The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-06-06
DIAMOND DUST.
A Digest of Recent Base Ball News
By Corker.

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League. What, then, is Vanguard?
In Manager Davis opinion, South
paw pitcher Gregg's delivery IS an
exact duplicate of Waddell at his
best. 'ah
No need to worry about Mime
apolis. Thistime last year their per-
centage was given lower than it is at
present.
big" Raymond" A soft answer
turneth away wrath" John Nc
Graw. Yes, but most of as try a.
Club first"
Cincinnati may be huge joke
but so were the Baltimores in 1894,
for awhile. The joke sometimes is
on the other fellow.
The Gotham papers are SO carried
away over the showing of the Gil
ants that they now refer to them as
The McGraw Empire State Limi-
ted"
Catcher John Kelley, O'Toole's
partner, has succeeded Gibson as the
regular catcher for the Pirates or
until Gibson derives benefit from the
rest cure.
Block, one of the St. Pauls' staff"
of backstops, says they have got to
quit humping into his left leg at the
plate or he is going to put spikes on
his calf.
Pitcher Mordecai Brown, of the
Cubs, is almost ready for service
again and Manager Chance thinks
that because of his rest in the early
part of the season he will be strong
for the last half.
The St. Paul Club has sold first
baseman Walsh to Sioux City, and
h released outright outfielder
Pencil and pitcher Mike O'Toole,
brother of the famous Marty O'Toole,
of Pittsburg.
Minneapolis followers of base ball
are wondering hov muoh longer
Manager jos Cantillau wiz tand for
the foolishr ess auG inadequacy of
one George Edward Naddell, who
is entirly OF q s5a5siJ.5u and is
throwing gaDos away.
When the sianta stoi 5 sout nine
bases on the Phislies tie New York
experts talked Of th sised of the
Giant men, While EIa Philadelphia
writer's discou.sed On ti4e lat arm of
Peachas Graham. III 81 which re-
minds one that it is the point of
view.
Manager Joe Cantillon of Mime
apolis says that when he put RUDE
| Waddell behind the bat in hopes of
making catcher out of him Wad-
dell watched the bat instead of the
ball and the result was that he got
most Of the pitches on his anotomy
instead of in his mitt.
Pitcher Peters, of the White Sox,
is youngster who was developed
Joe Cantillon, at Minneapolis last
season. He appears to be one of
those twirlers whom every batsman
expects to hit, but who gets away
without being in much danger. His
best stock in trade is control of
deceptive curve ball
A ST. Paul writer says the Saints
made their first mistake of the sea-
son when they released first baseman
Walsh to Sioux City and O'Toole,
outright and yet the American AS
ISOLATION Clubs, including Columbus,
couldn't see him and waived. The
ST. Paul critic, however, thinks that
O'Toole can make good in the East
ern League.
Chicago is playing wonderful ball,
but it cannot maintain such pace as
it is setting, Here is Walsh pitch
ing half his clubs games. He's a
great iron man. and all that but
he's bound to crack before the end
of the season if crowded in such
fashion. When Walsh does break,
good night. Callahan certainly has
his followers keyed up to concert
pitch.
Hugh Jennings is one manager
who is not willing to concede any
nennant To the White SOy az vet