New-York tribune., 1917-07-31


on balls and a sacrifice.
While the Browns are tail-enders a
present, tie fact that the Yanks car
trounce them is music TO the ears anC
honey to the palate of Wild William
Donovan. Frequently the Yanks hav;
been bumped out of favorable posi-
tion by those same sinister Browns
St. Louis and catastrophe have be-
come synonymous to the Yankees.
The Yanks have many jin"es. Ir
fact, they seem to be the most iinx
ridden team in all organized baseball
But the worst Of their jinxes is the st
Louis Browns. Consequently, student!
of the occult are inclined to give {
great deal of credit for this sudder
upset Of the Browns to Beany Walker
the six-toed Senegambian who ha'
been dispelling misfortune for The
Yankees for the last few days.
Beany Not 0stentatious
Beany did not play any ostentaticu!
part in the conflict yesterday. He wa'
just around at his post between tn;
home plate and the Yankee dugout
While mascotting against the White
Sox Beany showed considerable agita
tion, but seemed to believe that mas
cotting against the Browns was a jot
that required no particular exertior.
The Browns started rashly enough
in the very first inning. Shotter
pasted Ray Fisher, the conscriptct
schoolmaster, for a hit that hurtlet
far out to the left centre of the lot
High and Marsans galloped wildly If
ter the ball, but it got away am
rolled. In the meantime Shotten tor!
around the paths and completed tbs
journey for home run.
After Austin had popped out to PipF
Sisler the most versatile ball player
in the game, drove a hit to deep cen.
ire. Marsans, the magnificent Cuban
showed a wild burst of speed, and tried
to spear the ball with one hand But
his digits were not prehensile enough
for the task. The ball rolled on, and
Sisler, too, ctrcumnavigated the infela
for a home run.
Some of the multitude began tc
clamor for the eviction of Ray Fisher
But as Fisher always has one bad inn
ing Wild William Donovan figured that
this must be it and allowede him tc
stay. The judgment Of the peerles:
leader of the Yanks was vindicated
Fisher tigbtened up like a great South
Bay clam and the Browns got only
three well-separated swipes after that
The Yanks' big inning was the third
With two out Paddy Bauman was safe
when Lavan made wild heave to Sis
ler. pulling him away from the bag
Peckinpaugh got base on balls.
Pipp Gets Busy.
At this crisis in world affairs Walter
Pipp went up to bat. Walter has not
been swiping the pill as he should OF
late. The Yankee supporters began tc
feel anxious. But Pipp suddenly re.
verted to type-the slugging type-,anI
pasted one into distant left ld,tally
ing Bauman and Peckinpaugh. Thai
tied the score and the contest prom
lsed to be more interesting.
Home Run Baker, the most brittle
of the expensive baseball players, was
almost put out of commission as he
stepped TO bat. He hit a foul which
rebounded from his knee cap and sent
him Inning over the field.
Wild William Donovan came in to in.
vestigate the extent of the injuries
Never mind the knee, Frank" he said
cheerfully. You amt going TO pray
any, because it looks as though the
Yankees are beyond prayer Get il
and hit the ball"
Baker looked at his commander re-
proachfully for a minute. Then ht
llmped up TO the plate and lashed g
two -bagger TO left. The hit scored PipI
with what proved TO be winning run.
The Browns blocked what looked like
a drive of the Yanks in the first inning
The bases were filled with only one oui
and j. Franklin Baker, the home rur
king himself, was at bat Baker drove
hard one to Sisler. The versatile
first sacker of the Browns speared The
ball and nufIeu 10 l.aNdHi naming Z
man at second. Lavan shot the bal
back 10 Sisler and Baker was doubled
at first. IL was fast and spectacular
play.
Magee No Better
Lee Magee, or Leopold Hoerschmeyer
who was traded by the Yanks for Ar
mando Marsans, was playing seeonc
for the Browns. Lee did no better a.
bat for his new owners than he hac
done for Colonel Rupert and Captain
Huston.
Lee came up In the ninth with one
on. Wouldn't it be funny II Lee hi
a home run and won the game for the
Browns in the NINTH" somebody OBJ
served.
It would have been more than funny
II would have been ridiculous from any
point of view excepting that OF WIG
William Donovan, who traded tha'
sterling athlete. But Lee didn't get
home run or even a single.
The fans yesterday were convinced
that the Yanks had the best Of the
swap even though Marsans did droE
Sisters Ay in the ninth. But Sis!el
was nailed on mis- way 10 second, Sc
that there was no real calamity.