The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-05-25
The SPORT SPECTRUM
CRISP AND LUCID DIGEST OF THE LATEST
DIAMOND DUST GOSSIP BY OUR
VETERAN FAN
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The National League race with western trip of the
eastern clubs indicates the real strength lies
OF the East All four have done we'll the rphe Giants
having the most this is written. They could
little nothing against Boston, Brooklyn and Philadelphia but
the trip took four straight both Pittsburgh ST.
At Chicago they also the SERIES Manager McGraws
pitchers have taken strong brace and have therefore, aided
largely in these victories. Mr.. McGraw, interview
GENTLY indicated that he thought Boston would be
win this but said nothing Brooklyn many
critics think will VIM Brooklyn has had very fair
past two weeks and will Pittsburgh before returning
home They have good staff of pitchers depend upon but
cannot where the balance of the beyond the
ordinary except in Daubert at first base 1t appears that
Nap" Rucker all through pitcher for Brooklyn this
This wonderful efthaner has Superbas
for ten and only thirty Of age but his
is such shape he could only slow ball in the he
pitched last year. The Phs have chrked up somewhat after
disastrous series St. Louis The of Kfer his
place behind the bat has lot Of confidence into the balance
of the team Manager Moran's pitchers with exception
have been quite unsteady but will probably improve fast
they reach the home lot Pittsburgh has probably Jared the
worst of of the western clubs May 10TH The Prat
founderng in the cellar position, and will only
through harder husg than they have yet shown It
does not likely that Manager Callahan will be able
rate the team above second division this The Cardinals
after doing little Growing split with Brooklyn
have just lost series to the Giants supposedly the weakest of
western clubs against the adveraries, but that
from the championship article.
Cleveland is still there in the the American League
pennan chase and Washington These clubs have
just finished their first three game and margin
tween the first and second position very SMALL Cleveland
engages the Athletics, while Washington takes the
White Sox. believe the immediate advantage lies with
Cleveland The 1916 struggle may may nd of the
western clubs in hammer and tongs finish October but
there every believe that the West will have
least club right close the top Manager jennings of
Detroit aonshed fans everywhere last week when he
ced the retirement of Sam Crawford from the game From
comment in Detroit gather that Wahoo Sam has slowed
up his feet to such extent that his fielding SUFFERS
his throwing and that the knowledge of by opposing
has combined defeat the Tigers games How
the writer contends that Crawords hitting should justify
his retention in the line up claiming it will than Offset his
shortcomings just probable that Sam will have
adorn the benchfor while The Boston Red Sox
have had fair against the clubs and the
team appears nothing like last year. In fact they look
stronger than the Chicago White Sox, the Sox pitchers de-
liver the goods The Browns have and then in the
East but look like minus quantity far pennan
cerned The odds that the Mackmen will beat them out
College days about and Mr. Mack will have grs of
colegans reporting for trials It is said that with the
Senators right up the top the attendance Washington
has been and that the fans demand first moth
from Griffith Considering the kind of teams which
sented the Capitol City until Manager Grths advent this
kind of talk very poor and will accomplish nothing
Under such circumstances the best Manager alive would likely
become dsheartened.
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