The Sentinel=record., 1909-10-14
IF THEY WIN FROM TIGERS TO. DAY THE CHAMPIONSHIP FOR
 YEAR IS DECIDED.
In the Event of Tigers Winning To day the Play of Will Take Place in Detroit, As Result
 of Flipped Coin.

Pittsburgh. Pa, Oct 13.-Pittsburg took the lead in the great battle now being waged for the worlds champion ship by defeating Detroit in the fifth game of the series at Forbes Field today.
 This gives the National League champions three victories to two for the American League pennant win. ners.
 The scene will shift to Detroit again tomorrow, where the sixth and rossibly. the last game of the series vii be played By winning tonor' row Pittsburg will clinch the woru S championship, but if Detroit wins the series will be tied again and the sev'
 Despite it's announcement that 1t enth game will be necessary.
 would meet in Detroit tomorrow to decide where the seventh game is to be played. the commission met today end decided to play the crucial game, if it is Deeded, in Detroit. Garry Hermann Tipped a coin and Presi- dent E. B. Johnson, of the American League. won and chose Detroit.
 The game today was played with the mercury lowering between 55 and 40 degrees above zero A chill ing wind from the southwest swept across the field, but the immense grandstand protected the great ma jority of the spectators
 Despite the untoward conditions 21, roc persons saw the game and the receipts were $32,l73. Of this sun fhe National Commission receives s. 21730 and each club owner s14.- 477.S5. me players no longer share in the receipts as the first four games as their limit
 This makes the receipts for the five games s156.10S and the total attend ance 117347 Each club owner nas now received s36.7s6.15 anu the Ma tional Commission s15,61Os0.
 A home run by Manager Clarke, which scored Byrne and Leach in front of him, turned the tide of victory to Pfttsburg in the seventh after De- troit had tied the score at to by scoring two in the sixth
 Detroit had two home runs to its credit, but neither came with men oD basesl
 D. Jones, the first man up in the first inning, hit the ball into the en- closure which had been built around the outfield for the overflow. There was no overflow from the permanent sands and it appeared easy to hit the ball over the low fence Sam Crawford made the other Detroit home run in the eighth.
 Crawford's home run nearly de prived Pitisburg of the services of the brilliant Tommy Leach. Leach gave chase to Crawford's long hit and while running backwards at a good clip, cfruck the low fence. The impact of his body smashed the boards and he shot over the fence head first and turned a complete sonersault. A groan went up from the crowd as it appeared as if it were impossible for the little center fielder Ito escape injury, After a short de Hay he returned to his place in the field, apparently none the worse for his spectacular mishap.
 Charles Adams. the phenomenal youngster of the Pittsburg team, achieved the high distinction of be- ing the only pitcher to win twice in the series by annexlng goday's game Adams clearly outptched Summers, who worked the first seven innings for Detroit, but he was lucky in hav- ing the team behind him hitting, as he allowed the losers four runs. Adams allowed six hits-.two home runs, two two-base hits and two singles. while Summers was hit safe 1y ten times including one home run and oln double.