The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-15
JONES SEVERELY
INJURED IN GAME

Detroit. Oct, 14,-Detroit kept In the
great fight for the worlds baseball
championship by defeating Pittsburg,
TO today In battle full of sensa-
tional and thrilling situations, and to.
night the two teams are tied with
three victories each. The seventh and
deciding game will be played here on
Saturday. A fear.inspiring rally In
the ninth inning by Pittsburg was
stopped after one run had been
scored. but three Detroit players were
injured In stemming the rush Of Pitts
burg runs,
Tom Jones, the Detroit first base
man. was the most seriously hurt. His
neck and spine were injured In col
lision with Wilson at first base. and
this resulted In Pittsburg scoring its
run OF that session Charles Schmidt
the catcher. had his right leg badly
gashed in blocking Abstein at the
plate In the final inning.
The play that finished the threat
ened rally Of the National league
champions resulted in the injury OF
George Moriarity when he caught Will
son trying TO steal third Abbatich,os
strike-out- In the same inning.
Moriarity's left knee was badly hurt
when Wilson slid into the base. Tom
Jones was so badly hurt that he was
carried from tde field unconscious. He
recovered consciousness in the club
house. He was taken home in an am
bulance. and 1t is practically certain
he Will not be able to play in Satur.
days game. Schmidt, it Is thought,
VIII be able TO play, and there is no
doubt that Moriarity Will be in the de
cisive battle.
The injury to Jones necessitated the
shifting OF Crawford TO first base. D
Jones TO center and Mcintyre TO left.
The Pittsourg team got away In tne
third by smashing out three runs on
four successive hits off Mullin in the
first inning. After that Mullin was
invincible until the ninth. when he
weakened enough TO get into a dan
gerous situation only TO extricate him.
self by another marvellous exhibition
OF pitching.
Wonderful Uphill Game.
Detroit put up another of its won.
derful uphill games. 1t scored one
run In the first inning and batted
Wills OF the slab by scoring two
runs IN the fourth and one moro in tho
fifth by terrific batting. Camnitz sue.
ceeded Willis. and Detroit batted him
hard enough 10 get another run in tne
sixth. Camnitz was Withdrawn when
Hyatt batted for him In the seventh.
and the veteran Philippi stopped the
Detrolts scoring
Pittsburg's rally teemed with tense |
moments and dramatic incidents. AT
one time hit meant the probable
winning OF the championship by Pitts. !
burg, as single would have tied the |
score and a two-baeger perhaps have
put Pittsburg In the lead
Plttsburg went 10 bat with a score |
OF to against II In the last inning. !
Miller started With a single 10 right.
and Abstein put another In the samo |
place, sending Miller 10 second vii,
son placed bunt in front of the plate
ana Schmidt flelded II to first. but tho
collision with Wilson caused Jones to
lose the ball. Miller scoring and Alb.
stein moving to third.
The delay caused by Jones injury
gave Mullin hard.earnod opportunity
10 recover his balance. Gibson ground
cd 10 Crawford. who had succeeded T.
Jones at first base, and the star fielder
mace great stop and tnrow 10 the
plate Abstein was out when Schmidt
blocked him off the plate and tagged
MIN, but the Detroit catcher WAS bad.
ly spiked He continued gamely, how
ever. and few in the crowd knew that
he had been injured.
Manager Clarke sent Abbatichio I'm
to bat for Philippi VITA Wilson on
second and Gibson on FIRST, a hit by
Aooaitchio meant a tie score at least.
MuIIIn Rises to Occasion.
Here Is where Mullin arose to the
occasion and made himself another
niche In the Detroit baseball hall Of
iame He performed feat that near
ly equalled his great performance Of
striking out Clarke and Wagner In
tuesdays game. Abbatichio was a
stubborn batter. and 1t required nearly
everything Mu!lin had to strike him
out
On the third strike Wilson tried 10 |
steal third. but was caught. Schmidt
to Moriarity. ending the game with =
victory for Detroit. The crowd rushed |
upon the field and the PLAYERS were |
Jostled about by the mob of cheering |
Detroit supporters anxious 10 snake |
their hands and congratulate them
Tho Injured Moriarlty was surrounded !
by crowd Of sympatnizcrs and an Al.
tempt was made TO carry George Mul.