The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-09


league cham5ions won the first game
OF the worlds championship series BY
a scorc % / to ] at Forbes held To-
DAY. After the early innings Detroit
was outclassed In every department
OF the game. In the FIRST three IN
nings DetI'olt-' outplayed the PNts-
burgs.
There were 29.2C5 paid admissions.
new record for attendance In
worlds series Every seat in the
amphitheater was filled wnen Umpire
tombstone called "Play BALL
Manager Fred Clarke and Tommy
Leach were the Pittsburg STARS In
the fodrrh inning. Clarke solved
Pitcher Mullins puZzling delivery
and made "A smashing home run hit
into the right field bleacners. This
tied the score and appeared 10 take
all the heart out of Detroit Scoring
WIS comparatively easy for PittsburG
after that. Ieach's sensational catch
hard drive from Ty Cobb's trusty
hat with !wo Detroit mon on bases In
the seventh inning saved the game.
Pitchers Perform Admirably.
Both George Mullin and Charles
Alams pitched admirably. Mullin al
lowed only ave hits Adams was hit
SAFELY SIX times. Adams was I'M
steady in tne opening Inning, when
ne gave two bases ON balls and al
lowed TWO hits After that he stead
led and Detroit was not able TO got
moro than ono hit In an inning.
Mulin was an enigma 10 tde locals
during the first three innings. In
these he did rot allow hit and gave
but one base on balls. He had re-
iirad two Pittsburg men in The fourth
when Clarke made his home run
l>elehanty made ridiculous error at
the beginning Of TIC fifth inning and
Abstein made three bases on IL This
was followed by a double by Gibson.
and another eYfoT by Bush gave Pitts
burg two runs and the game.
IN the nth inning MUllin hit Byrne
IN the head with pitched ball. and 1t
looked for an instant as If he had
Knocked out the little third basemaD.
The crack Of the ball against Byrnes
head could be plainly heard, and as nc
sank To the ground a murmur OF SYM
Dathy arose from the crowd After
few minutes he WAS able to get up
and uotted to first base.
PittsbUrg played with machinclIke
precision all the way and Byrne and
Gibson starred with clever bits of
fielding.
Cobb and Wagner Compared.
The presence Of the leading batter
OF each league-Cobh and Wagner
created great interest and the work
al both men was closely watched, as
many bets have been made as to
which Will hit better during the Sc
ries. Wagner had the better of it
today, as le made a two-bagger and
was hit in four times up, giving him
an average OF 333. Cobb failed TO
make hit. as Leach's fine catch
robbed him OF what was almost GER
tain triple. Cobb was up four times
and drew a base on balls and scored
Detroit's only run.
Cobb also stole base In the fifth
inning. and II was on this play that
Wagner make remarkable one
handed scoop Of GlbsonS low and
Wide throw. The play was close and
the Pitsburg men disputed Umpire
O'i.oughlln's decision for some time
before they would continue the game.
Detroit scored in the first inning.
r. Jones drew base and Bush sacrl-
feed him 20 second, Abstein 10 Miller
Adams could not locate the plate and
Cobb also walked. Crawford hit a
smart bounder to Adams and \. Jones
was forced at third by throw to
/ Byrne. Delehanty landed . safe nit
IN left field and Cobb scored. while
/ Crawford moved TO third and Dele
| hauty 20 second on the throw in 10
g -eh Cobb Moriarity shot a bouuder
10 short but II hit Delehanty and the
latter wes out. while Morlarity re.
ceiyed credi, for nit
The winners we're retired one, two.
three. in tho FIRST inning and two were
! out In tho second when Abstein drew
! 4 base on balls
! This advantage was short-liyed. as
! Abstein was caught mapping by a
| quick snap by Mullln TO Tom Jones
Again In tho third, Ptttsburg men
were retired in order, and not until
! two were out IN the fourth did the
| Clarke nomc run como. Immediately
| after this Wagner was hit by a
pitched ball. but Miller ended The in
ming With nv to Cobb.
The fifth inning brought ahout tho
downfall Of Detroit. Delehanty start.
ed 81 by making an ineXcusablc fun.
ble on Ahstein's croundor. and the
| Pittsburg first baseman was on third