The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-17
CONSISTENT FORM
WINS FOR PIRATES
National League Champions
Show But Few ReVerSalS
in Series.
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him.
Thus was the pitching equation re-
duced to two men on each team, and
the aforementioned Babe Adams totaIed
up greater than NuHin and Donovan.
Let us hope that some other team than
Detroit figures in the problem next au-
tumn. This explaining three years
hand running how Detroit lost becomes
a WEAKNESS of the flesh and an iucen-
tive TO the drowning of woes which
only . highly moral character can re-
sist
Game Lacks Class.
There was nothing brilliant or brainy
in the game yesterday. On the con-
trary. it was declasse. considering its
Importance. Jennings let Donovan stay
when 1T was obvious he was not tit.
Then Aunin was hammered until the
situation was hopeless. But the real
plece-de-punk was h comedy BY Abstein
and Miller i'm the third inning Miller
singled to the second with ucne out,
and took third on Abstein's double TO
left Wilson hit 20 deep short. Bush
made a bluff of throwing 10 the plate
and scared back Miller who had started
home. Bush then menaced Wilson by
bluff of throwing TO first and Miller
head Barry style, making mp his mind
which way he was going TO run.
While he pOndered Bush threw 10
Schmidt who deity tagged the quies-
cent and cOgiJating Miller. who stood
rs solid and immOvable as the sphyuN.
Meantime, Abstein had fOrseeu the
squaShlnE Of Miller and moved up 10
within Il few feet of third. then for
Ond. Probably he would have gone on
to first and the plate. too, and made
minus run, II Schmidt had not thrown
10 Delenanty at second who touch ed
the great reversing athlete. completing
one of the oldest and most foolish dou-
ble-pi3ES ever seen In any league az any
time. II also gave Absteiu the solar
system record for retarded thinking.
Schmidt Lacking
Schmidts brains and arm were an
right on this freak play, but his general
work outside of catching fouls. was
little better than usual The Pirates
stole when the occasion required. and
that's all the opposition YOU can ask OF
[ any catcher. The one time he delivered
the goods was IN the first inning. when
his throw 40 Morlarty caught Byrne
stealing. Byrne and MoHaTty were
/ badly mussed up in that mix Byrne
was carried Off the field and AlorlatJy
3 was spiked SO badly me had 30 retire
after doubling 10 right iH the second IN
ming
Ii was a desperate collision in which
I each man took e. big risk. MOrlarJ}
{ blocked the bag ana Byrne was deter
mined 70 get 20 II d. he mad 70 Dfedk
/ both legs There were number or
! such reckless. daredevil diTeS into a
{ bag or after ball in the series, and the
/ man who thinks the players and man
{ a gers were not IN every game 10 WIN
/ needs rest and quiet and long course
I a treatment. BeCkendOTt warmed up
] al the plate in the preliminary uIeCIlce
and II is well that ne did not Supplant
I'll d ~.
I make three accurate throws 10 second
! His attempts were wide OF on the
+ ground or 50 high they were useless
I Wagner Leads Cobb.
Wagner feat in TRIPPING 10 left in The
fifth inning with two on bases, gave
him clear lead over Cobb for effective
/ batting ia the series. The warmesL adj
/ miTer OF the Georgia Peach can bat
I admit that Wagner had the better OF
] The argument pretty much all the way,
The b0w-legged German NEEDED uhe Z
I house ahre, ran bases Ike a scared
/ rabbit made more hits than COBB. and
! was there ofteueE with the Dln8le 10
advance other men, he showed as mucu
/ baseball brains as CObp at every stage
{ His only mistakes were a Daq throw
{ and a muffed iiy. both III the NTH game,
and both due 10 the caTelessness pred 10y
/ IiS team lead,
/ The pitchers estimated the value %
the two men correctly In the HfsL and
second Games Cobb was pUrpOSel1
{ walked when me came 10 bat at crit
ical moment, but atIeT that the PIRATE
/ sIabu1an treated him like ordinary white
! folk and never failed 20 try O fan him
/ WAGNER. on the other hand, vas always
/ considered dangerous. II he was not
deliberately passed with men on i''tst-
/ t.e pitchers used their full repertoire
OF fancy shoots on him. arguing that II
[ he struck out. so much the better. IL 10
/ walked. all well ana 5000 ahFAoW- AilI7
I was perfectly good JoEic. sustained re-
sufte Wagner IS entitled % be hateo
foday rs the best individual ball player
in the major leagues ana ln me Wof.a S