Evening journal., 1909-10-16
BIG TEAMS IN
THE LAST GAME
Both Jennings And Clarke
Confident Of Winning the
Worlds Honor
ADAMS AND MULLIN
MAY BE THE PITCHERS
BY United Press Leased special Wire.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
DETROIT, oct. 16-Detroit is base
ball mad to-day. jennings Tigers
and Clarkes Pirates are scheduled TO
settle the fight for the worlds champ
ionship this afternoon and the battle
VIII probably be the hardest contested
ever seen IN worlds series
Manager Jennings viii hNrdly have
to send crippled lineup on the field
for Tom Jones' the first baseman. who
was injured in a collision with "Chef'
Wilson in Thursdays combot, was out
20 practice with the men Of Jennings
yesterday and said If the Tigers lead
er needed him he would be ready for
business this afternoon.
Jennings has not decided whether to
send Mullin or Wild Bill Donovan 10
the moud to pitch this ali-important
game. Wild Bin is ia good shape but
is no could weather slab artist, and
Hughey will probably fall back on
Mullin, who has already worked in
three games against Clsrke's team.
The Pirate chief expects TO send
Babe Adams. who has won two games
during the series. back against his foes
and thinks the youngster will be able
TO cop a victory.
! Tiger fans arc confident their team
will be victorious i'm the final struggle.
! They point out the fact that the Tigers
have outgamed the Pirates during the
! whole series and that the team which
displays the most gameness is likely
TO win the contest.
my men are simply crazy to win
] aai ff,r 20
They have a splendid chance and you
can't imagine how disappointed they
win be if they are unsuccessful. I
have not decided what the lineup for
the afternoon will be, but 1 think the
same team which played in the other
games will be on the field. Tom
Jones is feeling much better and ma
turally l want to use him if there is
a chance"
Manager Clarke Of the Pittsburg club
is Just as confident of success as Jen-
nings
"The club has not played up 10 its
real form in any Of the games Of the
series" said Clarke" but that is no
sign that the games will end without
the team showing what ii can do. I
/ look forward to the boys playing real
baseball to-day. am glad Jennings
will be able TO present his regular line
up this afternoon if he cares to, for
/ would hate to win from a patched
up team 7 don't want to be able to
make any excuses after the series is
brought TO a CLOSE and don't want the
men of the enemy to be able to put
/ nm any kind NJ "a cr,-
The members of the National Com
mission who were roasted by the De-
troit papers for the manner in which
they conducted yesterdays reserved
J seat tickets sale say the criticism,
/, were entirely unjust. They admi
; that there were possibly a few mel
who were not scalpers who werl
yanled from the line by Pinkertol
- detectives but they point out the fac
that the scalpers were able to get hol,
Of few II any tickets.
] few women secured tickets for tn,
5 scalpers, but not many dared the col,
! and damp weather long enough to ge
r as far as the box office.
Fridays rain made the field rathe
q heavy and the indications are that !
\ win be in that shape when play start
s this afternoon. The players, ho=v
3 ever, are accustomed TO that sort o
s going by this time and If the pitcher
e are I'm form an interesting game shoul,
. result. The morning dawned cool an,
p clear but the weather man says it !
!, likely to cloud up before o'clock, tn
e. hour set for the game to start.
!. The unreserved seat sale opened thi
morning and there was a mad rush 70
the coveted pasteboards.