The San Francisco call., 1909-10-09

Nearly Thirty Thousand Fans Pay to See
Detroit Tigers Defeated in First
Championship Ball Game
BY R. w. LARDNER

PfTTsBURG. oct Sin the presence
n The biggest crowd that ever saw a
worlds championship ball game, the
.Plttsburg National league champions
This afternoon took FIRST blood in their
series with the Detroit Tigers. The
score was 4 10 ].
The Pirates won because they out
6elded their western foes. and because
they solved George Mulin just al the
right times.
Charley Adams. q busher i'm actual
experience was intrusted by Manager
Clarke with the task OF downing the
hard hitting Detroiters. and 10 MIN
should 20 most Of the credit for the VIC
tory he was a cool Btah, when
,oolness was demanded OF him, ana ne
did not seem 10 care whether IL was
Ty Cobb or Tom Jones facing him IN
fhe crisis.
TO be sure. Adams had great support.
p nd the chances are ne was saved from
e tie or worse by Tommy Leach, PITTS
h.rgs miniature center fielder. Leach
robbed Tv Cobb OF al least a triple In
The seventh inning. when two men were
un bases and two were out. II the drive
had gone safe IL is almost cinch lY
would have tried for a home run on IL,
nd any one who knows the Georgian
knows he would have made II close
play . the plate. Tommys grab spolled
netroit's one chance 10 win, for Adams
never was in trouble except this once
after the Pirates had taken the lead in
the nth.
The dan was perfect for baseball After
The usual Pittsburg morning fog the sun
came into its own long before play
tine, and with IL thousands OF bugs
made their appearance. There was
line over six blocks long on Forbes
street and il was not until almost
O'Clock that the general admission gates
were closed. 4 scattered few reserved
seats in the lowest story OF the grand
stand were unoccupied. These seats
had been sold. so it made no difference
in the receipts whether or not they
we're splpfv. The two upper decks the
Ihir1 and FIRST base stands and the new
hleaohers stretching all around the
Geld just inside the fences We're jammed
10 their cs pacitv. There Were 29.265
S2i.5ss
In accordance with the national COM
missions new rule the people were kept
on tho field and the players had plenty
of room for once in their lives. II was
perhaps Just As well Tor the Pirates
thai ihis was the case. for IL is 4 Ger
isiuIy that Al least two long Detroit
drives which Leach negotiated would
have counted as safeties IL the crowd
had been allowed 10 encroach on Tom
mN's rightful territory.
Tire Tigers We're received warmly
when they trotted out on the field. but
there was a noisy uproar when the
Pirates came forth from the club
house. The Pittsburgers were decorated
in new blue caps with red bands
around them From their chins down
the uniforms were the same as they
have been wearing all sea son at home.
Detroit was given the field first for
Us batting practice. The bugs watched
crawford and Cobb closely. but neither
The BAH sQuarelN. Nervousness seemed
10 affect both clubs in their ieiding
workout.
Adams got away to poor start. and
IL was his wildness in the opening
round that enabled the Tigers to escape
shutOut. For three innings Mullin
was invincible Not ghost Of a hit
did Pittsburg get until two were out
in the fourth. Then Fred Clarke landed
FOR one that was more than a ghost
III sailed into the seats in FAR away
right field and the score was tie.
Ciarke's mighty drive seemed TO put
new life into the Pirates, and partfcu-
iarly into Adams.
Moreover. ii appeared to have dis
sstrous effect on Mullin and the men
back OF him. George didn't begin TO
he as good after the fourth and the
American leaguers started 20 collect
boots until they had four, every one
Of which was costly. Delehanty and
Cobb contributed two bad errors in
TIE hfth. else the Pirates wouldn't
have had an opening in this round
GibSons two bagger should have been
wasted instead OF driving in the run
thar put PittsbHrg ahead.
Wagner butted into the attack in
Tho sixth and his double. which came
cioSe TO oelnB anolner nome run start
ed the home team on the way TO ats
fourth and last tally. Adams kept i'm
proving every moment and refused TO
Cet himself into holes toward the
6nish as he had been doing in the
early rounds. At that he worked a
lot faster than was either necessary
or wise and il is e wonder his rapid
firing didn't turn out badly for him.
In the duel between the two stars
0f their respective leagues Wagner
had the luck and therefore the better
~ it, Cobb showed his speed on two
ocssions. and but for Leachs catch
would have had Just as many hits as
the hic Dutchman.
Thr ~~are