The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-05-27
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BY A Fan.

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Chicago Chat.-Adherents of both Cubs and White Sox
happy result of the good showing OF
both teams On their eastern trip the Cubs were averaging
800 or better up and including Saturdays
contest at Boston, At Brooklyn foursome they captured
and then Manhattan where sound beating
received from the Gantsonly game falling to the
Cubs This dandy contest score Women Surag
large numbers visited the Polo Grounds that day and
this have had something do with the result Boston
proved much easier picking and the went Bresnahan
Boys The Cubs winning their games mainly by batting
strength the pitching usually ordinary, a1tho brilliant
is turned in and then by HUMPHREYS aud label
The White Soxhaye been busy fulfilling antesea
dcon Splendid all round work has been the feature of their
series the South grounds The Sox hitting and that
explains many things. Fourier chalk Ceilings and Fetch
doing heavy execution with the budgeon As past
the pitching staff of general excellence and consists OF
such artists Scott Benz RUSSELL Ccote Faber and Others
The last named had straight last reports Behind
the bat Schak the best performer in the league. With
combination of good batting pitching and catching the Sox
are bound to be in at the finish Eddie Collins value to the
club would be hard estimate for he has improved the team
wonderfully He gets the bases oftener than any other
member of the club.
Brooklyn Budget.-From all accounts the Superbas
to their old tricks of playing like four time winners day
and amateur bushers the Wbert Robinson he is
becoming headed trying teach his young
steady consistent day in and day out Nap Rucker
to have really last and that is to be greatly
regretted Two he rated the best left handed
pitcher in baseball and last week he pounded all the
lot by the Cubs Dell has thus far proven be the re
able of Robby's twrers Pfeer and Achison per-
forming nearly we'll last year. but cheerful dngs reach
us that Jack Coombs real comeback and that will partly Off
set Fuckers decline Zach Wheat hasn't been traded ye and
according Mr. Ebbe there's chance for such trade
Boston Briefs-Those Braves are slow to get started
that of them the pitchers. James about
the best bet among them and his good
Rudolph has been hit hard in the he has pitched and the
for Tyler Still the Braves sticking the
top through good work the other Magee
Schmidt Gowdy Connolly connecting with the ball fire.
queny Evers absence has been great disadvantage he
and Meanwhile form splendid nfed combination. 1t is
stated that Evers will be ready join the its first trip
west His coupled with reliable twrng should
boost the Braves considerably.
The Red Sox playing first class ball their
trip and make things interesting This team has
been made money avorte to win this and
much promise of achieving that result The team into
of slump the start but have staged quick
aided by the of Wood Leonard the mound and
heavy hitting by Iris Speaker The Red Sox present
constituted the best balanced the American League
FAST hand hitting oued is of their priced possessions
and their string of pitchers of the best be found
where includes number of youngsters Ruth Shore and
Mays We hope Vean Gregg comeback with the
advent of warmer weather.
Cincinnati Contributions Notwithstanding the sever
Bullets received recently by the Reds Buck Herzog
still optimistic and thinks the will make much salts
factory showing Buck has been out of game for several
his absence always hurts the teams chances His
in with Umpire Rger cost him five days. and this followed
by injury which kept him out few days Benton is
doing the best work for the Reds the of pitching Leon
Ames is having his usual run of hard luck.
Athletics Altered-Conne Mack made several atera-
ons his team during the fall and winter releasing Bender
selling Eddie Collins This spring Frank Baker
further the when he refused report Every
these changes weakened the team and the places haven't
filled satisfactorily With the four above named in the
line up today Athletics would be the top nearly
With Plank working their the young pitch
would time practice in gaining control The