The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-07-02
d o p E Y
By "Strikeout''

| the worm will turn. We have the word
| of the eminent dopester from the Florida
| Avenue grounds. at Washington, that the
| faithful have emitted howl of displeasure
at the actions of the peerless Walt Johnson,
| and one or two others of the bunch, who
have manifested mercenary disposition by
their reported dealings with Gilmore and
his cohorts of the Feds. Indeed, so
emphatic was this howl, that it did not fail
to exercise deep influence on the big
Svenska. The tale is told that he went so
far as to affix the first three letters of his
name to Fed. contract, when-he sudden
ly paused and-refused to finish his sigma
ture. If this is true, it must have been
quite dramatic scene. What a splendid
motif for plot of thriller
Walt Johnson is getting princely salary
for his bare six months work. Way and
beyond in ratio to that earned by the aver
age professional man of high attainments,
WHO has spent a third of his years in ac-
curing the knowledge that he sells. This
applies, as we'll, to the rest of the top
notchers. There is no objections to a third
league of big calibre, if they can de- liver the
goods, as the other two do But they cert.
have their nerve in trying to put over the
league prices. | have eaten lots of the Tip
Top bread of the Wards of Brooklyn
dandy stuff, too. Brooklyn is celebrated
for its churches, baby buggies trundled by
patient husbands, rubber trees for decora-
tions and-Tip Top bread. Sweet dough
makes good bread, but-al the other kind
of dough won't make good ball team, un-
less there are players enough of the right
kind. Where are they-outside of the
bunch legally tied up to, and, in the main,
contented with, the big two?
Even in the oyster Baltimore-the
reaction has set in, and Jack Dunn's team
is coming into its own once more. Any
one who can hold down that town the length
of time that Dunn has, deserves niche in
the hall of fame. | do not understand by
what process of reason Hanlon induced the
Feds to place club there, when his own
experience with the Old Orioles one of the
best aggregations of ball toSsers ever assem-
bled together-failed to bring out the
support due to thrice champions.
Every true blue fan, in whose vein courses
the right consistency of red corpuscles, will
insist in demanding that his favorite star
"gets his good and plenty, in return for
the high class entertainment which he fur
nishes, but they never can forget who and
what made it possible for that star to per-
form, and they to enjoy the performance.
They are mindful of the fact that it takes
millions to erect the style of ball parks they
have been educated to.
That it takes hundreds of thousands to
pay the salaries of the talent employed, and
hundred other incidental expenditures
connected with the game. Oh yes, the fan
bears all this in mind; recognizes the fact
that without organization it would be i'm
possible to cater to their demands; and they
will be the first to wiring the neck of the
goose that lays the golden egg for the
mercenary inclined star.
That was pretty game last Wednesday
at Gotham. My, my-only to have been
in field box As watching it! The Giants
and the Pirates were the contenders. The
old Master pitched for the Giants, of course,
with the regular line up back of him. Nc
Ouillin was in the box for the Pirates. Big
Six, in rare form, let them down with five
scattering hits and banketed them-5 to 0.
L
Bescher stole three bases-the last one
clean steal for home, and on Gibson, too,
who was catching for the Pirates; George
Burns and Fletcher also purloined four
bases between them. The way of the trans
gressor is, indeed, hard-to be kept away
from such doings as those.
Where will you find three classier out
fold RIG Nd
Lewis of the Red Sox3 Yet, here are the
bugs at Fenway Park BOSTON, asking what
ails them? Particularly as to Speaker, who
since his hold up of the club for that $18,
900 with his threat to jump to the Feds, has
been playing, at times, like busher. |
wish | could answer the query of the dis
gusted Boston fans with some degree of
authority, but, removed as l am from the
scene of their joys and sorrows, | am help
less. However, here is suggestion: Per-
haps Iris is overwhelmed with confidence,
after the easy manner in which he made 'em
come across. Overconfidence, you know,
spells failure to both players and clubs.
| feel sorry for Marsans, clever cuban
outhelder heretofore with the Reds, but the
quick call down of his bluff by ''Buck'
Herzog, will no doubt act as a salutary
lesson for those who are inclined to allow
the fever of discomfort engendered by the
Fed raiders to possess them. | am intimate
ly acquainted with the rise OF this youngster
and his development into a star of the first
magnitude. He was pretty performer in
the Almendares club, at Havana, where he
early attracted the attention of visiting big
league teams. Griffin gave him the oppor-
tunity to make good. pairing him with his
fellow countryman Almeida, who was
brilliant third sacker, but weak with the
willow. Just the same, think it was a
bunder to let Almeida go. McGraw, for
instance, would have cured him Of his
batting shyness. Buck Herzog would have
done it, too.
Speaking of "Bucks,' that sure is
sobriquet which is synonymous with good