The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-09-24

BORBIIES
General Survey of the Doings the Baseball World
Braves ives Batting Braves have not only been
tion to do hard and timely batting It the hitting
En e has has pulled many out OF the fire for them
and in the respect mentioned has covered himself with glory
garrison finish the morning of Labor Day when with Maty
pitching and the Giants ahead, Boston got
second and third in the ninth and John the with
clean single Other hard and timely hers the
Schmidt and Connolly During the week ending Saturday
and Pittsburgh consecutive order and games played
have won five and tied Two games taken from
to tie in twelve innings and Saturday Pittsburgh
beaten to This gives the Braves perfect percentage of
Sangs has been letting Of his young pitchers
the work lately They include Cocrehan Cruteher and Davis
Giants Gather Ginger.-On their home grounds deter
mined overake the flying Braves the Giants meeting
western teams the last series be played between them
than gained ground far Boston concerned Their
continued hinges materially the corps of pitchers If
Vanguard and Demaree show of their old time form
they still have reasonably good chance McGaw is evil
IDENTIFY counting five series be played with Boston
the Polo grounds the latter this month He figures
that if he hold the Giants with the Braves then
he n put them out of the final h str s It will
Giants contests of which they five and lost two
ae two fra 0 with e Te
of the Cubs f. They thus had playing percentage
week. allowing Boston its lead by one more
game. The Braves on Monday morning led the Giants by
three full games The present week will be of great
anxiety for the army of New York fans.
Highland Happenings. Then Frank Chance sent in bis
resignation of the New York American league club
did occasion surprise than anything else the aacrty
with which said resignation accepted 1t is very likely
termination of his salary It really appears that the New York
club only too glad to rid itself of calling for
$4,000 yearly when could be had who would make
good showing for great deal less Some doubt has
been whether anybody could make better showing
poor material given him work with that the L. quit He
explained that either he Arthur chief scout
that the worry CROP gathered by Irwin the years
has been unusually heavy and would almost any
Irwin the former has all the best of the argument and that
Irwin will be separated from the payroll ALSO In
the balance of the and will then aside Rumor has
that Jack Dunn of Baltimore fame will be given
year.
American Associaton-The organization is about to fin
h what probably the eane inception Atho
the has been remarkably close all the there has been
little enthusiasm shown in the matter of paid admissions
and the clubs with two three exceptions will lose money
ST. Paul has been dead since the and President
decided to sell out giving 9oday option the
club but the sanity city citizens not rushing take the
club off his hands, and it is probable the franchise will be
to stand for the kind of ball offered them after three or four
of the pennant variety. Indianapolis Louisville and
Milwaukee will probably break better than financially
Kansas City bad loser Next year will change
the circuit the ST. Paul club transferred Winnipeg
the franchise. And Toledo would be trying it
In certain quarters it is ntmated the will
be transferred Chicago Of the three Toledo have
the best chance.
Cubs Crumble and Creak-As previously predicted the
Cubs by their inferior work the week have about placed
themselves out of the running After maung the hands
the Pirates they encountered Brooklyn disastrous SERIES
and this followed Saturday by the loss of the first
"A Iof-un he of
Giants and Braves the Cubs profit during these days.
this doesn't likely.
Cardinals Crimped.-Mler Higgins and his band we're
warmly welcomed in the Hub Presumably of past
performances that city In this the Cards
expectations they properly trimmed One twelve
inning the of their achievement Boston, Satur-