Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-14

Pirates Hit Scoring Streak in Seventh in
ming and Defeat Detroit s to 4===Boston
Red S0x Defeat New York Giants 2 to
O==-The Chicago Game Postponed.

Pittsburg Oct. 13.-PittSburg took the
lead in the great battle now being
waged for the worlds baseball cham
pionship by defeating Detroit, to A.,
in the fifth game of the SERIES at
Forbes field today. This gives the Ma
tional League champions three vic
tories to two for the winners of the
American League pennant The game
will Shift to Detroit again tomorrow,
where the sixth and possibly the last
game of the series will be played. By
winning tomorrow Pittsburg will clinch
the worlds championship, but if De-
troit wins the series will be tied again
and a seventh game will be necessary.
Despite it's announcement that it
would meet in Detroit to decide where
the seventh game is to be played, the
commission met today and decided that
the seventh game. if one is needed,
Shall be played in Detroit Garry
Hermann dipped a coin and President
b. Johnson OF the American League
won and chose Detroit 1t was also
decided to postpone the seventh game
until Saturday to give the Detroit club
time in which to sell tickets.
The game today was played with the
thermometer lowering between 80 and
40 degrees above zero. A chilling wind
from the southwest swept across the
field, but the immense grandstand pro-
tected the great majority of the spec
tators. Despite the unfavorable con-
ditions q, zoe persons saw the game and
the receipts were So. 173 OF this sum
the National Commission received
XQC1J nd o1,,1, =,
players no longer share in the receipts,
for the first four games is their limit
This makes the receipts for five games
$156, los and the total attendance Ill.,
BAT. Each club owner has now received
$36,7S6 and the National Commission
$15,610.
a home run by Manager Fred Clarke
which scored Byrne ana Leach III
front of him, turned the tide of victory
to Pittsburg in the seventh inning, at
ter Detroit had tied the score at to
by scoring two in the sixth. Detroit
had two home runs to it's credit but
neither came with any one on base.
ID. Jones, the first man up IN the first
Inning, hit the ball into the enclosure
which had been built around the out
field for the overflow. There was no
overflow from the permanent stands
and it appeared easy to hit the bali
over the low fence. Sam Crawford
made Detrot's other home run in the
eighth.
Crawfords home run nearly deprived
Pittsburg Of the services of Tommy
Leach. Leach gave chase to Craw-
ford's long hit and while running back
u I,
fence. The impact of his body smash
ed the boards and he shot over the
fence head first turning a complete
somersauIt A groan went up from
the crowd as it appeared impossible for
the little center fielder to escape in
jury. But after a short delay he re-
turned to his place in the field, appar-
emily none the worse or his remark
able mishap
Charles Adams, the wonderful
youngster of the Pttsburg team.
achieved the high distinction of being
the only pitcher thus far to win twice
In the series by taking today's game
Adams clearly outpitched Summers,
who worked the first seven innings for
Detroit, but he was lucky in having
the team behind him hitting hard. as
he allowed the losers four runs Adams
allowed six hitS-two home runs. two
tWo-baggerS and two singles-while
summers was hit safely 10 times, in
Guiding one home run and one double
Davy Jones home run gave Detroit a
run in the first inning. but Pittsburg
Immediately tied the score because
summers gave base on balls with
the bases full A wild pitch by Sum
mers allowed the second PittSburg
run to score in the second inning ard
another came in the third. The score
remained to l in Pittsburg's favor
until the sixth, when Detroit punched
a single and two Dagger and. aided
by Wasner's costly bad throw. scored
two runs. Then came Clarke's home
run in the seventh and the National
Leaguers gained a commanding lead.
Each team scored one more run in the
eighth inning.
Wagner had bad day in the field.
making two errors in five chances,
1ils first error was bad throw of
Delehanty's grounder in the sixth and
1t allowed Crawford to score from
second. His other misplay was muff
of Tom Jones pep fly into short left
in the ninth
AT the bat Wagner made one hit in
-FOUR times up. but reached first three
times. The first time he drew a base