The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-03-23
The SPORT SPECTRUM
CRISP AND LUCID DIGEST OF THE LATEST
DIAMOND DUST GOSSIP BY OUR
VETERAN FAN
By Boobies -

good deal Of healthy interest local baseball sit
uation being displayed by the part population
The boys want to know what kind of going rep
this institution during 1916 From we have been
able ascertain the M S. P will be superior any team
have had thus far The indications that the NJ s. Ps
are going to be mighty popular with the fans hereabouts
There will be lack of players and for the positions
there will be two three contestants Just the
far ahead of the 1914 outfit the 1916 NJ S. Ps should
outdsance last years The great improvement shown
last year the direct of training practice Some
of the askew through failure carry nstruc
ons ahead of the game and others
players became ratified peeved and booted the
So much for improvement still exists If the works
smoothly and in harmony the battle is half Strife among
it's members works the disadvantage any team
amateur professional player makes himself valuable
proportion to his ability to subordinate himself the will
his receive instructions and then carry
regardless of whether they coincide with his ideas of that
particular play The professional who lay the ball down
along the base lines wait out pitcher when told do
not popular with the crowd who knocks the
the ball makes home defiance of instructions, but
his will stay the roll the longest The should
be placed charge of director manager should
be held responsible for their showing good bad
by others should be tolerated only achieves
whole lot of dissatisfaction All arrangements for making
schedule OF should also be placed the hands of this
manager director and all correspondence relating to matters
the should be under his direction We would
then be practically certain of games with of
the Twin City emi-pro many them
with the local team The certainty of seeing the
bunch of ball players contestng the diamond
week after week. does tend to produce much enthusiasm
among the fans, and little variety the weekly bill would
big hit We have the players and have officials
who interested helping the local and who
how ball should be managed The practically
certain of securing all the practice they need 1t may be said
nearly every member OF the local has
trouble with and of Them after having
tried daily practice of the opinion that practice every other
day. amounting to perhaps four hours week. is sufficient
keep them condition We hope the weather will moder
enough warrant the in getting the boys
Drolim du Wint
will greatly relieve the mOtOnony them caperng about
and going through their stunts.
approaching bout for the heavyweight title Sat-
urday night forms the main topics for the daily sport
reviewers But the general interest displayed by the fight fans
lacks the volume that aays wont Many
of the opinion that interest in the fighting is dying
and it does look that The scarcity of heavy
weight contendes possessing real class gives the title holder
easy of and he is seldom called upon defend it, John
took things that he prepared for the Cruel
ling which developed when he fought Willard In the
days Corbe Fitsimmons, Jeres Sharkey Mccoy, and
Rubin there bouts enough satisfy ALL and the title hold
scarcely disposed of opponent when he
compelled training for the next battle The
ing limited rounds only and be of the
nodecson variety This naturally make
than if the fight finish Still ten rounds should
plenty long enough Willard demonstrate his superior
y Moran by the K o. He has the advantage
height REACH weight punch and prestige and Moran will be in
luck to pull down his share of the change.
Manager Stalings of the Braves likes Miami, Fla, a
training enthusiastic the his
the practice games 1t requires brilliant playing
big fellow happy mood but, there he is just
quick lavish praise his he is to keep running
of and singing remarks when they going
badly There better Judge of ball player than this
Stalngs and if he is suited with the
satisfied that the Braves the class of the
league.
Anybody who had the idea that Joe Tinker, manager
Cubs would be going the enforcement of dis
cpne may change their Frank Schultz
cog in the old Cub machine and pitcher label late
arriving camp and Manager suspended and fined