The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-04-06
The SPORT SPECTRUM
CRISP AND LUCID DIGEST OF THE LATEST
DIAMOND DUST GOSSIP BY OUR
VETERAN FAN

DIAMOND DUST GOSSIP BY OUR
VETERAN FAN
By Boobies
Another week of exhibition games and the tckers
will begin to record the daily dongs of league ath
letos in real honesogoodness games The jumps will emerge
from his winter fasness and will become the absolute
dictator who by ordy of his hairy may expel
the of action who exhibits belgerent
denotes, however slight And baw,
by his majesty hoarse and croakng will again
the drums of the assembled multitude Then speed day.
Let the Office boy take time funerals but
let's get to the park concert and
the the ceremonies by tossing first ball.
War and submarine question will be taboo and
questions Say do yuh think Jiggs will hit $3.50 this
or Wasn't that fierce bone that Briggs pulled oday He
looked like awful dub April 18th, the day all
these things to happen,-f don't ran The of
weeks games reveals that the Cincinnati Reds took three
ngs at the hands of Shreveport New Orleans which
albl saying that after these good
their first string pitchers they switched in give
or lesser talent chance and the fooey The
Giants upset the Tigers in of three and this
prslng. However, Ty Cobb didn't work
tests The Pnie went right Furnishing the Cubs and didn't
stop until they had grabbed straight which been
bitter medicine indeed for Joe Tinker swallow Since
it seems he has eliminated two dead his up
thought those substituted in their place may
entirely I'LL the The Boston Braves found the Athletics
easy to scalp in three and does look the tall
tactlclan will have of task in making winning
team out of the material he has collected
the college semester before pronouncng final judgment
because Connie Mack has weakness coegan and in all
truth ne does hold of pretty good
not least they cheap.
The first game staged diamond and we hope
will be Saturday. will find the NJ S. p pitted against
made up of members of the Chautauqua Circle Can't
predict how close the should be this contest will un
doubedy give line the strength of the NJ S. Ps The
umpire will be utterly mpervious and obivous
efforts So it behooves the c. c. boys play ball all the
We understand quite number of new players will report
for workouts with the regular and said that
them deliver they had lots experience
sempro teams outside This is cheerful idng
der the impression that there will vacancies to fill
owing the departure of former team The
signs all point to bangup team and they do say will
some fast outside teams action when the schedule
Tor the coming played.
During the past winter have frequently the
multiplicity of tobacco advertisers who deem necessary to
display not only the likeness of famous ball players but
few words from their renchant pens the effect that
would worth three whoops without daily indulgence
in Tux, PA Piper Will ball players kindly take note
of this and hereafter keep hand sufficient supply Horse
shoe for game? guarantee of added pep goes with
chew and supply of saliva for the elusive splitter
small Warden Reed and Steward HUMPHREYS for
their abor in securing this coveted privilege give
them grand demonstration of it's popularity by dminuton
of the daily calendar to the lowest possible mark which
will allow Saturdays the smile won't come off
induced by the soothing effects OF Steward Humphreys pop
uar brands of tobacco.
Why is it when a oal player loses article of jewelry
its value always rated in the hundreds? Jewey
the ball players only thngdiamonds and
diamonds Thus when of them loses ring a pin, we
Judge to be about the size of egg from the value given
Some body ought tip the boys off that longer consid
cred the hall mark of genity and good breeding to literally
beprnke the with huge chunks of cracked ce Maybe
of the crowned heads according the lore of
at ad Kob
moor and other famous large have epenhed their de-
ped treasures by selling them off to the ball players That's
the only
and value falling into their hands.
The championship of the city of St. Louis is in the