The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-17

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Detroit. Oct I64-Pittsburg won the
worlds baseball championship nj Ben
net park today by defeating Detroit by
the overN h.iming score Of IT, .. in
the seventh and decisive game If one
OF the greatest battles ever fought for
the worlds title. This gives the Ma
tional league champions the victory by
the count of four games To three. II
is the third successive defeat Of the
American league champions in the
worlds series and consequently the
third straight victory for the National,
the Chicago team having defeated De
troit in 1907 and 1908
To Charles Adams. the phenomenal
Young pitcher from the Louisville
American association team. belongs
the lions share OF the credit for thu
victory and his wonderful pitching
has crowded Wagner. Leach. Clarke
and the other Pittsburg stars into the
background Today's victory was his
third Of the series. and he held De
troit safely through the game, He al
lowed but six hits and In only one
inning--the fourth-aid Detroit get
more than one victory. Adams allowed
only one base on balls and in four
innings he retired the hard hitting
American league In one, two and thres
order.
Small Crowd.
The crowd was distinct disap-
pointmrnt and there VAS only 1852
paid admissions. 1t was expected that
the game would break all local attend
ance records because of its import
ance. The receipts We're sta,3T. and
this was divided sl.66I.T0 Ia the ma
tional commission and ss.s5i.6a To each
club owner. This brings the total at
tendance for the seven games np to
l45,4i4 and the total receipts to $685.
302 So
The weather was far from ideal for
baseball, but was better than that
which prevailed for the other three
games played here, The Thermometer
was close To 80 degrees above zero
and neither too cold for the spectators
nor for the players. The two twsr,ers
upon whom Detroit had pinned its
faith i'm winning the great series were
lacking when the critical time came.
Wild Rilr' Donovan lived up to his
nickname by passing six batters aud
hitting another in the first two in
w
lowed Pittshurg to score only two
runs, ii had a bad effect on the be
trait defense and rltssburs scored
often after rho.
Double Play.
Donovan allowed a tWo~hagger and
n single I'm the third, but snapps
double play stopped Pittsburs from
scoring George Mnllin MAS sent in
to bat for Donovan in the third IN
ming and took up the pitching after
that. The Detroit man MAS unequal
to the task Of pitching four games Of
the seven and WAS easy for the Pitts"
burg batters after Donovan had given
them their start Mul,in was hit hard
In the fourth and sixth and PIt,sbnrs
soon piled up commanding lead
The play was fiers. In the eartF
innings. but Detroit grew DISCOURAGED
as inning after inning went BY and II
could not score on Adams, While lul-
lin WAS helpless III holding the Ma
fional champions. Robert Bsrne and
George Mnrarity We're injured IN
collision at third base in The first In
ming and both We're forced to leave LIN"
game, although Moriarits remained un-
til after he had hit tNo-hasser ii
the second.
Desperate Slide.
With Byrne on second and Clarke
at bat in the first. the Pittshurs man
ager passed Il hit and run signal IL
Bsrne The third hassman started fur
third on the signal. but Clarke missed
the ball Ryrne made desperate
slide for third and his spikes hit Nor
fNR8sf
but both men fell liz the ground after
the play. 1t WAS found that BEsne
had spralned ankle and he was car
ried from the field This neeessitateh
IA shirt in the fittsburg team and
Leach Was shifted to third base and
Hyatt went t. center field. Leach
PLAYED a brilliant game at third, while
Hyatt also did we'll.
Moriarity's leg bothered him. but he
remained i'll the game until the next
inning and when he went 10 bat III
the second he hit two-bagger into
the right field crowd. but could hardly
limp To second base. o'Leary WAS sent
in 10 run for him and finished the
game al third base,
The Mildnrss of the Detroit pitchers
is shown by the record of Fred Clarke.
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rifice hit in five times up.
Outlook Dark.
The outlook for Detroit Was decided
" dark from the first hall pitched II
could be seen that Donovan VAS wild
as he pitched a couple Of balls 10
Byrne and then hit him Leach Sac
rificed Donovan To Tom Jones, and
then came the play which resulted In
the injuries To Ryrne and AoriariiN.
Clarke drew base in balls and stole
second Wagner also drew ii base ar
balls and Miller forced Wagner al
second, Bush to Delehanty. ending thu
inning The poor work of Donovan
was even more pronounced In the Sec
md and Pitrshurg Mas presented with
Two runs Abstein opened by drawing
IN balls ard stole second. Wilson
hunted In front Of the plate and Ae~
stein beat the throw to third, while
Wilson Was safe on first. Gibson
popped To Bush. but Adams was given
another fsg IS and the bases were full.