New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-01
Defeat Houston Team by a
Score of 4 to |, Anderson
Starring in Box.
LORD BYRON'S RIVAL
IN ONE J. B. LUBBOCK
George Burns Gets Home Run
from His Drive Which
Rugged Foul Line.
BY FRANK O'NEILI.

Houston, Tex, March 3l.-We have
always held that Lord Bill Byron was
the most original umpire who ever
handled an indicator. but that was be
fore we came 20 Texas and saw John
s., or Shorty, Lubbock in action.
John Is. Lubbock, or Shorty, as YOU
please, really held the centre of the
stage while the Giants defeated Pat
Newman's Buffalos. at Buffalo Park this
afternoon. The score was 4 TO /, but
without the irrepressiblc Shorty out
there calling his decisions and giving
his reasons for them the pastime might
have been considered prosaic.
Lubbock would never do as an exam
pie of that type which the penny-a-lin-
ers call inevitable There Is more
inevitability In any corner Of Ferdie
Schupp's head. Shorty, as you have
already guessed, rears his head to no
great height. He is of that style of
architecture which once caused prom
inent Tespian TO sigh, Nobody loves
muh."
Shorty Is fat. His waist line circum-
ference Is far greater than his altitude,
and his clothes bag where they should
be snug and are snug where they should
bag. but when he announces the bat
teres every one pays heed.
Small wonder there is, too; not every
day have the fans a chance 10 hear the
umpire call, That's a ball; too far
inside"
That's a beautiful strike; right over
the heart" When did Bill Klein ever
say, That's a foul ball; hit again, Mr.
Merkle"? And when did even Lord
Byron ever run around the paths with
runner and do the fallaway slide
into the plate while he waved a runner
out. saying, "Out, that far, Mr.. Wen
DELI?
Shorty is curious, too When Allen
tried TO bunt and was struck by the
detected ball. he was right in TO deter
mine the extent of the injury before
announcing his decision.
But the game-that's the thing Once
again Poll Perritt and Fred Anderson
demonstrated the fact that they were
about ready for the season to open.
Perritt worked the first six innings and
Anderson finished in bang-up style.
Hughie Jennings declared the pitching
quite the best he had seen at this time
of year.
Three hits were all that the Buffaloes
NVuiu ihhNt Aibii ~ anu ibb even
the sign of one was torn from the
dampened delivery of Anderson. In
seven of the nine frames the home
team had three men at the plate. The
last nine men walked up to the rubber,
took a look at what Anderson had and
then walked back TO the bench.
The fielding was not sensational. but
it was deadly in its accuracy. and three
double plays were clicked off by the
Giants. One of these discounted Lo-
bert's boot. which allowed runner TO
get to first on Anderson in the ninth
inning. The Buifaloes made a couple
of dual killings themselves, and so il
happened that only three men were left
on bases. Two Of these wore the livery
OF the Giants.
Tullos. the third sacker of the Bluffs,
had busy day. and covered himself
with glory in accepting his five chances
Dodd, also OF the Bluffs. was kept busy.
while Merkle played up to major league
standards. Captain Larry Doyle was
especially active at second base.
The game was doubly costly TO Ilous-
ton. Not only did they lose the game.
but they lost the services Of Dode Crisis
for nm indefinite period Dode hit the
centreheld fence for n three base hit in
the third inning. but in rounding the
bag his spikes caught. antv,e turned
his ankle. He was carried from the