The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-04-20
The SPORT SPECTRUM
CRISP AND LUCID DIGEST OF THE LATEST
DIAMOND DUST GOSSIP BY OUR
VETERAN FAN
By Boobies"

BY Boobies
Old j. Pluvus demonstrates that the opening
of the baseball does to fade the back
ground Rather let that the b.b
ed to bring said Puvus the FORE Rain copous
quantities good for the but absolutely prevents the flow
OF dollars into the box Office the bayard Therefore
much impotence manifested various magnaes and
fans we'll when the downfall of moisture quantities
sufficient interrupt the daily baseball game opening day
weather conditions favorable in all the cities games
scheduled and immense crowds aested popularity
national In Philadelphia the popuace aroused from
it's usual pacdy enough for the regular opening
after which the National League champions we're all
presented with gold watch have been ngersos either
because the Pills turned whaed Giants to a. Gro
yer Cleveland Alexander assisted materially role
lan her getting better as the game proceeded Mcraw
chose Anderson exFed to humble the Pills shoots
but they him right oyousy the merry crack of
their warcubs drove him from after three innings
and one Stroud took the burden doing exceedingly
til the ninth when, with two down and the tie pass
ed Stock who stole second and then wild pitched
two bad heave In the diom of the Benny
kautf nix in this game Passing the Braves find
them be the only perceners end
the week. They opened at Brooklyn and Dick Rudolph
dued Robby superbas without encounerng any
pagous bamen that Tom Rice telling about Two
days followed during which the skies wep Brookyns
and then Mons Sang allowed his braves
forth and complete the apng operation that by all
atons the percentage of the uperbas this
.OOO Tnker' Cubs this slightly with 1888 having
second best in their series Ccy with Herzogs Hams The
Cardinals tied with the the Tmkerte CaIlahans Pirate
Crews fierce methods of attack combat by
prise We note that in the opening poor old Honus
Wagner unable to bat better than OOO having
locate the pellet with his willow only
three trips the We will defer the chronicIng
the passing of Honus until some distant date.
In Byron Bancroft ohnson circuit the lid was pred
off with ec and Chicago all the notabes fanettes
in fact all the various and divers specimens of humanity
crowded their into Connys South Side Park only to
the Sox become victims of the Tigers The paw
rather claw of Mr. Coraekie busly engaged ncting
much of the damage ably supported by such claw experts
Messrs. Cobb and Crawford The Sox have then
forced the Tigers to return their lair with considerably
impaired by trimming Fielder Jones took his Browns
Ceveanda nice soft spotfor the opening and Browns
took the long end from Fohs Indians whose medicine fail
ed to work with Iris Speaker in the line up In the East
the Boston Red Sox have been the delighted host of Athletes
toying with Mr. Macks young atho the first game which
ended to booted by pitcher Bush of the Mack
Clark Griffith pitched his Senators Gotham for the
first tilt with the Hghanders atho the lowlands overlooked by
Coogans Bluff the of conflict Walter johnson and
Ray Caldwell ped against each other and the
speed merchant victorious it requiring innings and
little fancy club swinging by second baseman Morgan decide
the For New York Baker Magee and Gedeon found
it something of task locate Walters fast ball hits
very
Transfers and sales of players received impetus
during the week. the deal of Importance being the sale by
Boston of Iris Speaker to the Cleveland Club The of
this transfer something of jolt to Speaker who had delay
ed signing with Boston favorable than
had been offered He fanced the Club would
with him and aonished when his game failed work
that he made Boston president Lannin
slider the matter but late and he told he would
have report with Cleveland From reliable gather
that Speakers old allowed him eighteen thousand dol
lars annually but the offered him sliced that
half and Speaker dissatisfied with the Offer asking twelve
thousand five hundred 1t when Mr. Lnnin set his fig
he meant it to be final and basis for compromise
Speaker should be charged with of judgment for it
dead certain he will participate worlds series this fall
Cleveland paid Boston cash and for Speaker and
the amount involved is said approximate twenty thousand
dollars Pitcher Jones is of the players turned
Boston by Cleveland.
The Red Sox management fortified itself against Speak
transfer by the purchase of oueder Clarence Walker of