The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-10-11
BLOODY PIRATES
RIP up SUMMERS
IN THE GETAWAY
With a Landslide of Hits and
Some WiId-eyed Tiger Field
ing, Pittsburg Takes a Very
Fair Lead.
WILLETTS RUSHED IN
TO RELIEVE HIS PAL
Thousands of Detroit Sup
porters Stunned by the
Suddeness and Fierceness
Of Pirates Attack.

Ing weather Bennett park quickly fill
ed today. The general admission
fans at an early hour. after many has
camped near the gates all night long
stormed the park. BY noon the re-
served seats, all of which were engaged
week ago, began to fill. A Pitts
burg man named McGreevey. who slep,
on a cot at the gate. bought the frs,
two tickets when the box office opened
the second one being for his father.
Summers was announced to pitct
for Detroit. but Jennings said he might
change to Mullin before the game
starts. Mullin is considered espcc
tally good on heavy grounds. such a:
exist today. Maddox will work fol
Pittsburg. At Chicago a hundred thou
sand dollars was placed, ranging most
~ at three to two. on the Pirates.
Ptttsburg fans were asking seven tc
five today. but the prevailing price
here was even money.
Prior to the start of the game Pitch.
er Mullin was called to the plate and
presented with a bunch of two hundred
one dollar bills by his Detroit admir-
ers.
FIRST INNING.
Pittsburg-Byrne hunted the first
ball pitched and beat Morarity's throw.
Leach singled, Byrne taking second.
Byrne went to third. Clarke hit to
Summers who threw to third, retiring
Byrne Summers to Morarity to
Schmidt. to Bush. Wagner singled
past Bush, scoring Leach and Clarke.
Wagner stole second. taking third on
Schmidt's high throw. On wild
pitch Wagner scored. Miller walked.
Abstein hit to center and Crawford
threw past Moriarity and Miller scor-
ed ard Abstein went to third on the
error. Willett went in the box, reliev-
ing Summers. Wilson singled, scoring
Abstein. Gibson out, Bush to T. Jones.
Maddox fouled to Schmidt. Three
outs. five runs, four hits. none left on
bases, two errors.
Detroit-Davy Jones flied out to
Leach. Bush singled through the box.
Cobb out on called strikes. Crawford
forced Bush, Miller to Wagner. Three
outs, no runs. one hit. no errors, one
left on bases.
Pittsburg s.; Detroit 0.
SECOND INNING.
Pittsburg-Byrne bounced high to
Moriarity. Byrne out, Moriarity to
T. Jones. Leach was hit on the right
hand and took first. Clarke was hit
on the right hand and went to first.
Wagner forced Clarke. Bush to Dele
hanty. On an attempted double steal
Wagner took second. Leach was off
third. He got around Schmidt, how
ever. and Willetts dropped Moriarity's
throw. Leach scoring and Wagner
taking third. Miller flied to Delehan-
ty. One run, no hits, one error, one
left on base
Observation-Disclosures doubled over
third. Moriarity struck out. Tom
Jones sent short fly to Byrne
Schmidt was easy for Miller and Alb
stein. Three outs. no runs. one hit,
no errors. one left on base.
Pittsburg 6: Detroit 0. 49,
THIRD INNING.
Pittshurg-Abstein's high fly was
taken in by Delehanty. Wilson sent
a sharp drive to Crawford. Wilson out
to Crawford. Gibson out on a fine
stop and throw to first by Moriarity.
Three outs, no runs. no hits, no errors.
None left en- bases.
netroit-Clarke made a fine running
catch Of Willetts long fly. Davy Jones
flied out to Clarke. Bush out. Byrne
to Abstein. Three outs. no runs. no
hits. no errors. None left on bases.
Pittsburg. s: Detroit. o.
FOURTH INNING.
Pittsburg-Willett threw Maddox
out. Bush caught Byrne's fly. Craw-
ford ran to the edge Of the crowd and
got Leache's long fly. Three outs, no
runs. no hits. no errors. none left on
bases.
Decentralization threw Cobb out.
Clarke captured Crawford's fly after a
long run. Delehanty smashed safely
Into left field. Wagner made a SEN
sational stop OF Moriarity's drive and
threw Delehanty out at second. Three
outs, no runs, one hit, no errors, one
left on base.
Pittsburg 6; Detroit 0.
FIFTH INNING.