The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-15
Game Exciting Throughout
Its Course.
DETROIT 0VERCOME
Big PIRATE LEAD
Pitsburs. Ralying, Nearly Wins
Out in the Last.
Heady Work Of Mullia And steadiness
Of His Infield Prevents Pitts
burg From winning CHAM
pionship.

Detroit, Mich, Oct. II. detroit kept
In the great fight for the worlds
championship by defeating Pittsburg. s
to today in a battle full of sensa-
tional and thrilling situations and to-
night the two teams are tied with
three victories each. The seventh and
deciding game will be played here Sat
urday. fear-inspiring rally In the
ninth inning by Pittsburg was stopped
after one run was scored, but three
Detroit players were injured in STEM
ming the rush of Pittsburg runs to
the plate.
T. Jones, the Detroit first baesman,
was most seriously hurt. His neck and
spine were injured in collision with
Wilson at first base, and this resulted
In Pittsburg scoring its run Of that
session. Charles Schmidt, the catcher,
had his right leg badly -gashed in
blocking Abstein off the plate in the
final inning. The play that finished
the threatening rally of the National
League champions resulted in the in
jury of George Moriarity. when he
caught Wilson trying to steal third
on Abbatachio's strike-out in the same
inning. Moriarity's left knee was bad
ly hurt when Wilson slid into the
base.
Tom Jones was so badly hurt that
unconscious condition. He recovered
consciousness in the cdlub house ana
insisted on being taken to his home
rather than a hospital. He was taken
home in an ambulance and It Is prac-
tically certain he will not be able 70
play in Saturdays decisive game.
Schmidt, It Is thought, will be able to
play. and there is no doubt that Mo-
Rarity will be In the decisive battle.
The injury of Jones necessitated the
shifting of Crawford to first base, d.
Jones to center field and the sending
of Mcintyre to left.
Detroit made one run in its half of
the first. After d. Jones lined to Mil
Ter, Bush walked and Cobb struck out.
Crawford sent a two-bagger 90 right.
scoring Bush, and Crawford continued
to third on the throw to the plate.
Detroit tied the score in the fourth
inning. Crawford drew a base on balls
as starter, and went to third on
Delehanty's single to right center.
Moriarity singled to right and Craw-
ford scored but Delehanty was caught
trying to reach third. Miller to wag-
ner. T. Jones singled past Byrne and
Clarke let the grounder get away from
him, Moriarity scoring the tying run
and T. Jones going to second. Schmidt
walked but the inning ended when both
Miller and D. Jones flied to Clarke.
The American Leaguers took the lead
in the fifth inning by scoring one cuIore
run. Bush opened with a single to
center and Cobb was out to Abstein,
unassisted, Bush going to second.
Crawford shot a hot liner to Wagner,
which the latter dropped, but recovered
In time to throw Crawford out at
first Delehanty hit two-baEger
along the left field foul line. scoring
Bush. Moriarity walked but Byrne
ended the inning by making a spec
tacuiar catch Of T. Jones' high twist
ing fly that got past the pitchers slab.
Another run was added to the Detroit
total In the second. Schmidt opened
with two-bagger to right, but was
caught at third on Mullins grounder
to Camnitz, Wagner getting the ball.
d: Jones forced Mullin. Abstein to
Wagner. d. Jones stole second and
Bush drew another base on balls. Ty
Cobb hit one with a crack that could
be heard far outside the grounds, end
it went far into the crowd for a certain
home run. had 1t not been for the
ground rules which cut IL to a two.
Dagger. ID. Jones scored and Bush
went to third on the hit, but the In.
ming ended when Crawford flied to
Leach.
There was no more scoring until ,Ae
sensational ninth.
There was distinct falling off in
! the attendance and when the game
started there was not 10000 people
within the park. After the first two
games here the Detroit base ball lovers
have apparently lost Interest in the
series. The mercury lowered around
40 degrees above zero and a disagree
able southwest wind swept across the
field