The mirror., 1913-06-19

The Cubs, by trimming Brooklyn,
moved up to third place. Manager Evers
is trying to get Jimmy Lavender in win
ming form by making him work out every
morning at the park. In a recent game
with the Giants Evers used four pitchers,
including Lavender, but McGraws men
collected thirteen hits and the game The
Chicago News sums up the trouble in this
terse manner: Manager Evers, though
no cannibal, complains that his pitchers
are too raw.
The Giants are certainly proving dis
appointment to their admirers. Their
chances do not look very bright right now.
1t may be that CIark's men will take big
squirt any day but it is good time to regis
ter mind bets that they cop no pennant
this year.
Two minds with but single thought,
two tongues that speak as one: Tinker
and Chance. Both say they will trade or
sell every man on their respective teams if
someone can show them where the team
will be benefited thereby
The Athletics have not been headed so
you could notice it. They administered
| series of defeats to the Maps and still have
the White Sox and Boston to dispose of
before leaving for swing around the cir
cult. They will have to play some pretty
bum ball to lose their present cinch on
on first place.
The Maps have something on every team
in the league except the Mackmen Falk-
enburg was stopped by Boston after ten
straight victories, but will be no worse for
that. Any pitcher who can win two thirds
of his games is excellent and one who can
win one-half will do.
A Sidelight is thrown on McGraw's pur-
pose in securing Eddie Grant by his prop
osition to Miller Higgins offering Grant,
! Fromme and Merkle for Ed Konetchy,
first baseman. Muggsy knows the weak
ness of his team and is seeking desperately
for new material. If we remember cor
rectly Fromme was traded by St. Louis
to Cincinnati under or shortly following
the McCloskey period and he had then
outlived his usefulness there. Huggins
pitchers have offered the alib that they do
their best work in hot weather. Then they
ought to be going great guns right now
for there is no place on the circuit where
more torrid weather prevails than the
Mound City.
Ty Cobb, in a written article, relates
that Charley Doom, Phillies catcher, has
dropped only two foul balls in his long
career. Both were dropped because he al
lowed his mind to be distracted by a
spectator. On one of these occasions he
was right under the easiest kind of foul
ball and was oblivious to everything when
| fan leaned over from one of the boxes
looked right into his face, and cried:
''Drop that ball, you big boob" Charley
says he allowed the ball to filter weakly
through his hands, his mind following the
request of the spectator.
Joe Jackson has passed Ty Cobb in the
race for batting honors. Jackson at last
reports, had made IA hits for total of 118
bases.
Thursday, June 5th, brought news of
the death OF Chris Won der Abe, former
owner of the ST. Louis Browns, when they
won four pennants. His illness had been
of many months duration. Won der Abe
| in the palmy days, styled himself "Der
Poss Bresident of der Browns and he was
at that time a famous character. On an
investment of $500 Chris made a half
million dollars with his Browns. His
best friend was Charley Comiskey who led
the Browns to victory. And it was not
until Comisky left that fortune deserted
J him. The Sporting News relates that