Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-17
asp " NFN
Struggle with Detroit.
NATIONAL LEAGUE STILL SUPREME
Achieves One of the Most Notable
Triumphs in History.
TWO TEAMS EVENLY MATCHED
American Champions Make Their Best
Fight and Yet Lose.
WILD BILL KNOCKED FROM BOX
Donovan, the American Pitcher, f.
Batted Freely I'm Final Game Of
Series ana Mullin Goes
80 His Relief.
VIC TEAMS EVENLY MATCHED
WILD BILL KNOCKED FROM BOX

the worlds base ball championship at Ben
nett park today by defeating Detroit by
the overwhelming score Of 8 to 0 in the
seventh and decisive game Of one Of the
greatest battles fought for the worlds
title. This gives the National league cham
Dions the victory by the count Of four
Tames to three.
This is the third successive defeat Of the
American league champions in the worlds
Ieries and consequently the third straight
victory for the National league, the Chi
ssgo team having defeated Detroit in 1907
and 1908.
To Charles Adams, the phenomenal
young pitcher from the Louisville Ameri-
san association team. belongs the lions
share of the credit for the victory and his
wonderful pitching has crowded Wagner,
Leach, Clarke and the other Pittsburg
stars into the background. Today's VIC
tory was his third of the series and he held
Detroit safely through the entire game. He
allowed but six hits and in only one in
ming, the fourth, did Detroit get more than
one safety. Adams allowed only one base
on balls and in four innings he retired the
hard-hitting American leaguers in one, two.
three order.
The crowd was a distinct disappolnt-
ment. as there was only 1852 paid admis-
sions. 1t was expected that the game
would break all local attendance records
because OF its Importance. The receipts
were $is,677, and this was divided $1.967.7O
to the National commission and SS,S54.65
to each club owners.
This brings the total attendance for the
seven games up to 145, Al, and the total
receipts to s1Ss, 3O2.50.
The weather was far from ideal for
ahogA hall ks.N syo- 4, "a
on that which prevailed for the other three
games played here. The thermometer was
close to so degrees above zero, and neither
too cold for the spectators or the players.
The two twirlers upon whom Detroit had
pinned its faith in winning the great series
were lacking when the critical time came.
"WiId Bill" stin wild.
wild Bill" Donovan lived up to his
nickname by passing six batters and hit
ting another in the first two innings.
While this lack OF control allowed PITTS
burg to score only two runs, II had a bad
effect on the Detroit defense, and Pitts
burg scored often after that. Donovan
allowed a two-bagger and a single in the
third. but a snappy double play stopped
Pittsburg from scoring. George MuIin
was sent in to bat for Donovan in the
third inning and took up the pitching after
that. The Detroit man was unequal to
the task OF pitching four games OF the
seven, and was easy for the Pittsburg
batters after Donovan had given them
their start. Mullin was hit hard in the
fourth and sixth. and Pittsburg soon piled
up a commanding lead.
The play was fierce In the early innings.
but Detroit grew discouraged as inning
after inning went by and II could not
score on Adams. while Mullin was helpless
in holding the National league champions.
Robert Byme and George Moriarity were
injured In a collision at third base in the
first inning and both were forced to leave
the game, although Morlarity remained
until he had hit a tw~o-bagger in the sec
ond,
With Byrne on second and Clarke at bat
in the first. the Pittsburg manager passed
a lift and run signal to Byrne. The third
-baseman started for third on the signal.
but Clarke missed the ball. Byrne made a
desperate slide for third and his spikes hit
Moriarity In the leg. He was called out,
but both men fell to the ground after the
play. It was found that Byrne had a
sprained ankle and he was carried from
the field. This necessitated a shift in the
Ptttsburg team and Lynch was shifted to
AAAA anu AA99tL went 10 center field.
Leach played a brilliant game at third.
while Hyatt also did well. Moriarity's Ier
bothered him, but he remained In the game
until the next inning. When he went to
bat in the second he hit a t~wo-bagger into
the right field crowd, but could hardly
limp to second base. O'Leary fas sent IN
20 run for him and finished the game at
third base.
OutIoOk HAD for Detroit.
The wildness OF the Detroit pitcher is
shown by the record OF Fred Clarke. He
had four bases on balls and a sacrifice
hit in five times up. The outlook for
Detroit was decidedly dark from the first
ball pitched IL was seen that Donovan
was wild as he pitched a couple of balls
TO Bryne and then hit him. Leach saeri-
feed, Donovan to Tom Jones, and then
came the play at third which resulted in
the injuries to Byrne and Moriarity.
Clarke drew a base on balls and stole
second. Wagner also drew a pass and
Miller forced Wagner at second. Bush to
Delehanty, ending the inning.
The poor work OF Donovan was even
more pronounced in the second and Pitts
burg was presented with two runs. Alb
stein opened by drawing a base on balls
and stole second Wilson hunted in front
OF the plate and Abstein beat the throw
TO third while Wilson was safe on first
Gibson popped to Bush, but Adams was
given another pass and the bases were
full Hyatt sent a sacrifice fly to Craw-
ford and Abstein scored. Leach received
another base on balls and the bases were
again FILLED sun another pass was given
10 Clarke ana he forced Wilson across
the plate
Cobb saved Detroit BY making a great
catch Of a hard drive bv Wavner Tho..