The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-06-24

once in while. They certainly de-
serve the name of the "hitless wonders"
The other day with three hits to their
credit they won by 2 to l score while
their opponents gathered in twice as
many hits. Comiskey is plainly wor-
ried. lie has fine staff of pitchers in
cluding Walsh, White, Smith and
Burns-the team lacks nothing in field
ing ability-but they can't hit the ball
and they are not looked upon as PEN
nant cOntenders.
The Detroit Tigers jumped into first
position at the beginning of the season
and have main aimed lead ever since.
This is a team composed of sluggers of
great ability and they average about
ten hits a game which explains why
they are in their present position.
The dark horse in this league is the
Athletic team under the leadership of
Connie Mack. This manager is won
der in the way of springing surprises,
as his team with but few except, Ms
is composed of men playing for the
first time in fast company. They are
men between eighteen and twenty-oDe
years of age but they are playing an ex-
cellent game and from poor fifth they
have worked up to second position and
are close on the heels of the leaders.
Ali this was accomplished on their first
trip around the: circuit when they beat
the White Sox five straight games on
their home grounds, three being shut
outs. Great things are expected of this
team.
In the National League the Chicago
| Cubs ale having tough time in getting
to the top but here is team that can
be depended upon for hard fight and
they moved up to second position while
on their first trip abroad, winning more
games than they did ut home. When
they get back to Chicago they will make
things interesting for all corners and
this in spite of the absence OF their star
backstop, "N oisy john
The Pittsburg Pirates are in the lead
and will be in the race from start to
finish. If ever there was born leader
that same man is Fred Clark. He sell
dom makes mistake in judging the
qualities of his players and in selecting
new men has n, equal. For instance
Abbatschio startei the season in his
old position at second base, which he
has held ever since he joined the team
He started out all right and while he
maintained fast clip in fielding bis
position his batting average fell off and
one day Clark told him to take the
l. bench and trotted out new candidate
from the bush leagues, namei John b
Miller. This youngster stood the tes,
: from the first aud is clouting the bal
: for good long hits every day while al
{ the Pittsburg fans are singing hi'
: praises. giving never thought to thu
man who for years helped to keep th'
q team in the race. In baseball, as il
q everything else, the old faces are quick
ly forgotten.
0 To date the New York Giants hav
8 not made good and for a time occupies
4 last place. This was due to McGraw'
& absence, also the pitchers we're not il
8. condition. This team ought to max
y trouble for the leaders but with Donli
= and Bresnahan gone they do not seer
10 to be able to win. Their $11 ,OO0.O
" man, Rube Marquan, while a goo
u pitcher, has not done any more tina
y break even on games won aud los
le Meyers, the Indian, acquired from S
q Paul, is classy catcher and if he wa
n worked every day would show gres
a. improvement in batting.
The Philadelphia team is not up
es expectations. The Quakers are alwa!
20 receiving very favorable notices in tt
's. newspapers before the season opel
IN and many predictions are made tn;
u they will win the pennant. Now thel
10 is no question as to their makeup b'
81 the unexpected always happens. Fl
ly instance they will play the leaders, III
st Chicago and Pittsburg to standsti
Then when they play the second diy
sion teams they fall down hard and Il
OF error column has fat total. pfedi
al they will be in third place when t
or season closes.
en- Clark Griffith ia managing the Ci
cinnati team but he is the only manae
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ne Continued on MisDage, column 4