The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-10

Fans Gasp When 7y Cobb Steals Home As Willis Pitches Ball
 To Gibson Tigers Take Game

of work and the entire Pittsburg team and crowd was caught of guard. It was on the first ball pitched by Willis after he succeeded Camnitx that the daring play was made.
 As soon as Willis began to wind up, Cobb started for the plate and by e daring slide reached the base in time son was 30 surprised that he dropped the ball after Cobb slid in. This scored the third run in the third inning.
 Leach was again the star of the day. with two two-baggers in his first times at bat. In the field he played star game. but his work could do nothing to stem the tide that flowed steadily toward Detroit.
 Cobb's Ffrst Hit.
 "Ty'' Cobb made his first hit of the series with a single over second base a hit and still leads Cobb in the bat ting duel between the two leading bat ters of the major leagues. Wagner has made two hits In seven times at bat for an average of .2s6. and Cobb has hit safely once in six times for an av- craze of .167. Wagner struck out in the first inning with Leach on third base. but Milier's two-bagser scored Tommy.
 Pittsburg started with a rush when Byrne walked and Leach immediately scored him with @ ringing two-base hit to right. Clark sacrificed Leach to third, Donovan to T. Jones. and Wag- ner struck out. Miller shot 6 long hit into the crowd in the temporary stand in right field and completed circuit of the bases. scoring Leach. The um- pires--Eyans and klem--heid a con- ference and trotted out to look at the stand and decided 1t was two-bagger under the ground rules because the stand was only temporary. Leach scored but Miller was sent back to sec- ond base. Schmidt missed an easy chance to retire Abstein by muf,1ng Q foul. but Abstein struck out ending the inning.
 After that Pittsburg was helpless with the bat. In the third inning. Leach opened with @ two bagger. but remained on second as the next three men were easy outs. Abstein also opened the fourth with a hit but did not get any further. as Wilson. Gibson and Willis popped up easy flies.
 D. Jones started by beating out a hit to Wagner. but there was nothing more doing in the first.
 1t was in the second inning that De- troit began to break into the lime- light by scoring two runs. Crawford opened by striking out and Delehanty was easy. Wagner to Abstein. Mofi- arity shot a screaming single to left. and Tom Jones put another in the same place, Moriarity going to third on hit and run signal.
 Schmidt then tied the score by dou- bling over Lsach's head and Moriarity and T. Jones counted.
 The. third inning brought about the destruction of Pittsburg's hopes. D. Jones started with a pretty bunt along the third base line. and Byrne made a ma agnincent assist, but Abstein dropped the ball and Jones was safe. After failing to sacrifice. Bush hit safely to left and D. Jones went to second.
 Cobb then worked the. fast weaken ing Camnitz for base on balls. and the bases were full. Crawford sent q short fly to Clarke. but there was no chance for D.. Jones to score and he did not try. Delehanty shot a hot single over second base and D. Jones and Bush scored.
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