS MOST RELIABLE AS PLAYER Commences His Fifth Season With Brooklyn Superbas. Inflelder Knows Baseball From A W Z and Should Prove Manager Robinson's Rob-inson's Most Able Lieutenant Faster Than Ever. This is Ivan Olson's ninth season in fast company and his fifth with the Brooklyn Superbas. Olson was claimed by the Cleveland club from Portland back in 1911, remained with Cleveland four seasons, "stayed a minute" min-ute" with the Cincinnatis in 1915, and was waived over to Brooklyn in the midst of the 1915 season. When Olie went back to Californip last September he got himself a jot with an oil concern in Los Angeles That was a sort of hiatus in his life. In other years he wintered in thf Pacific Coast league or hunted or som such thing, but work nothing 'doing (2l V 1 I. C' ' '"V; f A v V 1 ! . $ ,vs. V , Ivan Olson. They had a ball team in that oil concern and Olie joined it, training three times a week and playing Sundays Sun-days when the influenza ban was not in force. His ball playing and steady work had a remarkable effect. It put OlsiAi in the best condition he ever was in his long career on the diamond, dia-mond, and that dates from 1906, when he broke in with Muskogee of the Three-Eye league. Today, at the age of 34, when most infielders are slipping, Ivy is one of the most reliable players on the Brooklyn, team. He knows baseball from A to Z and should be Robbie's ablest lieutenant now that Jack Coombs has departed. Hi" is showing the splendid effects- of ihat winter training by his brilliant all-around work, and should continue at top speed for some time to come. His fielding Is better than ever, he is hitting hit-ting harder and Is faster on the bases. His coaching of the other infielders and the pitchers while a game is on is another valuable asset. Ivy has the distinction of being the most consistently con-sistently "panned" player Brooklyn ever had, but he has thrived on the panning. |