Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-14
PITTSBURC AGAIN TAKES THE LEAD
Adams Holds Detroit Second Time-Score to A. Clarke Wins with Homer in Seventh-Giants Fall Be-
 fore Boston Americans-Pr Princeton Win on Crdiron

Pittsburg, Oct. 12.-Pittsburg took the lead in the great battle now being waged for the worlds baseball cham pionship by defeating Detroit, to 4, in the fifth game of the series at Forbes field today. This gives the Ma tional league champions three victo- rics to two fer the winners of the American league pennant.
 Possibly the Last Game of the Series
 Today.
 The scene will shift to Detroit again tomorrow, where the sixth and possi- bly the last game of the series will be played. By winning tomorrow Pittsburg will clinch the worlds cham pionehip, but if Detroit wins the series will Toe tied again and a seventh game will be necessary.
 Despite the announcement that it would meet in Detroit tomorrow to de- ckie where the seventh game is to be played, the commission met today and decided that the crucial game, if one is needed. shall be played in Detroit. Garry Hermann Tipped a coin and Presi- dent B. B. Johnson of the American league won and chose Detroit.
 It was also decided to postpone the seventh game until Saturday to give the Detroit club time in which to sell tickets.
 Chilling Winds Swept the Field.
 The game today was played with the thermometer lowering between 30 and 4O degrees above zero. A chilling wind from the southwest swept across the fleid. but the immense grand stand protected the great majority of the spectators. Despite the untoward con- ditions ,21,706 persons saw the game and the receipts were $32,173. Of this sum the national commission receives $3,217 and each club owner SHAT The players TO longer share in the re- ceipts, for the first four gaines is their limit This makes the receipts for five games S156. los and the total at tendlnce 117.347. Each club owner tional commission S15,610.
 Home Run Turned the Tide of Vic-
 tory.
 A home run by Manager Fred Clarke, which scored Byrne and Leach in front of him. turned the tide of vic- tory to Pittsburg in the seventh in nirEg. after Detroit had tied the score at,3 to by scoring two in the sixth.
 Detroit Had Two Home Runs.
 Detroit had two home runs to it's credit, but neither came with any one on bases. DG Jones. the first man up in the first inning, hit the ball into the enclosure which had been built around the outfield for the overflow. There was no overflow from the permanent stands and it appeared easy to hit the ball over. the low fence. Sam Craw- ford made Detroit's other home run in the eighth.
 Tommy Leach ColIided With Fence.
 Crawford's home run nearly depriv- ed Pittsburg of the services of Tommy Leach. Leach gave chase to Craw- ford's long hit and while running back wards at top speed he struck the low fence. The impact of his body smash ed the boards and he shot over the fence Les d first turning a complete somersault. A groan went up from the crowd as it appeared impossible for the little center fielder to escape in- jury. But after 8 short delay he re- turned to his place in the field. ap- parently none the worse for his re- markable mlshap.
 Adams .Clearly outpitched Summers. Charles Adams, the wonderful young ster of the Pittsburg team, achieved the high distinction of being the only