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Show Dizzy43ean Says Bruins Must Fight By EARL HIIX1GAN CHICAGO, June 21 IffA-Tha 1B3 tailapla ef the Chicago Cuba, now battling U stick In tha first division, divi-sion, la kicking up almost aa much general excitement In their home bailiwick as did their stirring charge to tha National league pennant pen-nant last September. Ever sins tha Cobs started a ektd which seat them Into fifth place, wave of "What's wrong with tho team comment has swept tho town. The yesterday, Just after a published "ep let-tar let-tar by Owner P. K. W rig ley assist hie stub's showing, leaua-lilies leaua-lilies Disss? Oeaa anna up with eao of his well-known pop-offs aa hie ooattibuMoa to tho furors, Cut sneaking before tha Chicago Association of Commerce, accused hia mates of "not trying hard enough." Winner of three gamsa and loser of none this season, tha JlsVOOO pitcher said, "Tha reason we're down where we are today la because tha players aren't puahln' hard enough. Only two-thirds of ua our doing our best The rest of us ain't Just lot ma pitch mors often and everything will be okay. I'm getting tired of pitching only on Sundays." Let Bins Talk "Oh, what ths hell," snapped Man-aeTsr Man-aeTsr Gabby Hartnstt when he learned of Dean's diasnosls and remedy for ths case. "Lot him talk. Tm not foinf to sommsnt It's none of my business what he says. It's his story, not mine." '. Obviously, Gabby wasnt fas ling so food about ths whole thine, even though his team had Just defeated Boston to move from fifth to fourth place In tho standing. Hs hasn't been feeling too cheerful for soma time, what with reports floating around that hs'U loss his managership manager-ship any day now If ths Cubs don't show soms signs of cutting down ths nins and a half gams deficit betwssa ths Cubs and ths loaguo-Issdlng loaguo-Issdlng Cincinnati Reds. Than, loo, Oahby has be inking ink-ing a tot of criticism fsr the winter's win-ter's six-player trade with ths Nsw Ysrk Giants. Dick starteU, tho shortstop who earns to tho Cubs along with a salary of gxeV SOS, has been fielding aad hitting poorly as com pared te tho defensive de-fensive play of BUI Jurges, tha aaee-tetop who want front GUeago to Mow Vsrk In tho dead. At that, seme sheen eis think tho Cubs here done sjulto well eonsldorliig tha quality of their offense. The teara betting average Is JM. tn his "open Isttsr" to Chicago i porta editor, Wriglsy said, "It is always a llttls disconcerting to ms to hsvs It so forcibly brought horns from tlms to tlms that ths winning team, which belongs to everyone, is o exclusively mine when It Is losing." |