New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-04

Yesterday afternoon the Tribe Of
Bengals showed as vicious an attack
as has been seen In these parts in a
month of Sundays. The Giants at their
best against the Pirates had nothing
on Detroit's drive. All pitching looked
alike to them. They swatted the ball
to all corners of the Fabian pasture.
Left-handers and right-handers passed
in review. While he tarried with the
faithful, Wild Bill Donovan, growing
wilder with each passing second, threw
in pitching reserves with reckless
abandon. They came; they saw; they
were conquered.
Mr.. Donovan was spared the agony
Of the finish. He retired in the sixth
inning, surrendering his baton to
"Beany" Walker, the Senegambian
master of black magic. whose art for
the day proved white as the virgin
snow. No one can blame "Beany." He
was the only one in q Yankee uniform
that seemed trying. And he had every
reason to quit, after watching the
futile home attempts to advance base
runners during the first four innings.
Dineen AutOcratic
But as to the tender feelings Of Mr..
Donovan-they were impugned and
lacerated by Bill Dineen, the tight
fsted and hard-headed umpire. Mr..
Dineen, from association with Silk
OLoughlin, has become almost as au-
tccratlc and domineerlng as the midget
spittire. Also, as we were going TO
say, rotten; but, then, why libel Bill!
Mr.. Dineen, peeved because Nuna-
maker objected TO a called strike IN
the sixth inning, threw that worthy
gentleman right out Of the park. A
second later ne chased Bob Shawkey
off the bench. Then, when Donovan
politely inquired the trouble, Dineen
further vented his spleen on the New
York manager.
This is not mentioned in extenuation
of Yankee shortcomings. The Yankees
could not have won with the assistance
of the umpires if they had gone out
with gloves to help the home infield.
1t is mentioned because Dineen and
OJoughlin IN particular for many
years have made it point to prosecute
Donovan and his players.
The pair of them have hurt baseball
in New York more than all the near
scandals that have developed here. The
Direen who chased three Yankee play
ers was the same Dineen who allowed
Owen Bush, of the Tigers, to make
sport of him to the crowd after Bush
had been declared out on strikes IN the
fourth inning. Bush threw his bat
hich in the air at the decision. lie
tossed up his arms in disgust. Then
he picked up the ball from the pitchers
box as he walked to his position and
threw il high into the air. Mr.. Dineen
and Mr.. O'Loughlin, so decorous few
innings later, simply turned their
backs on the irate shortstop.
Ran Johnson. president Of the Amer
lean League. has done a lot for base
ball. it cannot be denied. Some patriots
question the soundness OF his Jude.
ment in falling in with the plan OF
organized baseball to protect a lot OF
Young slackers who should be IN the
trenches, but who are fooling the pup
lie out Of fancy salaries. Mr.. Johnson
could do the game more good by turn
ing n few Secret Service men after the
unnpires. The game could well spare
about as large a percentage OF umpires
as players.
Beany Walker Delinquent
As TO what passed for game in the
shadow Of Coogan's Bluff the less SAID
the better. Beany Walker made ms
big mistake in not batting for some OF