The Washington herald., 1909-10-12
TEAM FIELDING AVERAGE.


TEAM FIELDING AVERAGE.
PittsburE. rE.......... 50 40 .085
Detroit. IS 81 IL 300
Detroit. Oct H. 80 Detroit's miserable
work in the openias inning put the home
team out of tho third game with the
Pirates. Clarke's men taking it 10y an s.
to-s count The Tigers made a game up
hill fight. and toward the finish almost
succeeded IN getting on even terms but
they never could make up the handicap
Imposed by the fatal first.
Both teams gave a joke exhibition IN
the field, bootlng the bail around like a
couple Of high school teams. but at the
bat both were strong. Detroit used three
pitchers. WIlletts relieving Summers In the
frst, and Works going to the mound in
the eighth. after a pinch hitter had re-
placed WHletts at the plate. Summers was
Easy. the Pirates lacing his offerings TO
al sections of the lot
The start made by Willetts was not en-
couraglng, but he settled uown after the
second inning and pitched good ball until
The time he was relieved Works. the
third and last OF the twirling corps. did
not appear to have anything in the ninth.
and he was taken into camp for two runs.
Crowd Not RecOrd-breakins.
The crowd. though large. was not up
10 the local park record. the count OF IS
RI being exceeded In Sunday game with
Cleveland an April, at which there Is.f7s
persons.
Rain threatened all during the game.
and the last two innings We're played in
a light drizzle. Overhanging clouds made
the park gloomy. and smoke aided in pro-
ducing an effect much like that 20 which
the Pirates are accustomed on their home
lot.
Honus wagner was the batting star OF
the game. securing four hits. Three OF
them were hard drives while the other
was a fly that Tom Jones reached with
one hand, but could not hold The big
German also stole four bases and made
couple Of sensational fielding plays.
Clarke and Ty Cobb shared fielding
honors with Wagner Each made a re-
markabe diving catch Of a hard hit ball.
and in each case the robberies came at
opportane times for the defense. Several
Of Clarke's chances were on difficult flies.
Crawford Weak at Bat.
The Tigers. apparently hopelessly in the
rear at the end of the first inning fought
TO the last ditch. and might have earned
draw # Ralph Works had been able to
handle the wet sphere in the ninth frame,
Cor II was in the terminal that the Pirates
procured the runs that enabled them 10
end winners. Victory surely would have
been the portion Of Jennings men had
Crawford been able TO do any hitting.
Five times the barber from WahoO. Nebr..
faced Nick Maddox, and on every occa-
sion the Pittsburg pitcher got tho verdict
over the battery.
Crawford's show with the willow was
pitiable. He forced Bush at second in
the first inning. and did the same thing
10 Cobb five periods later. In the sew
snth sam halted a Detroit rally by pop
ping In the air TO Abstein. and in the
ninth, with one man on the paths. he
grounded TO short, his out pushing the
runner up a bag.
The nearest approach Crawford came
70 a hit was when he made a long drive
In the fourth inning. which Fred Clarke
pulled down.
Everything broke against the Royal
Bengals Jennings. who is no seer. could
not foretell that Eddie Summers was go
ing 10 prove a distinct disappointment as
a bafler. nor that Crawford would let
so many chances slip by 10 break up the
that Matty Mcintyre and George Mullin.
who constitute his pinch-hitting brigade.
would each strike out.
MuIIia Ready to Pitch.
II should have been a great day for
Mullin 10 pitch. as the afternoon was
dark. and Jennings undoubtedly would
have sent the portly twlrler IN against
the Pirates had II not been for a bit OF
superstition. While big George was warm
Ing up. together with Summers and VIII
let's, he was called 10 the plate. and a
purse containing s12o in new One-dollar|
bills, made up by Detroit rooters in rec
ognitlon OF his brilliant work during the
season. was presented 20 him.
Jennings thought MUlln would be nerv-
Gus after the gift, and so picked Sum-
mers 20 make the Pirate craft turn
turtle. Instead the Corsairs stood
''Klckapoo" on his head and drove him to
shelter in the first inning. one man be-
Ing out and four athletes being over
the plate when the Medicine Man
withdrew by request from the contest.
Before Edgar Willetts could get his bal
loon ball working right the Pirates scored
two runs.
Works Starts Ont Well.
Willests handed out ciphers for FIVE
straight innings. retiring from the fray
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