Evening journal., 1903-10-27
YOUNG AND DINEEN CAUSE
BOSTON TO WIN SERIES
Veteran Pitcher and His Side
Partner Principal Factors
in Winning Contest


No PLAYERS did moro 90 help the Boston
Americans win their splendid victory
over tle Piutsburg Nationals than the vet
eran pitchar cy Young and his side pant.
ner BILLY Dincen. Ia contiust 10 Deacon
Philippe. whose curves were easy of TO,
hutton for the Plymouth Rocks tn the last
games Of the championship series, both
Young ana Dincen were moro cfiecidv
ngainst the pirates IN the final contests
than in previous ones. Dlnoans worl,
IN the deciding clash wes remarlulhle
and DO ended Hho series by causing Hams
Wagner, Tho National Leagues champion
batsman 70 fan the air
Young, the Veteran Pitcher
wish this series cy Young, whose full
name is Dcuton !. Youne. rounded out
his fourteenth consecutive year as a
pitcher in fast company. IIo Is today The
veteran twlrler Of baseball. In 1890 Young
wis TALL rawhoncd country boy. %
years OF age. lie was playing his nrst
professional engagement pitching Tor tho
Canton, Ohio, club OF the Tm-Stato
Loaguo. one Of nos performances WINS 10
shut out the MoNeespont Club without
q hit. and strike out IS OF them. Before
the season was half over Youngs grcat
work On the box ATTRACTED the attention
Of the officials OF the Cleveland club Of
tho National Loague. His release was
purchased, and the 'Rhil-splttor OF the
Tuscarawas" joined the Spiders. pitching
u games that season. He remained with
the Cleveland club until 1898. when rho
Spiders were merged with the st. Louis
club. Young pitched for the Browns form
1899 20 1900 For 1904 he was offered a
large salary by the Boston American
Loosue club, and accepted &c. Since then
he has been with the Plymouth Rocks.
When He Was a Lad.
when Young made his League debut tho
star pitchers of the National League were
Runie. Wclch. Nichols. Carruthcrs. poutz.
Terry Gleason Mullano Hutchson Clark
son, Beatin and Gumbert. OF these Kid
Nichols Is still ln harness. and pitching as
well as ever for the Kansas City team OF
tho Western League. of which club he IS
the president and Manager Iyid Gleason
plays second base for Philadelphia nnd
Bob Carruthers IS an umpire Toutz is
dead and ahe others are no longer IN
baseball.
The Brotherhood stars were lSoefe,
ODay. Van Haltren. Weyhlng Homming,
Itadbourne. lSilroy king Dwyor Buff
rnSton. Calvin Morris and Beclloy. OF
these Noyhns is the only ono now pitch
ing and he performs an crossroads
Leagues IN the West. Rip Van Haitner
--ia sll with us. ODay Is an umpire
DWyer isNhnsiness manager ot dhe Datroi'
club. and Hemming Is an outnelder In an,
Eaatern Loague.
rho shining Fights OF the American AS.
socilton were Mcmahon, Ehret. Mealdn
Chamberlain. Stivatts and Seward. OF
eheso Red Ehlet is atil On tho field pitch
Ing in minor leagucs. Sadie Mcmahon
emerged from retirement last summer
psicbod one game for the Baltimore Clut
and won, ana then retired again.
Admired by Ball Players.
Cy Young is n never-ending subject Of
praise from those who appreciate faithful
steady worl. Ina the pitchers box. Ia his
long experience he has never had n per-
ceftsge of victories lower than .5i3, his
figures in lSei. In 1892 ho hal percent.
age of .7s}. Since then hc has three times
been above 200 per cent and three times
above COO
Once before this seasons victory Young
was the manstay Of his aeam in an Inn
portlnl series of games I'm the Templ'
cup series in 1885 between Cleveland an,
eaQtimorc Young pitched three game
aru,nst the Orioles and won am n dhem
Tho spidcrg won the scrles four games q
one Cuppy pitched two games losing an
winning one.
Lass season Young pitched m 90 games
winning 2S aud loslng 9. percentage q
i5I lie led tho American League nj cher
who took part in more than six game'
only Young pllnk of Philadelphia, wh
was n 30 games. ala more work than h
votcran Happy jack Chosbro and Rul
Waddel each patched in "a games.
Model Ball Player.
Cv Young can be classcd as q mod
bah player
DURING his many years Of service he D..
never been eui1,y OF rowdyism. He SIS ur
versaaly wen liked by the players and
one Of the most popular men in the cou
try with the baseball public. He is a r
nlarkablo specimen OF physical develo
ment. is feet In height and weighs VIII
in condition 100 pounds.
After the season Cy retires TO his Far
at Gilmore. ruscarawas county, Ohio. ]
spends tho winter in doing odd jobs on i
nrm. splttiur rails and hunting. In I
spring he reports 70 his team In good 60
dttion TO take up the work Of the seaso
Record Of Pitcher Dineen.
William IT Dinoon has been in "a
company since 1899. when he pitched I
the Washington Club of the Nation
League. In 1900, together with Buck Fro
man and Jack Barry, he was sold 10 q
Boston National League club. In 1902
jumped TO the Boston Americans al
since has shared the pitching honors va
Cy Young. Last season Dinetn took pa
in % glmes. winning a and losing l2
percentage Of .6e6.
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