The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-15
DETROIT AND
 PITTSBURGON EVEN TERMS
Desperate Pirates Go Down
 to Defeat 5 to 4. FINAL GAME TOMORROW


 Detroit. Oct. 15.-Hughey Jennings game bunch of Tigers lowered the black flag of the Pittsburg Pirates yes- terday afternoon. winning. to 4. in one of the most sensational games ever played for the highest baseball honors.
 The score gives no idea of the des- perate struggle in which the Pirates Jumped away with a big lead, but the Tigers would not quit.
 They were there to die game. and a finer illustration of staying powers and gameness was never seen on the ball field
 It was game of ball that tried the hearts and nerves of two great ball teams, representing the two greatest baseball organizations known.
 When the Pirates crew opened on George Mullin, the stronghearted pitcher of the Tiger crew, so savagely for thRee runs. tine mercury in the Detroit baseball thermometer went down as if the bottom had dropped out and the fans from the Smoky City began to sing of victory and home. But Jennings encouraged his boys in good style and Mullin settled down to his best work after the first round and went along at merry pace until the ninth. In the meantime his teammates had taken the lead by scoring one il the first. two in the fourth and one each in the fifth and sixth. placing the Tigers in the lead, to 3. when the bell rang for the last round.
 This proved the most desperate and sensational half-inning of the whole series. ---
 Miller and Abstein singled and the few fans began to chant about home and money. With two in so easily and nobody out it did look all over but the shouting and the Tigers seemed in the last ditch.
 Then came big Owen Wilson with a little bunt along the pitchers path, the ball stopping about halfway. Schmidt and Mullin came together after it, but Schmidt picked up the ball and cut it to Tom Jones with force enough to put a dent in a stonewall. The ball was thrown we'll into the runners S path and Jones would have held it had not Wilson. running like the wind, smashed into him. Z
 The collision was one of the most desperate ever seen on ball field. Wilson went sprawling over the base and Jones was thrown high in the air, falling backward and landing heavily on his neck ard shoulders. Ss ;.
 Jones was so seriously hurt that he was taken from the field on stretch CT and later to his home. His back and neck are badly strained.
 No one was to blame for the col lision. Wilson was trying desperately to beat the ball, while Jones was showing his gameness in taking a long chance on a ball thrown exactly into the path of the runner.
 AS Wilson fell it was claimed that he turned toward second and Dele hanty, who recovered the ball. touch ed him. off the base, but it was not allowed.
 Miller scored on the play.
 After Q delay of 10 minutes. play was resumed with Sam Crawford at first base. Davy Jones in center and Mcintyre coming into the game at left.
 Then Mullin frightened up and work ed like a fiend. Gibson hit nasty tiful1y and whipped Abstein out at the plate. The Tigers were sti.1 one run to the good and Abbaticchio was sent to bat for Philippe. This same 'tBatty" is one of the coolest batsmen in the business anI looked dangerous
 Mullin was there for business, how ever, and worked his man to sperfec- tion. shooting the first ball over the dead center for a strike. The next two were balls and the next . was high and close and Batty fouled it for two strikes. Then came another ball. Wilson was taking long ground off second and was off like shot as MulIin cut loose on the next ball. a speedy one over the heart of the plate. "Batty'' missed it. Wilson was we'll on his way to third and Schmidt cut the ball 10 Moriarity. too late to get. the runner on the first try. but Wilson failed to hold the base and Moriarity with ball dropped on the ground, freez- ing his man off the base and closing one of the most sensational games ever played. There was frenzied doings when it waS realized that the third man was out land that the Tigers had won. The crowd broke upon the field and hugged the home players, and the players seemed as pleased as their friends
 It was by all odds the best all-round game of the series. from both field ing and batting standpoint. The Fig CTS outhit the Pirates. although the visitors got in four safe ones by the first four men up. including double by Wagner.
 The fielding was about even. Fea- lures were furnished by Bush. Nor iarity. Byrne. T. Jones, Schmidt and Dolehanty.
 Cobb had only one and an easy chance in right field. while at the bat he drove in the fifth run, which proved to be the winning one. The first time up he was called out on strikes, then he hit a weak fly to the infield The third time he sacrificed and then with