New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-17
Vic Safer Makes Single
That Brings In Only
Run of Game.
JIM VAUGHN ALLOWS
ONLY FOUR SAFETIEs
Jeff Pfeffer Also Does Fin,
Work on Mound-Byron
Apologies for Fighting.
lBy Telegraph to To Tribunal


Chicago. Sept. l6 Bill Byron. ho,.
ing skill is second only TO his comm,,a
Of language and grace in oratory. Ha
reputation as an umpire has bee,
made, and requires neither eYplana.o,
nor defence.
Before the game between the su.
perbas and the Cubs this sfteruoo,
Byron stepped out in front Of the hon.
plate and publicly apologized FOR in.
dulging in a fist night with j. Carlyl,
Smith, the Boston third baseman. n.
said that he regretted the entire Incl.
dent keenly, and promised those who
had witnessed the affair that Il would
not occur again.
The fans cheered the umpire. and \.
is quite the hero Of the fans. Byron
was evidently pleased al the manner in
which the crowd received hin. He
went right ahead and umpired a per.
feet game, and when all was over re.
marked, Peace and tranquility
reigned over the noble athletes and the
abused umpire" Yes, even an umpire
has his sense of humor.
Having listened 20 and approved the
statement of the umpire, the fans set.
tied back TO watch one Of the creates,
ball games played at the West Side
Park this fall The Cubs won By
score of I to after twelve thrilling
innings, and jammed their way back
into fifth place. Brooklyn dropped
back TO a tie for third place with the
Boston Braves, who were held in idle.
ness by wet weather in ST. Louis
Big Jim Vaughn, of Texas, and ls,,.
handler, outpitched jeff Prefer, Of
Michigan, who filings them from The
northern flank, and there was gloy
enough for victor and vanquished. Ger.
tain il is that neither will ever pitt.
much better ball, and could they per.
form with equal cunning every tine
they enter the box their defeats would
be events worthy Of commemoration,
Lazy" Jim Vaughn, they called the
! big fellow when he bore the livery 0i
/ the Yankees some years ago. "Hed
be a world beaten if he'd only take he
game seriously" said others. jim took
the game seriously this afternoon. The
! tropical weather acted as a tonic on
his pitching muscles. il would seen.
There was no wearing him down, and
inning after inning he swept along
gaining power as he progressed.
Just four hits We're made Of hin.
and by the peculiar breaks Of the game
jeff Pfeffer gathered just half OF then.
Hy Myers and Stengel got the Other
two, and all four were of the common
single base variety. Five Superbss il
all got on base, one of them when be
forced a runner. Two penetrated he
jungles of the base lines as far as
second base. Casey Stengel aehie1sd
the signal distinction of getting as fsE
as third.
Stengel made his trip in the frs.
inning. He singled, got to second o.
short passed ball. and dashed to ne
far turn when Archer made a pOo'
threw to second. Had the crowd and
Robbie only known that no more Of BIS
men were predestined 10 win suef
glory. he might have retired the kss
sas City boy then and there. But 50 8
virtue rewarded. Jim struck out sever
of the Superbas.
Vaughn's support was quite up o
the standard. A double play, Schultz
Safer, and another, Archer TO MeCs''
thy, was not without its influence up0'
the result. Mccarthy, indeed, was
willing worker, and his half doish
chances were not all easy BY Coy
means. So, too. Bob Fisher stood 70
well behind his pitcher.
So much for the defensive proves
but no matter how cunning the gen
eral, and how deep the trenches y
takes the big guns to clear the wiy io'
the ultimate victory. And II was a'ns
other than Vic Safer who brough' W
the heavy artillery.
Wilbur Good opened the last innns
by beating out a bunt. He took seeola
when Fisher came along with nfn'
flee bunt. Then Frank Schultz esn'
up, but Pfeffer was taking no ehinsss.
Frank still has the knack OF waAog,ls
the ball into the bleachers and e,ns,
places, so JEFF decided that it woaia
a whole lot easier 20 let him Walk ma ls.
watch him run. Phelan flied out easn.
but Safer laced the ball into right q.
thre for a single, scoring Good i'''
second base with the winning run
The score follows: