The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-14
PITTSBURG AGAIN
 DEFEATS TIGERS Adams 0utpitChes Summers In Hard Fought Contest THREE HOME RUNS SCORED Cobb and Wagner Fail to Star In Any Way-cIarke's Home Run Set
 ties Game in Favor of
 the Pirates.
THREE HOME RUNS SCORED

the lead in the great battle now being waged for the worlds baseball champion ship by defeating Detroit in the fifth game of the series at Forbes Field to- day. This gives the National league champions three victories to two for the winners of the American league pennant. The scene will shift to Detroit again to- morrow, where the sixth, and possibly the last game of the series will be played. By winnig tomorrow, Pittsburg will clineh the worlds championship, but If Detroit wins the series will be tied again and a seventh game will be necessary.
 Despite it's announcement that 1t would meet in Detroit tomorrow to decide where the seventh game is to be played, the commission met today and decided to play the crucial game. If it is needed in De- troit Garry Herman Tipped coin and President B. B. Johnson of the American league won and chose Detroit.
 The game today was played with the mercury lowering between 35 and 40 de- grees above zero. A chilling wind from the southwest swept across the field, but the immense grandstand protected the great majority of the spectators.
 Big Crowd Present.
 Despite the untoward condition, 21, 706 persons saw the game and the receipts were ss2,17S. Of this sum the National commission receives $32l7,30 and each club owner $14,477.S5. The players no longer share in the receipts, as the first four games Is their limit.
 This makes the receipts for the five games S156, JOS, and the total attendance was 117,S47. Each club owner now has received $S6 7S6.15 and the National com mission s15slO.SO.
 home run by Manager Clarke, which scored Byrne and Leach in front of him, turned the tide of victory to Pittsburg in the seventh inning, after Detroit had tied the score at 3 to by scoring two in the sixth.
 Detroit had two home runs to its credit, but neither came with anyone on base. D. Jones, the first man up in the first inning, hit the ball into the enclosure which had been built around the outfeld for the overflow. There was no overflow from the permanent stands and 1t appeared easy to hit the ball over the low fence. Sam Crawford made the other Detroit home run in the eighth. Crawfords home run nearly deprived Pittsburg of the services of the brilliant Tommy Leach. Leach gave chase to Crawford's long hit and while running backwards at good clip struck the low fence. The impact of his body I,o fence head first, and turned a complete somersault. A groan went up from the crowd as it apepared as if it were im- possible fo rthe little centerhelder to es- possible for the little centerfelder to es- turned to his place in the field, apparent ly none the worse for his spectacular mishap.
 Great Work of Adams.
 Charles Adams, the phenomenal young ster of the Pittsburg team, achieved the high distinction of being the only pitcher to win twice in the series by annexlng to- days game. Adams clearly outpitched Summers, who worked the first seven in- nings for Detroit, but he was lucky in having the team behind him hitting, as he allowed the losers four runs. Adams allowed six hits-two home runs, two two-baggers and two singles, while Sum mers was hit safely 10 times, including one home run and one double
 Davy Jones' home run gave Detroit a run in the first inning, but Pittsburg immediately tied the score, because Sum mers gave a base on balls, with the bases full. A wild pitch by Summers gave Pttsburg a run in the second in- ming, and another came in the third The score remained to 1 in Pittsburgs favor until the sixth, when Detroit punched single and a two-bagger and aided by Wagner's bad throw, scored two runs. Then came Clarke's home run in the seventh, and the National leaguers assumed a commanding lead. Each team scored one more run in the eighth in- ming.
 Wagner's Bad Day.
 The mighty Wagner had bad day in the field, making two errors in five chances. His first error was a bad throw of Delehanty's grounder in the sixth, ana it allowed Crawford to score from sec ond. His other misplay was huff of Tom Jones' pop fly into short left in the ninth.
 At bat, Wagner made one hit in four times up, but reached first three times. The first time he drew base on balls. but was left on second. and in the third inning he singled to left but was on 
 the fifth he was an easy out, and in the seventh he was hit in the back by a pitched ball. He dropped to the ground and was evidently in great pain, but he soon recovered and trotted to first base.
 Cobb made only one hit-a single to left in the sixth. In the field he did not have a single chance.
 Home Run by D. Jones.
 After getting three balls and two strikes in the first, Davy Jones hit the ball into the center field stand for a home run. Bush walked, but Cobb flied to Leach. Crawford's single to left sent Bush to third, as 1t was hit and run play Crawford stole second. but Dele Abstein
 Pittsburg tied the score in its half of the first. Byrne hit by Bush and Leach laid safe bunt along the first base foul line Clarke sacrificed both runners along, Stanage to T. Jones. Wagner drew a pass and the bases were filled. Miller struck out, but Abstein worked Summers for A pass and Byrne was forced across the plate. Wilson ended the inning by striking out.
 The winners added another to their total in the second. Gibson beat out a hit to Bush and Adams sacrificed, Sum mers to Delehanty Nalehanty made a wonderful one-handed stop of Byrne's fast bounder and threw nm out to T. Jones, Gibson going to third.
 wild pitch alloweed Gibson to score
 The National leaguers taf1ed another one in the third. Clarke started by drawing a base on balls and went to third on Wagner's neatly placed hit to left. Miller's out, Bush to Tom Jones' scored Clarke.
 Detroit Ties Score.