The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-10-15

1909 viii go down In baSeDal MS
tory as one of the greatest
games ever played. BY sheer gameness
and pluck, Hughey Jennings's men over
came a three-run ead and then passed
the Pirates, winning out by a Ito !
score.
That ninth inning yesterday ought
to satisfy the "~croakers" who have been
shouting that the series was a frame
up. If any team tried harder to win
in the ninth inning than did the Pirates
that team has not been discovered.
Standing around the ticker and lis
tening to the returns of the Pirates
doings in their last chance at bat was
enough to give one nervous prostratlon.
When Dots Miller began the inning
with q hit and .Anstein followed with
another 1t looked bad for Mullin. who
rad not been In danger OF being scored
Upon since the first inning. when three
successive singles. followed with a
double by Hans Wagner. netted the Pr
rate crew three runs. Detroit proved.
however. that she could be as game
on 9Th defense as on the offense. n
though one run was scored, by Miller,
Mullin. with his support. managed to
extricate himself from h hole he a
gotten himself into. Schmidt caught
the best game OF the series. n had
he thrown wildly In the ninth, when he
attempted to catch Wilson at third, De-
troit's chances would have faded away.
JUS think of that, the championship OF
the world Ringing upon a single throw.
Is there any wonder that baseball is
so popular?
Fifteen thousand fans Nbrayed the
freezing blasts that swept down from
Lake Michigan, oblivious of all ex-
cept that the worlds championship was
at stake and that the Tigers were there
10 win. What cared they, if the cold
wind froze the marrow in their bones.
The only vino that they cared about
was the wind caused by a Pirate bats
man az he breezed out in a futile at
tempt to connect with George Mullins
puzzlers: or when one of their own men
whitfield the ozone, when a hit was
needed. You rear Of football enthus-
iasts staying out in all kinds of weather
to witness a game; they do not feel
the cold, the intense excitement keeps
them warm. In yesterdays game there
was excitement enough to keep q whole
regiment warm.
\vahoo" Sam Crawford seems TO
have struck his stride. He got another
double in yesterdays game. But the
honor of tieing the score goes to the
Tiger second-baseman, Delehanthy.
Hans Wagner got in a double the first
time he came up, but that was the
extent Of his hitting for the gameA
though he had a couple of chances tot
but his team in the lead with a timely
safety.
Pittsburg Is beginning TO find that
she Is ND against the real thing. The
National League champions have been
accustomed TO having their own way
all season, toying with her opponents
by allowing them to get a lead on her
and then coming along and beating
them out when they felt like settling
The gsme. Now Detroit Is giving them
a dose of thelr own medicine. and they
don't seem to like II.
The Tigers leaders Judgment. in not
using Donovan in Wednesdays en-
counter wal justified yesterday. Jen-
took long chances, but the wis
dom Of his move is made apparent when
Won take into consideration that both
Mullin and Donovan will be In good
condition for Saturdays game, while
Clarke has only Adams upon whom he
can depend.
The National Commission. when it
became apparent that Detroit would
win out and tie up the series, tossed up
a coin The American League was
lucky. The deciding game will be