The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-11
PIT 7 TSBURC
WINS GAME
Made Five Runs in First
Inning Game Played
in a Rain

Detroit. Oct. IA leaden sky With
an occasional glimpse of the sun and
a damp field greeted the crowd as 1t
made its way 10 Bennett Park for
thu, FIRST OF the worlds championship
games between Pittsburg and Detroit
In this city today. At no time was 1t
certain Il would not rain but the
thousands went 10 the park determin-
ed to brave anything to see the great
battle. il would take a remarkably
heavy fall Of rain for the national
commission TO postpone the game as
the officials and the two teams are
eager TO finish the crucial series as
soon as possible Ii rained hard all
Yesterday afternoon and for some time
after dark Then the rain stopped
but IT became colder. The chilly at
mosphere was not conducive to good
work in the field and the glorious
weather for the two games In Pitts
burg made the contrast worse.
The two teams came on the field
for their practice with heavy sweat
crs The Detroit. team was given
great ovation as it emerged from the
club house. led by Manager Hughey
the field and went about It's work in
determined and business-llke way Ty
Cobb was cheered as he appeared be
cause Of his brilliant work In Satur-
days game at Plttsburg.
While II was almost certain the
game would be played In a series OF
showers. the weather did not deter the
crowd, which steadily flowed into the
park until II was estimated that there
were at least 10000 persons present.
Umpires OLoughlin and tombstone
held conference with the national
commission concerning the ground
rules as the crowd had overflowea
into every part of the outfield. Um-
pire Klein, who Is not working today.
was sent out into the righttield foul
line to assist the umpires. The use
OF a third umpire In an advisory char
acter was an innovation. Umpire
OIoughlin worked behind the plate.
Summers opened the game for De-
troit and Maddox opposed him as Pitts
burgs pitcher.
First Inning.
Pittsburg-Byrne beat out hit
along the side on hit-run play. Leach
singled over second sending ByTne TO
third. Clarke hit to Summers and
Byrne was run down between home
and third, Morarlty. Schmidt 10 Bush.
Leach went TO third. Clarke To second.
Wagner sent a sharp grounder that
Bush could. not handle Wagner stole
second and went 10 third on Schmidt S
Wild throw TO center. Wagner scored
on wild pitch by Summers, Miller
walked. Absteln singled to center and
Miller went TO third on the hit and
scored on (Willett now pitching for
DetroiD Crawford's throw past Nor
arity, Aostein going to third. Wilson
singled TO center. scoring Abstein.
Gibson out, Bush TO T Jones. Wilson
goes to second. Maddox fouled to
Schmidt Five runs.
Detroit-D. Jones flied 10 Leach
Bush singled over second. Cobb struck
out. Crawford forced Bush at second.
| Miller 10 Wagner. No runs.
Second Inning.
Piisburg-Byrne out MoTarity to T
Jones Leach was hit on hand by 4
| pitched ball and went to first, Clarke
| hit on leg by pitched ball and went 10
nrst, Leach going TO second. Wagner
| forced Clarke at second, Bush to Dele
| hanty. Leach going to third. Pitts
| burg scores on double steal, Leach
| scorlng and Wagner stealing both sec
ond and third. Miller popped TO Dele
hanty One run.
| Detroit-Delehanty hit into left flelC
overflow for two bases Moraritl
struck out T. Jones popped to Byrne