The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-08-17
Boobies
BIZ A Fan.

Percy has sprung his best joke
again. He says the new suits are
beng rushed.
In the Magee case the Board Of
Directors Of the National League
decided that the punishment melted
out was just and fair. Magee's ban
ishment for the balance of the season
was allowed to stand.
The Athletics have forged to the
front on their home stand and now
lead by comfortable margin. Tie
ease with which they humbled the
Tigers three out of four contributed
largely to their rise in the percent
age table.
In the National, American, and
American Association the races are
as close as they could well be and
the task Of picking winners assumes
generous proportions. In the order
named Chicago, Philadelphia and
Minneapolis have slightly the best
chances.
The Philies are about through as
far as pennant possibilities are con-
cerned. Minus three of their best
players, they are not conceded a
chance for the flag. Third or fourth
place is about the best that may be
expected. 1t will be no easy task
for them to retain such position.
Rarely, if ever, has the contest been
SO close at this stage of the season.
Will wonders never cease? The
Millers took the Saints into camp
four straight games. The first was
won 10 to 2. O'Toole the prize beau
ty, being knocked out Of the box.
Then followed double header in
Minneapolis before the largest crowd
ever attending a game in the Twin
Cities. The Millers won both hands
down 8 to 0 and Z to 2. In the last
game O'Toole came back for more
and got it In the same place 7 to I.
Joe Tinker, Cub shortstop, has
the distinction of being fined and
fired for the season, then reinstated
all in the same week. Cap. Chance
thought Tinker was loafng in one
of the games with Brooklyn last
week. In few pointed and
we'll chosen words he plas-
tered on the fine and told Joe he
was canned. But little did he reck
that the Giants were coming to
town. When the latter hove in sight
the Peerless Leader went on still
for Joe and rounded him up in time
for the first game in which the much
feared Mathewson was carded to
dish up the fade-aways to the Cubs.
Now it is well known that Tinker
has a special liking for Christys'
curves and this time was no excep-
ton for Joe laced out two singles, a
double, and a triple in four times at
bat. The Cubs won and it is need
less to add that Tinker easily re-es-
tablished himself in the good graces
of both manager and multitude Of
fans.
Our attention has been called to
the fact that certain individuals
hereabouts are trying to detract
from the fair fame of our peerless
first basemaD. Old Repeater. Ever
since this gentlemen stepped into the
fierce glare of the limelight, these
base calumniators have repeatedly
used him as target for their shafts
Of abuse. But through it all Old
Repeater remains unruffled and Sc
rene and has modestly refrained from
any participation in the war of words.
In few simple sentences he sums
up the situation thusly: What / 4
want to know is: who started this
thing anyway? Tell me that. / never
directed attention to my abilities as
ball player. That is certain.
When the game was first doomed
here last year, certain influential
gentlemen let it be known that Twas
the man to lead the local team.
None could gainsay that fact and / |
Immediately took hold and have new
er relinquished it. The team has
had a most successful season. 1t |
has always been my policy to let
others start something before / cut
in, but once in, | am there to stay"
All of this leads us to the reflection
that perhaps the wording of a we'll
known maxim should be changed to
read: Modesty is the best policy"