Evening journal., 1909-10-15


DETROIT. Oct. 1i-Fighting with
their backs against the wall Hugh
Jenningss Detroit Tigers beat tho
Pittsburgs and evened up tho score in
the worlds championship baseball
series The game to be- played here
on Saturday thus viii be the deciding
game.
Everything considered II is doubtful
II any worlds series game OF recent
date has included as many features Of
soul stirring excitement The lead the
Pirates got at the start. the inspiring
batting rally In which the Tigers tied
the score, the plucky manner in which
Jennings men then forged ahead and
stopped tho invaders IA their ninth
inning rally kept the crowd OF specta-
tors on edge, and the finish found them
raving.
The play i'm the closing inning was
wild indeed The Pirates ran the bases
/ like wild men. Wilson bumped into
| Tom Jones at first. hurting him so that
| ne is In his hotel with scnnt chance Of
I taking part I'm the closing game. A
moment later Schmidt. I'm the path OF
Abstein as nc slid into the plate got
a bad cut on tho leg In the very
next play Wilson slid into third.
/ thrown out by an easy margin, and
! gashed Moriarty's ankle.
To the Detroit battery and the stick
work Of nclehanty WAS due more than
any other feature factors, the success
OF the Detroit club. Mullin, though
he had had but one day of rest since
his last game. pitched suberbly after
the first inning. Schmidt gave what
was by all odds the most stirring ex-
hibition OF catching seen during the
series His backstopping was perfect
and one play, in which after maSing 8
difficult catch OF n foul near the gran,
: stand he turned and threw out Miller
attempting TO take second on the play
was probably the finest effort of IN
o day. He also closed the game with
? wonderfully quick throw TO Moriart.
a retiring Gibson after Abbaticchio ha
s strnck out.
q The Pirates started out to make
{ runaway game OF IL. Byrno single
7 and, with Leach. worked the hit am
/ run, the leader scoring on Ciarks nea
smash TO right Wagner then drov'
the ball through Davy Jones for
double and Leach and Clarke counted
Mullin braced and retired the side oI
two inheld grounders and a strikeout
Bush was passed I'm Detroits half auc
scored on Crawford's double and q
wild relay to the plate by Miller
From the first TO the ninth Mullh
held the Pirates 10 two scattered hits
His mates got busy IN the third and
tied the score on q pass TO Crawford
and consecutive singles by Delchaniy
Moriarty and Tom Jones
Jennings men forged ahcal IN tine hfth
j Bush hitting safely. advanced on Cav
ford's inheld out and coun ing on Dele
hanty's crashing two base hit Clarke der
ricked Willis az the close Of the nfth an'
sent out Camrltz who was hlt FIR dluble
: hy Schmidt and Cobb, raising the &c
D total 20 o. There Il remained until ih
NINTH Philippe relieving camniiz in th
= box.
None OF the crowd is likely TO forget th
scare the Pirates handed out ia the rintl
Miller. frat up, dropped a ny Ina shoi
1 right Abstein singled to centre. Wlso
dumped q perfect bunt down the hi.
base line. which Schmidt nelded n
throw and the runner arrived at FIRST 1
exactly the same moment and wfsc
crashed into Jones. sending him 70 q
ground. The ball dropped from his hand
Before Delehanty could retrieve n
bail Miller came home from second ba'
and Abstein was on third Time W.
called while his teammates carried Jon'
of the field. Crawford came In TO fri
and Mcintyre went 10 the Detroit on
| field. Gibson hit sharply to Crawford, WI
made a fine stop and throw TO the plat
3 retiring Abstein. Abbaticchio was ser
to bat for Philippe. and Muliin. pitchin
s. with great deliberat'on. struck him on
n On the final strike Wilson tried to stei
third. but was nailed by a fine throw b
Schmidt
. Much depends on the weather for III
4 game OF Saturday. In case II warns
: Jennings will send wild BIZ Donova
TO the firing line II it remains cold Mul
lin win probably be sent in for the f'urt
time since Friday. when he opened Oh
A series at Plttsburg Adams. 1t Is neari
certain will twirl for the Pirates tn
attendance was given as io.5s5 Score;
Pittsburg o. o. ......-...S 0 o 20 0 l.
Detroit 80. ........-.....l U U 1 U x