Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-09
PIRATES CAPTURE
FIRST BIG GAME
Tiqers OutpIayed in Initial
Battle of Worlds
Series.

pIrTSpI-pc Pa October 9.-The PITTS
49,. National Base Ball League cham
pions. won the first game OF the Woiiu
series with Detroit, champions Oh 'he
.,,,er;can League, by score of to i, at
Forbes Field yesterday. After the carry
innings the Detroits were outclasseo III
.yerv densrtment of the game, although In
The first three sessions the American
League outplayed their opponents.
An immense crowd-29, 264 paid admls-
sions-a new record for attendance III d
worlds series game. witnessed the eHci'hi5
battle. Every available inch or sea'his
space at the immense amphitheater was
filled, and when the umpire, MT. Joih-
stone, called PLAY BALI! there dlo not
appear to be room for one more. Inc
great majority of the spectators were
Pittsburg supporters, but large deiega-
ton of Detroit enthusiasts made cred
liable showing, with plenty of noise In the
early innings.
Erred, Clarke and Tommy Leach
we're the stars of the Pittsburg aggrega-
ton. 1t was Clarke who broke the ap-
parently impregnable wall of Mullin' 5
wonderful pitching with smashing home
run into the right field bleachers in the
fourth inning and tied the score. This
smash appeared to take all the heart out
of the Detroit team and scoring was COM
paratively easy for Pittsburg after that
Jeach's sensational catch of terr1nc
drive from .Ty' CobbS trusty bat, with
two Detroit men on bases, in the seventh
inning, saved the game. Leach was play
ing deep for Cobb, but this drive went
almost to the center field stand, ana 1t
was only after d hard backward run the
rfjminutive star was able TO make the
brill
Both George Munin and Charles Adams
pitched admirably. and Mullin allowed
only five hits, while the Pittsburg young
ster was hit safely six times. Adams was
unsteady in the opening round, when he
gave two bases on balls and allowed two
hits After that he steadied and Detroit
was not able to get more than one hit
in an inning.
Mullin an Enigma.
Mullin was complete enigma to the
locals during the first three innings.
when he did not allow hit. and gave
only one base on balls. He had retired
two Pittsburg men In the fourth. when
Clarke made his home run. Delehanty
made ridiculous error at the beginning
of the fifth inning, and Abstein made
three bases on it. This was followed by
q two-bagger by Gibson. and another
error by Bush gave Pittsburg two runs
and the game. 1t was not Mullins fault,
however. as, he pitched remarkable
game throughout.
In the fifth inning Mullin hit Byrne IN IN
the head with q pitched ball, and 1t
looked for an instant as II he had
knocked out the little third baseman.
The crack Of the ball against Byrne's
head could be plainly heard. and as ne
sank to the ground murmur OF SYM
rathy arose from the crowd After
few minutes he was able to get up and
trotted to first base.
the
precision all the way and never appeared
at a loss to know what to do. In the field
the work of the winners fairly shone ut
times Bryne and Gibson starred with
clever bits of fielding.
The presence Of the leading batter OF
each league, Cobb and Wagner. created
great interest. and the work OF both men
was closely watched. as many bets nave
during the series. Wagner had the better
of the hitting for the game. as he made
q two-bagger and was hit In four times
up, giving him an average of 1888.
Cobb failed to make a hit. as Leach
robbed him of what was almost certain
home run. Cobb was up four times, and
drew a base on balls and scored Detroit's
only run. Cobb also stole a base in the
fifth inning. and 1t was on this play tnat
Wagner made a remarkable one-handed
scoop of Gibson's low and wide throw.
The play was close. and the Pfttsburg
men disputed Mr.. O'Loughlins decision
for some time DeIOEe tHcy WOuiu SOHliAuS
the game.
Detroit First to Score.
Detroit scored in the first inning. Davy
Jones drew a base on balls and Bush sec
rff1ced him to second Absten to Miller.
Adams could not locate the plate. and
Cobb also walked. Crawford hit smart
bounder to Adams and d. Jones was
forced at third by throw to Byrne. Del
ehanty landed safe hit in left field and
Cobb scored. while Crawford moved to
third and Delehanty to second on the
throw to the plate to catch Cobb. MORT
arty shot bounder to shortstop, but it
hit Delehanty and the latter was out,
while Moriarty received credit for hit.
The winners were retired. one two,
three. in the first and two were out in
the second when Abstein drew a base on
balls. This advantage was short-lived. as
Abstein was caught mapping by a quick
snap by Mulln to Tom Jones. Again in
the third the Pittsburg men were retired
in order. and il was not until two were
out in the fourth that Clarkes home run
came Immediately after this Wagner