New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-06
Hummel Starts Ceremony
by an IngloriOus Muff
and Wild Throw.
WHEAT PRESENTS
GUESTS A HOME RUN
Vaughn, for Visitors, Tries 10
Return Courtesies, but Odds
Are Against Him.

Had the Brooklyn Superbas really
wanted 10 lose yesterdays game with thu
Chicago Cubs at Ebbets Field they could
not have followed their fell purpose to q
successful conclusion any better than Their
did.
When the batters had a chance 10 shins
in the pinch they fell down weakly When
the men were hitting the pitchers blew
up; when the pitchers were going well
and the battors were hitting the defencs
blew up with a resonant bang. 50 "a
happened that the Cubs won the opening
battle Of the series by n score of tok
incidentally. the Superbas dropped 10 sixth
place, tied with the Phillies.
The fans are undecided as 20 whether
or not John Hummel. the Justly dist,n.
/ suished utility first baseman OF the So.
perbas: Zach Wheat, the equally dis,ln-
gulshed left fielder Of the same team, or
/ Ed Pfeffer. at times a pitcher was 70
blame for what happened. The Cuos ar,
also IN quandary. They don't know Just
whom 20 thank for the welcome little glft.
In the minds OF the unbiased judges VITO
sat through some two hours and twenty
minutes all were equally guilty or praise
. deserving. according 20 the viewpoint
with any sort Of reasonably good work
F Tie Cubs should have been held 10 ors
lone run. But the work was worse than
amateurish.
John Hummel was first to step TO ths
front in the third inning after the Su-
perbas had accumulated q lead Of Two
runs. To start the fasco he dropped the
throw on Jim Vaughn's grounder. and the
runner was safe. Emulating I'd sweeney,
Vaughn stole second and took third on
Goods nfeld hit. Safer then rolled ons
20 Hummel. He tried 70 throw 20 second
tC had off Good. but on what might hays
been an easy double play Silent John"
hurled the ball to left field Vaugha
scored. Good reached third and Safer first
Then along came Wheat. Heinie Tin.
norman hit what should have been
single into left field but Wheat FOR some
reason tried a shoestring catch He failed.
The ball rolled 10 the fence and thinner
man gave the bases the once around.
scoring Good and Safer before him. b.
this time the fans were good and sore.
But the end was not yet. Cutshaw
broke into the error column In the seventh
inning with a grewsome boot OF ground
or by Leach and a throw that is beyond
description. Vaughn. who beat out a bunt
to start the inning, got to third and Leach
to second Vaughn was thrown out at the
pate on Goods tap 70 the box and Cool
was doubled trying to reach second
Safer, however, doubled to left, scoring
Leach.
Frank Allen. who was the victim Of all
these loose plays. was replaced by PETER
in the ninth inning. and what might have
been a battle degenerated into a farce
Pfeffer was faced by the entire team He
allowed four hits and gave numerous
passes. Only one man was out when jim
Vaughn came up with the bases TANNED
Then the dabolical purpose Of Pferer IN
acting as he had was apparent to all He
had merely waited for Vaughn TO come %.
His plan was justified Vaughn struck
out. Then Johnston flied out. and the mn
ing was over. But four runs had counted
Although Chicago won Vaughn is not
burning any red fire. Jim exhibited bis
new four pronged curve. This one breaks,
not where IL is aimed, but north east
south or west according 70 the wind
Oh, he was wild all right. He did rs
best to thrust the game on Brooklyn. pof
he was double crossed.
BY fits and starts the Superbas played
ball. They had 10 fight for their runs a.
the Cubs played good ball despite Vaughn
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