South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-09
LITTLE PUBLICITY
IS BEING SHOWED
vic SAIER'S WAY
Chicago First BaSeman Is One
Of the Creates Ever Turned
0ut-COStIy to Soak
an Umpire.
Bg Frank G. Menkc.

NEW YORK. Aug. 9.-Vic Safer Of
the Cubs, reminds one Of the French
army. He really accomplishes Won
derful things but he rarely gets his
name CT picture anywhere but in the
box score The spotlight rarely shines
upon the wonderful first sacker from
CHICAGO, because lesser stars monopo-
lie il. Yet, Saler is one OF the great
est plaLyers the game has produced
SAFER is the leading clOuter Of the
Cubs He is slamming them out for
an average well above 300. He IS the
most scientific sluggers In the National
league. He has pOled out more two
baggers and triples than any man in
the National league. He is fourth
amonS the base stealers and ne leads
the run getters in the National league.
And he's q fielder as polished and
&c sure as Hal Chase in his palmiest
DAYS. Yet the skill of Safer has been
showed into the background year after
year.
Two very pretty New York girls
we're pinched in Chicago recently ON
the charge og having pilfered SUIT
case. This was their alibi:
Two men fiirted with US. We turn
ed and waved at them and then, with
out really looking we picked up suit
case and started away from the rail-
road station. We thought it was our
suit case-but it wasn't"
These surely be parlOus times. Three
Fed players soaked an umpire recently
and were assessed a total of $500 in
fines. Times surely have changed.
Back in the old days-thOSe Of the
Orioles, Spiders and the like, a player
who soaked an umpire became the
the town hero.
Planning Ban Johnson has become
an outdoor as well as an indoor sport
in Toledo. ..
Ban leaned against banquet table
while In Toledo some months ago, and
murmured something about:
ANY time Toledo wants to get back
its ball club l stand ready to put S25,-
GOO in the deal
Toledo took Ban at his word. The
townsfolk raised a large flock OF dough
AID made plans to bring back the club
in the American association, which
was transferred TO Cleveland two years
ago. All the transfer details were
ready. Toledo was happy. IL was
going to have its club back.
All that was needed TO complete the
deal was for Ban to "come through"
with that S25, 600. Did Ban come
through" No. Ban did not, and you
can bet on II tnaI IL ban ever goes
10 Toledo again he'll have TO buy his
own eats and drinks. Toledo Will ban
quet him no more.
Baseball umpires in Colorado who
are killed while on duty viii be worth
$4,000 to their widows or orphans.
Umpire whose knobs are dubbed with
a pop bottle, whose noses are busted
or are otherwise injured while per-
forming Empirical chores. Will get
compensation according to the serious
ness OF the ailment
Colorado last week put in force its
workmen's compensation law and this
law includes umpires among the list
- workmen who are entitled TO its
benefit.
1t is costing the "money-mad''
Connie Mack just $4,000 to be stub
born.
Home Run" Baker says he won't
play again with the Athletics Connie
knows he won't, yet Connie refuses to
take the $4,000 that the white Sox
and Yankees have offered him for
Bakers contract
Baker is OF no use to Mack-and
Mack can get $4,000 for him, yet he
won't sell.
What do you make of it, Watson?