The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-13
Detroit Takes Pirates Measure. <,
 MIGHTY WAGNER FANS
 WITH TWO ON BASES -;+s American Champs 0utplay National Leaguers at All Stages.
 smoketown Eaters Are Utterly Un- .;. able to Solve slants of Rival Pitch f .9i er-Weather is Missr- | tf--T .s ably Cold. 

majority or them felt well repaid for were with Detroit.
 outclassed their rivals in every de- Ing of George Muffin viii make one of the brightest bits of baseball his tory in Detroit. It is hard to con ponsnts more H It' at his mercy nH"d than n Mui- lin had Pfttsburg today There was never a moment when he was not the he vas at his. best with men on ths ability of the visitors and no two of a the ees n he third inning that will live long in the an nals of baseball and was frozen on the minds of those who saw it. In on second and third. That was a mighty feat. o but just prsviiSusIy he hard hitter, with men on first and second. A double steal on Clarkes II third strike moved the men to second 8Ra Wagner ,efa eame %hets ssy Sss L.fed Mss also victim on strikes in the same inning. giving Mullin three strike outs out the visitors ten times.
 Detroit scored because 1t was able to hit when hits meant runs.
 Stanage distinguished himself in the first two runs across the plate, with a drive just out of Millers reach. In the fourth tsd inning sushs ringing dSg field scored another run and 1t was imm ediately followed by another two bagger into the same place by "Ty"
 The onslaughts by Detroit in the second and fourth innings drove Lei field. Pittsburgs star left handler; by the veteran Phillipi. who was able to stem the Detroit tide, although they pressed him hard In the eighth trolt and six of those came in the two innings when the scores were made, only two being wasted.
 Outside of Mullin. there was no stars >l on the Detroit team, but their ensem- ble work was brilliant and only one fielding slip parred all otherwise per feet performance.
 Pirates Freeze.
 | The cold apparently affected Pitts burg's fielding far more than 1t dld Detroit's. Six errors were charged to Pittsburg from its position as favorite one of these errors however, figures 1T The victory of Detroit shas teppled in the betting and even money is now being offered, as more favorable m dication of the relative merits of Th The
 
 the fifth game will be played at Forbes Field tomorrow. The scene will then shift back to this city. where the sixth
 Hans Wagner failed to start as he did in yesterdays game. At the bat he was helpless before Mullin. The first time up he was. was lucky enough IsnotS to out at third. The third inning saw his memorable strike out; in the sixth he sent hot liner into Tom Jones's easy out. Moriarty to Tom Jones.
 In the field he had two put-outs and four assists, but more of them were
 the the fash pnnE wes he eafy a grounder by Stanage for a fraction of a second, recovered 1t quickly and touched second forcing ToR Jones. 1,s.. and nd double up Stanage.
 If he had fumbled the grounder for an appreciable time longer. Detroit three runs came after the double play. Cobb made one hit-a two-bagger-and reached first once when he was hit by LAefield. LL The n,oi other two two, times nt the in front of the plate, but Gibson threw him out both times. In the field he had only one chance and accepted that
 So thoroughly did Mullin do his work that there were only six balls hit to the outheld Three of these were safe ! two flies to Crawford and one to Cobb. | Pfttsburg Threatens.
 Pittsburg threatened 10 score in the second and third innings, inni, A Alter being sion, Wagner drew a base on balls in the second. Miller struck out. Dele hanty then made the onlX error for De sroandsr 5Sia hsn and %agner W aes% ond. Wilson nit to Mullin and Wagner was forced at third: Mullin t9 Moriarty' | Gibson was easy, Muilin 10 rom Jones' retiring the side.
 PHtsburss real opportunity to score came E the third innding but the Fs,aa,d sds made an inauspicious start by striking | out but Byrne hit two-bagger into the left Held overflow and Leach dre V a double steal moved the runners to II third and second. The decision of Um- | pire Evans at third base received much | nnfayorable comment from the crowd Then came the striking out of Wagner and the end of Pitteburg's chances.
 The downfall of Wagner apparently disheartened his team mates auring the Wilson singled to left after two were out, but Gibson was easy. P!ttsourg was retired in osdeT bsoe n ne hit nt'h safslT % so ri9ht when two were out, but Phil ipps struck out Pittsburg waS again ont in order in the eighth but m rle Nt Woriartv and Muffin Abstein and Will son however, could not advance him
 Detroit broke Leifeld's defense Tn the erst inning when Cobb was hit by 2 pitched bali after two were out. CooS moved to second when Abstein dropped Teifeld'A throw that caught tne Detroi' star ofY first Crawford ended the in- ninr with a fly to Leach.
 TRe second inning started with Del ehanty being hit by q pitched oaiI . Moriarty sent him to third with sin Cle to left on a hit and run signal ; Sror, Jones grounded to Leiheld and beiehanty was run down bctwesn third ana home by Gibson. Moriarty taking third and Tom Jones second on the niay Stanage then singled past Miller and Moriarty and Tom Jones scored . Wnilin forced Stanage. Wagner to Mill Ter and went on to second. when Miller threw into the crowd in attempting to |l complete the double play. The inning ended with D. Jones' easy bounder to Leifeld.
 The fourth session netted three more II runs for the winners Tom Jones beat out e bunt along the third base line, but was doubled up with Stanage, Wagner to .Abst0in. Mullin drew a pass and went to third on D. Jones hit to left Mullln scored and D, Jones II went to third when Bush hit Into left N neld overflow for a two-bagger. Cobb smashed another double into the same place. sending D. Jones and Bush T-A AAA IL.