The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-16
THE LAST BATTLE
Great Crowds Brave Freezing
Weather at Detroit.
Donovan and Young Adams
Opposing Pitchers.
FLURRIES OF SNOW.
All Injured Detroit Players i'm
Line Up.
FLURRIES OF SNOW
Hyatt Replaces Abstein at First
fer Pirates.

Detroit, Mich, Oct. ia great
crowd went out to Bennett park to-
day to witness the seventh and decisive
] game of the worlds championship
i series between Pittsburg and Detroit
/ The thermometer registered be-
tween 35 and 40 degrees above zero.
The sky was clear although the
weather forecast promised snow fur
ries.
O'Loughlin was the umpire behind
the bat with Johnstone on the bases
and KLEIN and Evans along the out
field foul lines.
The crowd which gathered at Bennet
park today numbered not more than
10000 people.
The weather had moderated a tr.fi3.
but was still a bit chilly for perfect
baseball The thermometer hovered
about the so degree mark. Manager
Clarke has practically decided to play
Hyatt, the hard hitting recruit from
the Pacific coast, in place of AbStein.
Adams and Gibson are the batteries
for Pittsburg; Donovan and Schmidt
for Detroit.
Batting order:
PittSburg. Detroit.
Byrne. 3b. D. Jones, If.
Leach, CT. Bush, SIS.
Clarke, If. Cobb, rf
Wagner, SIS. Crawford, CT.
Miller, 2b. Delehanty, 2b.
Abstein, 1b. Moriarity, 3b.
Wilson. IF. T. Jones. 1b.
Gibson, c. Schmidt, C.
Adams, p. Mullin, o.
The Game in Detail.
FIRST INNING.
Pittsburg: Play was started sharply
at o p. m. Byrne was hit by pitched
ball. Leach bunted to Donovan who
had plenty time to get Byrne at sec
ond, but no one covered the base and
Donovan threw Leach out at first,
Leach getting a sacrifice hit on hit
and run signal. Clarke failed to hit
men collided and both were knocked
out, apparently Moriarity is hurt as
O'Leary is warming up to take his
place at third. Both appear to be
The game has been stopped and doc
tors are working over each of the men.
Moriarity has arisen and great cheer
went up from the crowd. Byrne is be-
ing carried off the field.
Umpire O'Loughlin announced Abb
batticho would play third. Moriarity
will continue at third for Detroit.
Umpire O'Loughlin then made an
other announcement. Leach will play
third, Hyatt center and Abstein first.
Clarke drew base on balls.
A doctor who attended ByfAe says he
has sprained his ankle.
Clarke stole second. Wagner dlew O.
base on balls. Miller hit to Bush who
Detroit-D. Jones fouled to Leach.
Bush was hit by pitched ball. Cobb
flied to Clarke. Bush was caught steal
ing, Gibson to Miller. No runs.
SECOND INNING.
Pittsburg drew a base on
balls. Wilson missed on hit and
run play but Abstein stole second on
Schmidt's high throw. Wilson
bunted in front of the plate and !
Schmidt threw third too late to get
A I-%a
sacrifice. Gibson flied to Bush, but
the fly was too short to give Abstein a
chance to score. Adams drew a base
on balls, filling the bases. Hyatt sent
a sacrifice fly to Crawford, scoring Alb
stein. Leach drew base on balls
and bases filed again. Clarke walked
forcing home Wilson. Wagner flied to
Cobb. Two runs. !
Detroit: Crawford grounded to Alb
stein and out at first, Abstein unas-
sisted. Delahanty was hit by a pitch
ed ball, but Umpire O'Lough1in ruled
he stepped into it and would not al
low him to go to first. Delahanty
walked. Moriarity smashed a two
bagger into right field crowd and hob.
bled to second, his injured leg appar-
rent1y bothering him greatly. Della
hantly taking third Time was called
and O'Leary went in to run for Mo-
Schmidt, in trying to dodge, allowed
MS bat to hit and the ball rolled fair,
Adams throwing him out to Abstein.
No runs.
THIRD INNING.
Pittsburg-O'Leary now playing
third for Detroit.
Miller singled over second base.
Abstein doubled along left field foul
line, sending Miller to third Wilson
nit to Bush who threw to plate and
Schmidt tagged Miller. Schmidt then !
threw to Delahanty who caught Abb
stein off second, making a double |
play, Bush to Delahanty. Gibson |
forced Wilson at second, Bush to De-
ahanty. No runs.