New-York tribune., 1917-07-27

business.
Never mind the technical details OF
the winning run. Wild William Dono-
vans experiment with the black art Is
much more interesting. William was
approaching the dressing room IN
gloomy mood yesterday. Much has
happened Of late to sadden the sensi-
tive soul of the Donovan.
A small, dusky figure brushed
him. BOSS, does you-all want mas
cot!" piped a shrill voice.
Wild William looked down and saw
small negro boy. Whist makes you
think you are a mascot" demanded
Donovan.
"Ah got six toes on nah left foot
replied the diminutivs Senegambian.
He kicked off his shoe TO prove it.
Wild William bent down excitedly.
He counted. There were six toes.
"Come with mel" cried Donovan. "lf a
six-toed niger doesn't change the
Yankee luck nothing will. Desperate
remedies for desperate cases"
"Give your uniform to this boy!
Wild William shouted 20 the paleface
mascot who has not been taking the
Yankees anywhere. The six-toed Sene-
gambisn. clad in the uniform Of the
Yankee bat boy, remained through the
entire fourteen innings.
Not Even Anxious
Though the game see-sawed, and at
times the going looked tough for the
Yanks, Wild William was never even
anxious. Having delved into the occult
on divers occasions and having at vari-
Gus moments in his life resorted TO the
black art, Donovan was confident that
the voodoo sign put on Clarence Row
land by the six-toed Senegambian would
turn the trick. Students of the occult
say that such a charm can be overcome
only by a mascot with twenty-three
warts on the left hand.
Under the potent spell wrought by
the six-toed Senegambian the Yankees
started of with rush. They plastered
Benz for four runs in the first inning.
81 knew that this guy could do it,"
commented Bill Donovan. Hes got SIX
toes on the left dog. You can't beat
that, can you?"
But in the very next inning the
White Sox came back and plastered the
Yankees for four runs and tied the
score. Wild William looked annoyed,
even frightened. Something seemed to
have gone wrong with his voodoo.
Come herei6 demanded Donovan.
Lets count those toes again" Fran
cis Xavier Gilhooley counted with him.
They agreed that the mascot had SIX
toes on the left foot. ITS all right,
said Donovan. Keep the left foot out
more toward the bag and we'll pull the
game through"
Things looked bad for the mascot
again in the sixth. Eddie Collins beat
an infeld hit to Peckinpaugh, though
Peck made a beautiful stop. Jackson
sacrificed. Gandil slashed out hit and
Collins scored.
Something's going wrong" mused
Wild William. "The coon has SIX toes
and this is the sixth inning. Maybe ne
is a ink instead of a mascot"
Took Chances on Jinx
But William finally consented 70 re-
tain the six-toed senegambisn. The
charm worked. Danforth, who had re-
lieyed Benz in the second, began TO go
wild. He passed Cullop, High and
Baumann in succession, filling the bases,
with one out. Roger Peckinpaugh
forced Baumann and Cullop scored on
the play, evening up the score again.
After that inning the pastlme tght-
ened considerably. IL looked as though
il might break for the Yankees and the
six-toed senegambian in the thIr-
teenth. With two out, Leslie Nuns-
maker cracked a two-base hit to right
field. ,,.,,.
Donovan decided 10 mix little
strategy with the black art. tie sent
Gilhoolev in 70 run for Nunamaker and
High in TO bat for Cullop. But the SoX
crossed him and apparently destroyed
the spell of the black art. Williams
purposely passed Hendryx, who wields
a wicked club, for High, who does not.
Wild William was again beginning 10
doubt the power of the black art wnen
the SOX came 20 pat IN the Aout SeNAS.
With one out. Felsch bounced hit
over second. Gsndil ripped hit past
Baumann and sent Felsch TO third.
McMullen then came to bat. win
one ball called on him Buck Weaver,
acting as Kerensky Of the White Sox
army called a consultation. He sug-
gested that Liebold be sent in, to save
the day. The suggestion seemed good 20
Clarence Pant Rowland and the switch
was made. Shawkey heaved one throw
70 walters, who noticed that Felsch was
a long way from third. Walters made
a quick peg and Baker nailed Felsch of
the bag. pulling the Yanks right out OF
the fire Just as they were beginning to
scorch.
Moves Nearer the Plate
As the Yanks came 20 bat in the
fourteenth the six-toed Senegambian
moved neared TO the plate. he fastened
his big black eyes on Paddy Bauman
who Immediately laced hit through
short. Peckinpaugh hunted, and either