The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-08-06
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By ''Striksos.s''

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. great deal of bunk and ground and lofty
verbal fireworks, all's serene once again,
and the two interesting major league races
proceed onwardf It seems that the wiser
sense prevailed among both magnates and
players; superinduced, no doubt, by the
attitude of the fan, who is about sick and
tired of all mercenary wrangles The hot
headed Ban johnson showed fight to the
last minute l myself would have liked
to see the matter carried to the threatened
strike think that it would have
meant the last straw for the patient endur-
ing camel-fan.
Why doesn't Cincinnati, in common with
the rest of her municipal owned enter
prises. buy outright the Reds and appoint
a commission form of board to manage
them? The city owns a railroad-the
Queen & Crescent; it owns public utility
plants which, as rule, are privately own
ed in other cities. l advance this sugges-
ton since notice that they are beginning
to ''knock" on Buck Herzog. The Hob
litzel incident has opened the gate of crit
icisms. and now they are saying that Buck
Herzog methods are destructive; and to
support their contentious they are enumer-
ating the long list of OBJECTIONS from the
club, including Marsan's. Perhaps if the
above mentioned plan is put into effect
they may come nearer realizing their am
billions for a pennant winning team. Why
not?-every game that have witnessed
played at the Palace of the Fans, and they
have been quite few, noticed, was d.
rected from the bleachers and grandstands.
The week news from the east vindi-
Gates the oft expressed opinion that the
Giants fight the hardest when they are
pushed. In the last series clash with the
Pirates they fought tooth and nail, win
ming the rubber" by large majority;
the last two games on the goth "a double
header) being two hot arguments, wherein
the class of the Giants came to the surface
strongly The G. o. M. pitched the first
game and Tesreau the second, both shut
outs. Meanwhile the Braves were polish
ing the Cubs to the tune of two.
Who would have thought that at this
stage of the season the erstwhile terrible
Corsairs from the smoky town would be
fighting to keep out of the cellar position?
Braves are performing, it looks as near
possibility. But just as great a mystery
to me is the fact that those very Braves
only one guessing; no less an authority
the subject. He has been insistent in his
declarations that the make up of the Braves
should guarantee them better position in
tho in foo f fhox cho,,1I ho GrC%
division club instead of tail enders.
The Cubs and Cards should draw a rec
ord attendances at the Brush stadium up
on their approaching visit to Gotham
The hot arguments they put up against
the Giants upon the latter's swing over
the western circuit, guarantees them that
There is no doubt that the Polo Grounds
faithful have been the mainstay of organ
lied baseball this troublesome season.
This applies to both leagues. Even the
humble Maps look toward their Polo
Ground series as means of recoupine
from the slim attendances that greet them
upon their own grounds. l hate to dwell
upon these Maps, and the pity of it is,
that Cleveland is good ball town, if but
given consistent performer. Then too,
l sorrow to see such vets. as Lajoie, Turn
er, ETC., heroes of the best past of the
game, fall into such luckless days
The argument arose over old time out
felders as compared with the present out
put. My opponent dared me to mention
the best of them that could
compare with Cobb, Crawford, Speaker
and George Burns of the Giants. l forth
With began to enumerare Gillespie, Geo.
Gore, Silent Mike Herman, Billy Sunday,
Sam Mertes, Van Haltren. Cy Seymour
Hold on!'' said he, ''don't quote me so
much ancient history, or else I'll have
to pull Spaulding' guide on you for the
dope, for, search me if l recall such
names. Ancient history, indeed!
That shows you how evanescent is base
ball glory. Most of those past luminaries
of the green sod are still atop of this earth
What would the guy have said if had
begun with Terrill. Clapp, and those
others that helped to hang up the Wright
brothers record with the famous Cincin-
natl Reds: a whole season without defeat!
While the Giants are having their fight
with the Cubs and Cards; the Athletics
are having theirs with the Senators. Too
bad that "Chick'' Gandil is out of the
line up. Too bad, too, that those Florida
Avenue knockers can't desist from their
anvil chorus long enough to give the team
a chance to show what they can do des-
pite handicaps.
see by the line up published for this
weeks tussle between the ''Green Sox'.
and mirrors some familiar names,
which in the past have figured in the
Farm Machinery prospective team, appear
in the make up of the mirror players.
Why and wherefore? Of course, we will
be glad of the opportunity that it will give
Lafferty and Sullivan in the way of prac-
tice. Glad, also, to be of assistance to
the type stickers, while at the same time
we feel degree of satisfaction at this
tacit agreement with our boast, that we
count in our ranks some nifty ball
talent. Sorry that the writer will not be
present and see the scrap, but. perhaps