The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-08

PIT TSbURG
IS WINNER
4 To |
Pirates Take First Con-
test in Championship
Series-50,000 Persons
Unable to Gain Admit
tance to Grounds.

PITTSBURG, Oct. g.
Before a record breaking
crowd at Forbes field here
this afternoon, the Pitts
burg Pirates defeated the
Detroit Tigers 4 to / in
the first contest of the
worlds championship Sc
ries.
Detroit made her only score In
the first inntng, when Delehanty,
with the bases full, lined out q
single to lett and scored Cobb.
After that the Tigers were abso-
lutely helpless at the hands os
Pittsburg's veteran pitcher.
Adams.
The city was thronged today
with thousands of baseball fans
who were unable to obtain tbck-
cts lot To-Day game.
Many Turned Away
II Is estimated that $4,000 per-
sons have been unable to gain ad-
mission to the grounds.
The game by inningsi 4
First Inning
Detroit-Jones walks. Bush hit
to Abstein, Jones going to second.
Cobb walks. Crawford hit TO
Adams, who throws to Bryne.
forcing d. Jones. Delehanty stu
giles to left. scoring Cobb. Nor
iarty hit toward second, the bail
hitting Delehanty, who was out.
One run.
Plttsburg-Bryne pops to Bush.
Leach out, Delehanty to t. Jones.
Clarke out. Mullin to T. Jones.
Second Inning
Detroit-Tom Jones out IN
Byrne's throw to Abstein. Byrne
got Schmidt same way. Mulliu
hit ball TO left center for single.
Mullin left on first when Dave
Jones lined to Byrne.
Pittsburg-Cornets played "Ach
du Lieber Augustine when Wag-
ner stepped to plate Wagner odt
on roller, Delehanty to Jones.
Miller flied to Cobb. Abstefn
walked. Wilson given rousing
reception as he walked to the
plate. Abstein caught mapping OFT
first. Retired, Mullin to Jones.
Third Inning.
Detroit-Bush up and bunted.
but was caught. Adams to Abb
stein. Cobb up. Cobb goes out,
Wagner to Abstein. Crawford
safe on a roller. Delehanty flied
to Clarke.
Pittsburg-wilson out, Moriar-
ty to Jones. Gibson out, Delehanr
ty to T. Jones. Adams flied to
d. Jones.
Fourth Inning.
Pittsburg-Byrne ont, Mullin
to T. Jones. Leach fans. Clarke
made home run into right field
crowd. wagi or hit by pitched
ball. Miller ilied to Cobb. One
run, one hit.
Detroit-Moriarty out, Byrnes
to Abstein. T. Jones flied to
Leach. Schmidt walked. Mullin
hit to Wagner, threw to Miller
forcing Schmidt.
Fifth Inning.
Detroit-D. Jones singled to
right. Bush forced Jones, Wag~
ner to Miller. Cobb forced Bush,
Wagner to Miller. Cobb stole
second. Crawford fouled to Glib
son.
Pittsburg - Abstein went to
third when Delehanty and Cobb
both fumbled hit, which was
rolling. Wilson famed. Gibson
hit for two bases to center, scor-
ing Abstein. Bush fumbled Adams
roller, Gibson going to third.
Byrne knocked to the ground By
a pitched ball, which struck him
on the head, but he got up. walk
ed to first, filling the bases.
Leach flied to Jones and Gibson
scored on the throw-in. Clarke
out, Delehanty to Jones. Two
runs, one hit, three errors.
Sixth Inning.
Detroit-Deiehanty famed. Mo-
riarty out at first, on Wagner's
fine throw. T. Jones up. Leach
made a great running catch of 7.
Jones' short fly to center. No
runs; no hits; no errors,
Pittsburg-Wagner sent dou-
BILE TO left. Honus went to third
on schmidt's low throw to catch
him mapping at second. Miller
fouled out to Schmidt. Wagner
scored on Abstein's out. Schmidt
to Jones. Wilson singled to cen-
ter, Wilson went to second on .
passed ball. Gibson fiied 70
Jones. One run.
II was a great game OF ball n
the last three innigs. and neither
team could reach home.
Final score r Il y
Detroit .....- .ss...s.
P1ftspurg -. +s......