The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-10-09

RRYELL. they have met; the Pirates
w were the first y~ictors; the
W Ti.ers are the ~vanluisheo.
wa pner got a double and Cobb d!dn |.
Detroit made four errors and Pittsoirg
made none. Crawford got a single out
clarke got a homer, and Pitts9urs
,oade four runs, while Detroit MADE
one. That is the story in a nutshell.
4 Young man who is known to Pits
b,,rc fans by the affeotionate appelia-
rion "pabe-' Adams, is the hero To-Day,
and well does he deserve all OF the
aff,,sive manifestations OF esteem taal
ave heina heaped upon him. Fol didn't
hea 90 on the mound in yesterdays
game before a ere wd of howling
~n,aniacs. 10000 strong. and it must be
remembered that quite a few of those
,,rAsent" were not from Plttsburg, ana
stand the ~rclassiest" batsman that the
American League boasts. foonns
! Cobb. Crawford ct al, with his mystic
drops, cures and shoots, ana hoiaius
H,ghey Jennings's pets to five meaSy
hits, not one Of them being sooo III
mere than a single sack, was surely
good work. But this biggest surprise
Is that this young fellow, who has MOI
pitched more than ten or n1teen sasnss
in the big show, and who was looked
upon until his stellar performance yes
terday only as a promising y~onngstei
by the expert critics OF the Nationai
League cities, should go in the box
and come out with hylng coiors'
though he was pitted against 40 less
an important person than one George
Mullin, who shows the way TO all OIL
the fingers in Ban Joh1son,s organtza'
tion. OF course he received excellent
support from his hackers, Clarke ana
Leach being especially brilliant in TINS
respect, but you must admit 1t takes q
lot of nerve to face a team in such a
crucial contest. and in the first in1inS
he did betray his agitation BY walking
two men, one of his passes resulting
In the only run Of the game. After
the initial inning he settled down, ana
that settled Detroit's chances.
Right here let us lock into he record
of this boy. Born in 1883 on the eign-
teenth of May in Upton, Indiana. He
played his first professional games with
PEARSON. Kansas. wherever that mighty
metropolis is-in the Missouri Valley
League.
Wen bet that the inhabitants of that
rustic burg are slapping each other
on the back today and saying to each
| ether: 1--WE always knew he had the
| goods and they are as proud of him
as Carnegie. Pa, is of their Honest
Honns'' Wagner.
He wore a Parsons uniform for tive
| years-5l906 and l907-and then went TO
Denver in the Western League. The
fans Of Louisville, KY. who boast
a team in the American Association.
watched him develop as a twirler last
season. when his work attracted the at
tention of the Pirate management.
He has participated In sixteen Ma
tional League games this season.
mostly as a substitute ytwirler-and Is
credited with IS wins and 3 defeats in
the unofficial scores of the league, HIS
first name is Charles, he tips the scales
at 1870. pounds and Is 5 feet 11k inches
in height.
SO much for Adams. His performance
| OF yesterday makes It more than prob
able that he will be called en- to pitch
one ana maybe two of the remaining
games should the series develop into Z
hard fought tussle.
While the defeat was very humiliat-
ing to Manager Jennings, who anticipa-
ted certain victory after his team had
made such a good start, the Tigers are
far from being beaten. Ty Cobb cam4
within an zee OF winning the game Or
at least tying the score in the seventh
Ijrnina. when with two Of his mates On
1.-The maths I1o drove a terrific liner To