The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1912-04-11

I'll AOdS uc. ne Ddtt0Ty LOT new
York was Marquard, Texeau and
Snodgrass.
Harry Wolverton's pitc hers
proved puzzle for the Atlantic
Southern Leagues, and the New
York Americans won easily, to 3.
Martin Upham and Hoff hurled for
the Majors, against Gentle, Hogue
and Page, for the locals.
Mike O. Toole is still coming.
His early career was not sensational
but his work in the Eastern League
for the last two years stamps him as
a phenom." AT the plate he can ;.
not be termed a weakling, for in
thlrty-two games last season he
smote the pill for an average of 200.
In Alexander, Chalmers and
Moore, Doom has three wonderful
pitchers. If Doom is permitted to
run his own team in his own way,
| expect the worlds championship
to be fought out within few blocks
next fall. Anyone who says Phila-
delphia is dead this year isn't speak
ing of baseball.
In recent practice game with
San Antonio, Connie Mack loaned
Chief Bender to the Texans and it
proved disastrous to them. They
were rocking along ahead of the
Atlantics when Be nder went in.
His team mates bit the Indian fer
six swats and scored five runs, win
ing the game 10 to Z.
Pitcher Bill Burns of the Mime
apolis team, has offered manager
Joe Cantillon $1,000 for his release
and has been told it will be accepted.
Burns thinks he can negotiate for
his service with major league club
and declares that there are still
several years of big league ball in
his system.
Max Bucker, the greatest left
handler in the world. stated that the
Phillies cannot fail to win the N. L.
flag. The Giants would not have
known which way the Quakers went
last summer if Doom had not expe-
rlenced so much bum luck states
Bucker. Lots of other smart alexis
also like the Phillies; in fact, the
Doom entry is the hottest on record
in the spring betting.
If the st. Paul club loses the pen
nant again this season the blame
will not fall on the shoulders of the
pitching staff. This is the one de-
partment of the Apostles aggrega-
ton that heretofore has always been
immune from adverse criticism. A
glance over the hurling pros
pect of the 1912 staff would seem to
indicate that the team will be
strongly fortified on the firing line
this season, as it has been in the
past. Eight twirlers are signed to
wear the Apostles uniform this.
season. Four of these are veterans,
having tasted the powder of big
league campaigns for at least full
season. The other four members of
the staff are new corners; but on the
records made with their respective
teams last season, they too, will
travel the league circuit for some
time to come.
The Phillies may get bad ride.
Doom may have'a hard time get
ting along with Herr Horace, Hot
air Fogel, Alexander, Chalmers and
some of the teams star young work
man may crack one of the stars. and
Otto Knabe placed in that list, may
pull something not according to
Chadwick and draw a long Danish,
ment. Were I magnate l would
rather own the squad Doom had in
Arkansas, than any other in the
National League. If had my pick
of the sixteen big ones. that A no.
outfit of Connie Mack's is the only
one would select in preference to
master Dooin's. Yes, the Phillies
look good, awfully good, but they
m ust pull lot to capture that old
rag, and while l like them to be
there, or whereabouts at The finish,
l think it fully even money the
Giants beat them out, and that price
over again that the Pirates show
them their dust.