The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-05-09
DIAMOND DUST.
A Digest of Recent Base Ball News.
BY Corker.

By Corker.
| Joe Cantillon says RUDE Waddell
has control this year and Is bound to
| be winner.
Marty o. Toole's arm does not
seem to be as far gone as some pessi-
mists would lead one to think.
st. Paul wanted pitcher Reulbach
from Chicago, but when the Cub
management asked $4,000 for his re-
lease negotiations were called off.
Pitcher Ted Corbett of Beaumont,
made the Texas fans sit up and take
notice when he pitched three two
hit games last month IN the Texas
league.
Connie Mack states that his pre-
sent lineup will retain its average
strength for about five more years.
Looks like great race in the Amer
lean League for 1917.
Manager Joe Cantillon of Mime
apolls has taken on the veteran Dan
Sweeney. He found Sweeney in
hard lines at Louisville and put him
on the payroll for the Miller Club.
Harry Steinfeldt, the former third
baseman of the Chicago Cubs, finds
the pace in the major leagues too
fast for him. The veteran has been
given his release by the st. Louis
Cardinals.
Last year the Tigers pulled off the
first triple play of the season, and
they repeated this year. A coinci-
dence is that each play was made in
the first series between Tigers and
White Sox.
RUDE Waddell pulled off one of
his stunts in Toledo the other day.
He sold newspapers telling about
the wreck of the Titanic and was
having great time until Joe Can
tillon got him and put him in bed.
The Saints infield comprised of
Mccormick, Goodman, Lewis and
Walsh is working well. 1t was a
life-saver to manager Kelly when
SAITH sloughed Goodman and Lewis
| to him at the last minute.
First class pitchers mean win
ming ball teams" says Jno. j, Nc
Graw. I've got several of them
and SO have the Pirates. II Clark
gets the right work out of @; Toole,
Camnits, Adams, Hendrix and Lei
field, the Pirates will make lot of
trouble"
Harry Davis has cut out hand
shaking by his Cleveland players be-
fore the game. Even pugilists
clasp hands before the battle. A
smile and friendly shake with an old
friend before time is called will new
er stop a good ball player from do
ing his best.
It's great to be great. Joe Jack
son, the Maps outfelder and slugger,
has received word from G, l.. Hand
ing of Kansas City, Mo-, that he is
the father of a twelve pound rooster,
and that he intends to name him for
the Maps. The youngsters name
will be Joseph Walker Jackson Har-
ding.
.Marquard's aim. this year, is a
model one, not too ambitious for
pitcher starting his second season as
regular. He feels that he will be
quite satisfied to take things very
easy next fall and winter if between
now and then he can win, say thirty
ball games, If Marquard can pitch
slow bali, Coach Robinson of the
Giants, says he will be invincible
Marquard has learned to control ter
rifle speed and fast breaking curve.
But he doesn't know much about
change of pace. Robinson is drill
ling him every day in the art of
pitching floaters and says the big
south paw is making progress.
Home Run" Baker has put one
over on his rival for baseball honors,
''Ty" Cobb and Postmaster General
Hitchcock are being blamed by the
friends of the Georgia peach for 1t.
Orders were issued at the post Office
department the other day changing