The Detroit times., 1909-06-25
MULLIN WINS WAR
BETWEEN THE Bic
IRISH CLAN rs
George and Dineen Enjoy Battle
Royal, But the Tigers Finish On
Top as Usual, BY Score
of 2 to !.
Game Featureful in Almost Every
Inning and Was Marked by Swell
Fielding; Oh You DOME!
Rx Paul \. eRusKE.

" eli. the Allsh EAAiAS AtsAN II NNN a.
Bennett park in what proved To be
! the most thrilling OF the six consecu'
tive victories which the Tigers have
yanked from the palpilating Browne,
ana Mullin put II over Dineen BY =
Wee margin. which came mighty near
being no margin at al. The score
was : 70 J.
4 fine big pair they made as they
alternated on the trims line 10 tue sdi-
iication OF the largest paid atter dance
OF the week Everybody knows how
Mullln looked. whether he was there
10 see on this particular occasion or
not George was still the burly. pow
erful well-conditioned figure and lie
was pitching his very best all the time
because ne had to. IL for no other rea-
son.
Detroit bugs may not remember III
neen so well. for Bill has been seen on
the firing line at Bennett park but sci
dom. since be was discarded by the
John l. Taylors and took UP his resi-
dence In the Missouri metropolis. Sut-
fee 10 say. however that be Was Just
as imposing and just as speedy as or
yore and nobody ever had better con-
troll. regardless Of occasion or emer-
gency
Dineen Pitches To Hold Job.
Bin Dneen was pitching for lis
very life. from an appearances and
we'll he might for, during the last two
weeks rumor has been busy with MS
maine and il IS more than probable
that had be failed 10 deliver the
goods yesterday. there would have
been request for waivers altering
along the line In the American league
and the name OF Dineen would be
shortly mentioned as the one desig-
mated
When q team gets 10 going as the
Browns have lately, there is usually
an execution or Two before the slump
starts and Dineen vas booked for the
sacrifice, il is said. chiefly because he
is the highest-salaried bali player OF
the Brown staff OF beavers.
Bill didn't win his game yesterday,
10 be sure. but be did pitch dandy
nine innings and be should. on
the basis OF that performance. be good
for many a game in big-league ball
with 1t as basis. provided the exhi-
bition was not q fash IN the pan.
OiO Boston BATTERY.
Toil:ug with Crlger, his old battery
mate of the Boston DAYS when The pair
we're the most feared combination IN
the league and won two pennants and
a large share OF a world 5 champion
ship, Dineen gave wonderful exhiei- +
ton He Let Criger 30 ali the guess
ing and laid the ball exactly when 4
Butch" called for II. II there was /
any blame 10 be attached 70 either one I
OF the battery stan for the little hit /
ting that Detroit did 10, Criger should |
bear IL, for never did a pitcher more /
effectively follow out directions an1 |
never was there an exhibition OF more I
deadly accuracy.
1T must be. however, that DOME /
Bush, the watch-charm shortstop, has \
no weakness. At any rate II was his 4
hitting that won the game and he was I
the one Tiger whom Dineen was absO- I
lutely never able 70 fool. Two clean 4
hits and two perfect bunts be peeled T.
OF In his four appearances al bat and 4
both OF Detroits runs were the inci- I
rect results. The first time he hunted 4
and nobody even made a throw. Craw- /
ford walloped over Hartzell's head for I
a three-sackcr and DOME came home /
from second where he had advanced /
on a balk b. Dineen.
Bush Out.Ouessed EN-.
Next time I'd Dineen was victim |
lied by his own foresight He pitched |
the ball 70 Bush and started over 20 I
first base 20 field q possible bunt. BUSH 4
whaled away fllll force and sent the |
ball at the spot just vacated BY the |
twirler's bean. Crawford forced hin,
but Cobb walked and Rossman whaled /
into right, Crawford scoring. single /
70 left and q safe placed hunt that \
rolled toward Tom Jones allowing him /
to beat any possible throw were Don.
les" other contributions, but the other
Tiges couldn't help him.
In the field the peewce Hoosier
grabbed Of ton chances, evenly dlvid- (
cd between put.outs and assists, agur-
cd In a double play and LETT the error
column out altogether.
Ate Out of Mullins Hand.
The Browns ate ont Of Mullins hand /
until the last two periods and would 4
have been shut out at that, had lot I
Crawford oyeT-run Hartzcll's short fy I
and Tailed complete miss. the bell /
rolling 10 deep center, where V was
retrieved by Mcintyre II went for a
triple and allowed rs perpctrator TO
score on Hoffman hy to Cobb Ia deep
right In the ninth q hit hatsman and
base on balls made The situation dan.
gerous. NUT Schmidt picked Tom Jones
on second base and Muffin. Ia a burs;
of speed that showed he had plenty
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