The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-06-01
The SPORT SPECTR UNI
CRISP AND LUCID DIGEST OF THE LATEST
DIAMOND DUST GOSSIP BY OUR
VETERAN FAN
By "Bobbles."

the way Giants been going thru the West like wild
fire. and Manager McGraws club receiving the twice
from all hands, Their record for the past three weeks
certainly borders the phenomenal and they perhaps
keep until first place reached but they will be stopped
and stopped belief 1t another chapter like that
furnished by Cleveland in the American League Cleveland
also raced the but has been succeeded by Washington
The critics of the American League after serious consideration
said that Cleveland couldn't keep up; that they didn't have
enough pitchers of the class necessary them hru also
the going beyond its normal speed and that they
getting all the breaks Now let take slant the
Giants Up the time they left the East they had two
and lost around dozen batng with their three strong neigh
bors,Boston Brooklyn and Philadelphia and freely
conceded by Mcaw himself that these three the
strongest in the league Then the Giants struck Pittsburgh
and found the Pirates demorazed condition. taking four
straight They imbued with confidence by these vic
toresho from all accounts there nothing brilliant about
themand visited Chicago next winning all but of
the SERIES Then St. Louis and four victories We
have straight dope the culed from the Sporting
News of the Mound City, We gather that of the games
played only in impressive fashion and that the
other three should have went the home but for
cusabe exhibitions of bone Our contention is that long
series of straight wns-no matter if all horseshoes in
spires the players that they acquire speed that will
leads by their opponents which ordinarily would be nsupeabe
How do the Giants with the other clubs in the matter
Of pitchers? Tesreau, Mathewson Perr Benton Stroud
Schauer These form the staff they do
the strength the Giants in the lead and keep
there until October Tesreau the dependable
the bunch and when he is good he very good indeed Not
much expected from Mahewson In the few games in
which has been used he simply dubbed the ball and had
enough luck pull thru Benton and Perr will pitch
Der of good games and if records count bad
ALSO The temperament of both unuited to grng race
Otherwise the team presents good We had hot
Boston would put the skds under the Giants but they have
just three games from the Braves up the Phs
immediate necessity.
The gossps engaged just at present in their annual
ambasng of that sterling citizen of Troy Y John Evers
There certain cities around the circuit where the of
Evers anathema and Pittsburgh first and foremost
had his run-in with Fred Clark time
would at distance that certain citizens of the
Smoky City had taken themselves the delicate task of
wagina word against the little Trojan his visit
this with view of getting Ever to such an extent that
he will commit verbal assault of such ferocy upon the
pre his dismissal from the for lengthy period
Of the papers the other cities all copy these stories
and they confront Evers during the whole trip To begin with
just little bit better second baseman than other clubs
the circuit show and he hard and earnest worker for the
Braves every game. He has always had we'll known ten
dency crab" occasion and engage frequent
ogues disputes with the umpire we'll understood
that his second nature to him and his method
of working off surplus and energy that he generally
got by with for years. This year John and the other
of the Braves agreed quit riding the and
very successful until their western trip Then according to
writer's Evers diamond than
aont all the fans They said he raved
Braves dropped behind in the and abused players
umpire and everybody WE'LL he always has aved when his
lost And for the rest has yet suspended
him that Evers evidently about his usual SELF It's
about these publicity agents get together and bury
the Evers Ratchet
When the Phies reached home and with the aid of the
great Alexander shut Brooklyn 10 last Friday thought
Moran going annhlate the Superbas in the
SERIES But aas the other around and Brooklyn
got trimming the Pills twice Saturday afternoon
and so once returned to first place.
Kali gave us another book Saturday This time it
which to be used only rainy days. the is
proof Thanks Kal, we'll obey instructions. If
all the provided for these books they would number
hundred But intentions to
lay off some time prior to 1926.