Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-17

DETROIT. Mich. October 16.-Pitts-
burg has won the worlds base ball cham
pionship, defeating Detroit today by the
overwhelming score of to o in the sew
enth and decisive game Of one Of the
greatest battles ever fought for the
worlds title.
This gives the National League cham
pions the victory by the count Of four
games to three.
This is the third successive defeat Of
the American League champions in the
worlds series, and consequently the third
straight victory for the National League
The Chicago team defeated Detroit in
1907 and 1905.
Credit Largely Due Adams.
To Charles Adams, the phenomenal
young pitcher from the Louisville Amer
lean Association team, belongs the lions s
share of credit. His wonderful pitching
has crowded Wagner, Leach. Clarke and
the other Pittsburg stars into the back
ground.
Today's victory was his third of the
the entire game.
He allowed but six hits In only one
inning-the fourth-did Detroit get more
than one safety.
Adams allowed only one base on balls.
In four innings he retired the hard-hit-
ting American Leaguers In one, two,
three order.
The crowd today was a distinct disap-
pointment. There were only 1852 paid
admissions.
1t was expected that this game would
break all local attendance records be-
cause Of its Importance. The receipts
were $l9. .677, and this was divided 81, ,967.-
20 to the national commission and S.
So4.6o 10 each clubs owners.
This brings the total attendance for the
seven games up to 145.444. The total re.
ceipts are NSS,3O2.JO.
BY their methods of selling reserve
tickets for the last game of the world
series the national commission brought
about the worst attack of ticket scalpine
ever known in the history of base ball
Tickets to the reserved section were be-
ing sold freely all morning by spectators
at prices ranging anywhere from IS tc
So. One man paid $50 for a single ticket
The commission didn't think the loca
CLUB ofhclals and ticket agents coulG
handle the crowd as well as they could
and they decided to take complete charge
of affairs. Their aim was to defeat the
scalpers. but their misguided zeal lee
them to play right into the hands o
those they were lighting.
The weather was far from ideal fol
base ball, but was distinct improve
inent on that which prevailed for the
otner three games played here. TIL,
thermometer was close to so degree:
above zero, and neither too cold for ths
spectators nor for the players.
Detroit's Pitchers Found Wanting.
The two twirlers upon whom Detroi
had pinned faith in winning the srea
series were lacking when the critica
time came.
Wild Bill Donovan lived up to his
nickname by passing six batters and hit
ting another in the first two innings
While this lack OF control allowed Pitts
burg to score only two runs II had
bad effect on the Detroit defense Pitts
burg scored often after that
Donovan allowed a two-bagger and
single In the third. snappy doubl,
play stopped Pittsburg from scoring.
Geo. ge Mullin was sent in to bat TO
Donovan in the third inning and took uy
the pitching after that. The Detroi
Iron man" was unequal to the task O
pitching four games of the seven and wa
easy for the Pittsburg batters after Don
ovan had given them their start.
Mullin was hit hard In the fourth an,
sixth. Pfttsburg soon piled up a com
manding lead.
Detroit Loses Heart.
The play was fierce in the early innings
Detroit grew discouraged as inning afte
inning went by and 1t could not score ol
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