Evening journal., 1909-10-12
JENNINGS YET
HOPES TO WIN
Says Clarke Was Lucky in
Getting Away With Third
Game
Big STAKE FOR
THE TEAM PLAYERS

BY United Press Leased Special Wire
DETROIT, oct L.-"ciarkes team was
lucky to win yesterday. we are going TO
beat the Pirates to-day and tomorrow
and I am confident we will take the con-
cluding game of the series" said Hughey
Jennings leader Of the scrappy Detroit
Tigers to-day.
Jennings men have a splendid chance
to make good too, for Mullin and Wild
Bill Donovan look superior TO anything
Manager Clarke can offer in the pitching
line and the Tiger batters arc hitting the
ball just as hard as the Pirates.
To-day's game will be played on a
heavy field as it rained hard until late
yesterday. The weather man predicts
showers for to-day but the game will be
played If there is any possible chance.
The day dawned clear and cool with the
sun shining brightly and a stiff chilly
wind blowing.
The players engaged in the series will
participate in the biggest financial split
up Of any wo-ld's series. The receipts Of
1907 and 1905 have been passed and the
totals Of 1906, when the Cubs and Sox
battled for the championship will no
longer stand as a record. The gross re-
ceipts in 1906 were slo6550 and so far this
/ year si02. SS2 have poured into the treas
ury.
The 1906 totals were for six games and
this mark will be broken with the re-
ceipts Of to-day's game which is the
fourth.
The players pool will easily reach the
/ s6sOcO mark. The club owners will also
come in for a big rake off as the players
do not share in the receipts Of any games
after the fourth.
Secretary Locke of the Pittsburg club
announced to-day that he had received
word from Pittsburg carrying the assur-
ance that the largest crowd Of the series
will be on hand to greet the Pirates after
their two day trip.
Clarke's Pirates deserve more credit
for Mondays victory than the Detroit
fans are willing to give. The Pirates lead
er showed that he was a shrewd and abe
manager by playing just exactly the kind
of ball they were not expected TO play on
exhibition.
The Detroit papers stated that the Iig-
ers would be at a disadvantage because
OF the heavy field. II was bunting that
would be dangerous and that Jennings
men would not be able to show their usual
speed on the bases. while larke's heavier
and slower men would not be bothered
Clarke took the bull by the horns at the
very start. Byrne commenced the game
with a bunt and this started Summer s
balloon. Dashing work on the bases and
the bungling work Of the Tigers helped
some and in a twinkling the Pittsburg
club had the game practically cinched
Clarke hardly knows which way TO turn
for twirlers. Camnitz seems to be out OF
the running and he Will have TO depend
on Adams and Wills in his next two
games. Jennings said to-day that he ex-
pected to send Mullin in for to-day's
game. wild Bill Donovan in at PittsourE
wednesday and Mullen again on Thurs
day.
Clarke is confident his Pirates will win
the championship Notwithstanding his
pitching situation. He thinks that Mad
dox would have made better shovne
in Yesterdays game II the weather had
been dry. II rained hard during the las'
three innings and Maddox partially lost
control Of the wet ball. Lefty Leiheld j.
begging for a chance TO show what a
real south paw can do against the Tigers
II. was reported late yesterday thai
Hughey Jennings had purchased bllS
Murray's stock in the Philadelphia Ma
tionai League Club and would succeed
Murray as manager OF the ouakers Mur
raw denied that he had disposed Of hi'
holdings and Jennings stated that ne ul'
not care to discuss the matter.