The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-10-21
::Base Balls:
Taken From SPORTING News
Says Pat To Bill

Says Pat To Bill
AN GREETINGS BETWEEN MORAN
CARDIGAN PoET McMnLIN FANCIED IT.
Says Pat to Bill, ''Ye've an gone an won it,
Says Bill to Pat, I saw We when We done it.
Oh the time not long, an the days they NANNY
Ere it's an tagither like tn av OF Kilkenny:
It's a fine fight we'll be havin, up an down tn lot
An Pm glad that ye're ishmantho wish We not"
Says Bill to Pat, Pm very glad to meet yeo
Says Pat to Bill, " IT'S pleasure, lad to greet We.
Yere fine upstandn' battIer graced tn green
Yer mauin style is iligant tn Dist I've liver
Tn likes you, tn likes mean then quiet spot
Oh Pm glad that yere Irshman-tho' wish ye were not"
Says, Pat to Bill, 'Yere fghtin lad an canny."
Says, Bill to Pat, ''Ye're vict'hres are nanny
Ye licked tn lads about till they've to cry fer hep
Yevepasthered thin basted hm heard yelp
IT'S sorry that I'll be, lad to tie We in knot
Fer Pm glad that yere Irishman-tho We were noto
Says Bill to Pat g IT'S soon we'll git tagither"
Says Pat to Bill Let's pray for plisint wither
It's champeen that lad big fine an proud
An it's me that sa champeen too, SO high above tn crowd
An it's OH tn uvy scrap we'll have Lord ye will we not
Fer Pm glad that ye'e Ishmanho' We were not"
By r. e. McMalin
1t would be hard find better proof of the honesty with
which baseball conducted by Organized Baseball the
lection of Philadelphia for the opening games of the Worlds
Series writer in the Philadelphia Inquirer Mr. Baker
could have elected the Boston, that would
have suited his clubs convenience being made
at the Phes grounds be rushed completion at the
doubequlck But to have done would have shadow
of doubt the honesty of the Series baseball general
and would have also been in all disregard wishes of the
FANS those who make baseball and high possible
If loss sustained by the turn of the CON- will be
clubs and players that will be the LOSERS for the players
figure the receipts of only the first four games played
More Reform in Training
With the close of the major league seasons we again hear
of reform in methods of spring training progress
made along that line when the National League set date
earlier than which could not call their players
and there strong probability that with
made further will along the line shortening
training period and reducing expenses.
We informed that the question of having players
train their and report before the opening of
the playing condition salaries suffer
pension without payw be brought up meetings of both
major leagues this winter Because plans already
tentative dates for exhibitions idea likely be adopt
ed for the coming baseball season. but the mag
mates willing to discuss it proposition having merit
whereas three held be ridiculous
laughed at indicates the change in opinion
Last spring the National League made ruling that
should gather in for training previous to March l. The
American League for did not limit its training
period but those likely and the
American also may fix date previous which shall
report.
conjunction with the time limit proposed for training
may discussion of the proposition for radical
the contract which the players shall be
engaged for the full instead of for the The
idea and in brief is that the shall be
for the full II months giving the employing club right
control the activities of the athlete in the as we'll
during the playing period The evils Of called winter
Leagues and by night transforming trips ap-
that it felt the magnate whose invest
depends for its the condition and conduct
his players should have about what the player
do in the oeason and under the II months contract what
right will be legally his?
The 2month contract not be adopted this winterit
is likely adopted because of the number of hodovr
of the oldstyebut principle that goes
hand with limiting training trips and compelling players to
port condition and be looked for before many
have passed.
Connie Got His Wish
Connie Mack sat in box taking every detail of the first
Worlds Series game Philadelphia reporter asked the