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Show Cubs' Slugging 0 Begins "Spring Tn Before Christm By JAMES CRUSIN1 Chicago, Lice it b,hu stttrt on the spring tmiiiine count for anythlnjr, ' Dave fleet-footcii outfielder of the ( be a wlnilo of a player next cause Dave has already lie practice. A Christmas letter was received today by Preal of the Northsiflcrs, in -hlch the chocrintr news that he v now with the hope of heiiiR when the baseball season ope Eo far as is known, no ball has begun "spring'' prac Christmas, so Dave has set a is fortunate, however, In thai a warm climate, where one c on the bail field in winter tl taking any chances of doim one's arm. Dave lives at N where he is in tho commissi with his father. Opportunity for Practit "You see, our work keeps from early morning until 1100 we are through for the day,' "From 6 o'clock until nuur buying and selling chicken ducks, pigs, butler and eg have the entire afternoon fi'e her of the young fellows at-ou out every afternoon and pia; have joined them. In this u lot of good exercise and a lo practice and a lot of chasiu balls. "I expect to keep it up all I ought to be ready for a gair spring training trip starts. 1 in shape next spring more Ilia because I Ihink the Cubs are in the fight for that pennan and I hope to help them win Manager Mitchell nf the Nor lieves Robert'-.on may prove very man necrb-d lo make i championship outfit. Pave v.-team v.-team only the latter part of, and hod play d 110 baseball 1 half of the year. Need Pep in Infield. Robertson injured his hip b: nous an effort when not iu much of the time was playing handicap. His fielding was number of games, probably be long layoff. 1 1 is evident that it as much as did the man;'.: fans, and probabiv that Is tn' son he is practicing during t) Mitchell wants a live fellow field to inspire a bit of pen h Darber, and KoKrtwm shou able of doing it if he gels 1 stride he had with the Giat To liven up the Infield J Buck HerzoK. wdio can disr pep as anv player In the bu-gcneral bu-gcneral opinion recording t Inst vear was that, they 1 Mitchell thinks it will be (Id Robertson and Ilcrzog "on Other plovers of the C'ubf for an early stcf in train : Deal has gone to C'h'ornta t1 winter nnd expects to begin before the sound arrives, tn ander. Jim Voucbn, (."'" probable TC!1 Killefer and t others 'will go to Hot Sr-n'!' February for a three Wee'-prior Wee'-prior to the start of the tn Tf the Cubs do not get n"c start next season it soni-ciy cause thev aren't in snape. |