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Show ROBBY HAS FAITH IN HISPITCHERS By Special Nsws Servtea. NKW YORK, June t. Mors than at weeks of the baas ball turmoil hav been spent, the first test of strength Rast against West has been had. and nothing remarkable In ths National league h transpired except an Eastern spurt of Ihs Chicago Cubs thst carried them to the pinnacle, where they gloried tpr a brief ! period and then skidded aexk. Meanwhile tha Brooklyn Dodgers are lagging In the rear, a bit crippled, but still able to stt up and take nourishment. Their misfortunes this spring have taken from them naught of their optimism nor have they dissipated In the least the belief be-lief that they are going to repeat. "With the boys In poor condition almost al-most since the start of the sen son It Is a wonder to me," said Robby, "the Olanta are not forty mlletf out In front Instead of only six gamea I have had my tough breaks, and so hag Mdlraw, but the fates have not been so cruel In dealing with him as they have with me. "He hss lost Hersog. but whlle Charley Char-ley Is a bundle of nervoue energy and a hustler, he Is not a wonderful attacking force and Is not near so great a loss as hss been the loss of Wheat and Myers to the Brooklyn cause. "Mac haa a great machine, but It lacks atrength In the main essentlsl pitchers and close students of baseball know McGraw ian't going to get anything better bet-ter out of old timers like Bailee and Ben- ton and Teareau and Perrltt than they gave las year. "If the Giants have gained but -six games In six weeks on my club with j my pitchers off color snd my team as a ! whole away from form because of the weather. It won't take the boys long , to pick up this difference and lead the band when my entire ataff get going right." |