The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-04-27
The SPORT SPECTR UNI
CRISP AND LUCID DIGEST OF THE LATEST
DIAMOND DUST GOSSIP BY OUR
VETERAN FAN

VETERAN FAN
By "Bobbles."
Some posponement has during the past week
by land cold weather. but many the week prev
In the National League the Ph
playing that cOnvinces they have
of letting In series with the Giants and with Bos-
ton, the Pills have and lost This
record and including April 23d and made against of
the strongest league but the games believe
place the Pills home ground They perhaps might do
we'll from home All the games thus have been
east and having
occurred but the strength of the league according critics.
lies with the the Pills performance is
much to their credit Cincinnati made very good
ing against the neghborng Cities Chicago and ST. Louis but
we 40 not think they maintain the against the eastern
teams The Reds fact will have fight hard lead
ond division when the gets we'll under The has
good neld in Herzog Groh Chase and Louden but what
eseg The Cubs do not have much but the
still undergoing experiments Last place wouldn't be to the
liking of Joe Tinker but it looms unpleasant probable
ty unless the Cubs suddenly develop the unexpected Brook
Ign, in the east fell down hard games then
Robinson sent Gez and OMara the BENCH used
promising substitutes and beat the Giants The change
the lineup probably only temporary but the bench
ed players play better article of ball when they appear
Pttsburg and St. Louis have staged lively conflicts with
honors about We believe the Pirates due good
if the pitching holds up WELL Manager Callahan
y signed Otto Knabe to play second base This exPh and
exFed peppery and aggressive player and should fit in
Manager CABS plans nicely The Cards have been going along
500 and this satisfactory fans of
the Mound City, Charley Hall pitched game the other day
and had lots of stuff, but little
enough comeback
What of most interest in the American League
for the week happened when the Athletics turned
Red Sox and days. Prior these
victories the Athletics won-coumn displayed large cipher
while the games lost stood fve couple of against
the worlds champions should give heap of confidence
youngsters and fill them with desire climb place.
The latter of the week brought the second
White Sox and the Tigers and the latter sung the
first two Manager Jennings and his players they
feel confident of winning the than any
the past They claim have fear the Sox and the elm
naton of Speaker by Boston will greatly weaken the latter and
thus enable Detroit win Boston, with Speaker, had
been their bugaboo We still incline opinion that De-
roit most serious obstacle lies in it's pitching department
which be greatly improved if they The High
anders and Washington the played to be
about TERMS but neither strong enough outpy Boston,
In the West Cleveland while greatly improved had
hard going against the strong western The addition of
Speaker will be of incacuable benefit the Indians
what they need and they recently took Grover Louder
milk from Detroit We doubt however, Grover the kind
of pitcher they Fielder Jones has the Browns going
we'll and they gaining much respect in the
loop While the Browns have practically their last
years identity and much changed that respect they
to be feared because they have Jones and is his
ability spring the that upsets the calculations
ponents The White Sox staff of pitchers receiving great
deal of praise and is evident Manager Rowlands will
be behind in that particular line least Owner Comskey
has great faith Manager Rowland and the 1915 Sox does
not claim the Boston the avore but does look
good last and believe that with both Chicago and
Detroit the chances just that much better.
The American Association opened its during the
week and the have fair their 1853 games SEIZED
ue As have remarked BEFORE Minneapolis looks good
do st. Paul and four other clubs Louisville writer
nothing but another pennan for Minneapolis after
of the other teams in the John Rtche of the Min
neapos Journal according item in The Sporting News
has also been looking the various and his opinion
incdes with the Louisville gentleman. Mr. Richie opine
that the only Columbus at all, by standing
ones head and gazing long and earnestly Somehow
other this brings mind those times prior the advent the
Cantons when Columbus took particular delight in whaling
the stung of the Mers and this sufficiently often