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Show 01 BOBEffUl sEioTieifi; Sensational Work of Nev 'j York Rookie Has Earned Him Regular Job. Is it possible that, after all theses Xew York is to have a real star a rv of the 'ilk of a Jackson, a Speaker or i : , MetJraw appears to think so ad -his brtiof that Dave Robertson is to -a modem Ed Delehanty. he is back?d by Mike Finn, amuiy Strang and c who watr;ed thp. progi-ess of the Cc: linian us he breezed through the So'.::;-leaeue So'.::;-leaeue last season shouJdering a taif: -average of more than .350. At am rt-'. rt-'. lie is about the neatest bit of base;-property base;-property New York has seen in a t:.-Der t:.-Der of years. On three occasions now Robe-tson V " been called upon in a pinch and on ti :i of those occasions he has more than mi: Rood. In the third game with the Pirv- " the chance came with three on base; c: two out. Mr. Robertson bobbed up ri on the bit and with one swing vhy.--a long linpr into right that sewed up " pame. AgAin he had two dlfllcult cbar- in fhe outfield and made manei.J '' catches on both occasions. Though he has developed manv era-' l"S Sod hitters. McGraw lias never h--blessed with one of these stars that si: -: out head and shoulders above the re- .-f He came within an inch of cettine Tri . Speaker knowing that he would havj siar but even that chance got awav him. , It may turn out that the fnjurr lc i -1 football game lamented at the t!r-that t!r-that stopped Robertson's career as; pitcher, may have srlven to baseball c- 1 of lbs greatest outfielders and hitters. 7" have ruined a hitter like him to rr.v i an ordinary pitcher would have beer, i , . baseba!lcrlnc. ;," In the case of nearly everv new f- .L the chance has come bv nccident i"- " the rule held good as to Robertson. ?o" i: one was put-in to bat for Snoiiprass J t other day, and on the impulse of the: : ment McGraw decided to let Dave the rest of the game in the outfit ' ,' L-eins to look as if he will not rem' V, there all season. And, spenkln? o: 1 ondary strength, it looks pretty soft '. ' -. ; ilr. McGraw to have two such ou'.r.- ei s as Pnodsrass and Murrav on ' - , bench, doesn't it7 |