The Sentinel=record., 1909-10-12


 trying to steal second while Leach was on thrd trying to score. Schmidt did not throw to catch Wagner this time, however. until he had ascer- tained that Leach would not try 10 score.
 Bush and Delehanty were the bright spots on the Detroit team on batting. while Cobb and Crawford made great catches during the course of the game. Bush made four hits in five times at bat and two of them played impor. tant parts in the scoring.
 Delehanty was there with two two baggers and a single in five times up. His third hit, double the seventh started the rally that caused many ap prehensive chills among the Pittsburg players.
 While Crawford starred in the field, his work at bat was feeble and fe missed two excellent chances to swing the tide of victory toward nis team. He ended the rally in the sev. enth by puny pop fly to Abstein with two men on bases.
 In the ninth he again had a chance with Cobb on second, but his best was feeble bonnder to Wagner.
 Cobb made a two-bagger and sin gle that were important factors in the Detroit rally. His single in the sev- enth scored one run and his double in the ninth sent in two more
 The ground rules brought about a long conference between Umpres OLoughlin and Johnstone and the members of the national commission. Then an innovation was made by sending Umpire Klem, who was not scheduled to work today, out along the right field foul line to watch the hits into the crowd and act in an ad- visory capacity to the other two um- pires.
 The first inning was a weird spec tacle for the local enthusiasts and when it was over hope was neaVly dead for a Detroit victory Byrne opened by beating out a hit along the third base line and went to third when Leach singled to center. Clarke sent bounder to Summers and Byrne was caught betweeen third and home, Summers to Moriarity to Schmidt to Bush. Leach went to third and Clarke to second during the chase. Wagner's hit was too hot for Bush and it rolled to left field, while Leach and Clarke scored. Wagner stole second, went to third on Schmidt's bad throw to sec, ond and scored on a wild pitch. Mil Ter drew Ia base on balls and Abstein singled to center, Miller scoring when Crawford made a bad throw to third. Abstein moved to third on the same error.
 At this point Manager Jennings withdrew Summers and sent Willett in to pitch. Wilson shot a single to center and scored Abstein. Giibson and Maddox finished the inning with easy outs
 Pittsburg scored another run in rne second. With one out Willett hit Leach in the hand and Clarke on the knee. Wagner forced Clarke at sec cnd. Bush to Delehanty, and Leach went to third. On a double steal Leach scored and Wagner went to third. Miller ended the inning with a pop fly to Delehanty
 Detroit was practically helpless be- fore Maddox until the seventh, when rallly netted four runs. Delehanty opened the inning with a two-bagger to center and Moriarity was safe when Miller fumbled his grounder. Delehanty going to third Tom Jones singled to center Miller scoring when and putting Moriarity on second. Schmidt flied out 10 Byrne and Me Intyre, who batted for Willett struck out. Dayy Jones beat out a bunt along the third base line. filling the bases Bush singled just beyond Wagners' reach and Moriarity and Tommy Jones scored, Cobb singled to center, scoring D. Jones, but Craw- ford ended the inning with fly to Abstein.
 Each team scored two runs in the ninth. For Pittsburg Maddox struck out as a starter. Byrne singled to cen ter, Leach put a two4bagger into the left field crowd and Byrne went to third. Cobb made great catch of Clarke's fly, but Byrne beat tine throw to the plate Wagner singled to right, scoring Leach, and another star catch by Cobb of Miller's long fly ended the inning
 Detroit made game effort to tie the score in the ninth, but felll short by two runs. Mulllin batted for Works to start in the ninth and struck out. Detroit's hopes started to rise when Abstein dropped Wagner's bIil- liant assist of D. Jones' grounner Bush beat out hit 10 Byrne and both men scored when Cobb doubled to right field Crawford was easy, Wag-