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SPORTING TIMES — October 17th, 1913
By Arthur H. Leland
Brooklyn Turns the Page as Superbas, Become the Robins
Though the 1913 season has now passed into the record books, the game of base ball shows no sign of standing still. Fresh from their triumph atop the sporting world, the club of Brooklyn has already taken its next step forward, announcing a new identity to accompany its recent success.
In the wake of their World Series triumph, the organization has elected to change its name once more. Henceforth, the Brooklyn Superbas will be known as the Brooklyn Robins, a decision made with both ambition and opportunity in mind. The club’s owners, buoyed by the glory of a championship season, believe the new name will help carry the club into an even brighter future.
Whether the public will take to the new title with the same warmth shown to the champions themselves remains to be seen. Yet there is little doubt that the club presently sits atop the base ball world, and intends to use that lofty position to strengthen both its standing on the field and its fortunes beyond the gate.
Manager Ned Hanlon, speaking on the change, said, “This club has earned the right to look ahead with confidence. The name may be new, but the spirit that brought us a championship will remain the same.”
Thus, as the curtain falls on the 1913 campaign, Brooklyn turns the page once more—champions today, and now, the Robins of tomorrow.
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