The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-10-15

N ETROIT, Mich, Oct. 14-Detroit
kept in the great fight for the
worlds baseball championship
by defeating Pittsburg 5 to today,
in battle full of sensational and
thrilling situations and tonight the
two teams are tied with three vic
tories each. The seventh and deciding
game will be played here Saturday. A
fear inspiring rally in the ninth by
Pittsburg was stopped after one run
was scored, but three Detroit players
We're injured in stemming the rush of
Pittsburg runs.
Tom Jones, the Detroit first base
man, was the most seriously hurt.
His neck and spine were injured in
collision with Wilson at first base
and this resulted in Pittsburg scoring
its run of that session. Charles
Schmidt, the catcher, had his right
leg badly gashed in blocking Abstein
off the plate in the final inning.
The play that finished the threaten
ing rally of the National league cham
pions resulted in the injury of George
Moriarity, when he caught Wilson try
ing to steal third on Abbatichio's
strike out. In the same inning Nor
iarity's left knee was badly hurC when
Wilson slid into the base. Tom Jones
was SO badly hurt that he was carried
from the field unconscious. He recov-
cred consciousness in the club house.
He was taken home in an ambulance
and it is practically certain he will
not be able to play in Saturdays
game. Schmidt, it is thought, will be
able to play and there is no doubt
that Moriarity will be in the decisive
battle.
The injury to Jones necessitated the
shifting of Crawford to first base, D.
Jones to center and Mcintyre to left.
The Pittsburg team got away in the
lead by smashing out three runs ON
four successive hits off Mullin in the
first innings. After that Mullin was
invincible until the ninth when he
weakened enough to get into dan
gerous situation, only to extricate
himself by another marvellous exhibit
tion of pitching.
Detroit put up another of it's Won
derful uphill games. 1t scored one
run in the first inning and batted
Willis off the slab by scoring two
runs in the fourth and one more in
the fifth by terrific batting. Camnitz
succeeded Willis and Detroit batted
him hard enough to get another run in
the sixth. Camnitz was withdrawn
when Hyatt batted for him in the sew
enth and the veteran Philippi stopped
the Datroit scoring.
The ninth inning rally of Pittsburg
teemed with tense and dramatic incl
dents. At one time hit meant the
probable winning of the championship
by Pittsburg, as single would have
tied the score and two-bagger per-
haps have put Pittsburg in the lead.
Pittsburg went to gat with score
of 5 to against it in the last inning.
Miller started with single to right
and Abstein put another in the same
place, sending Miller to second. Will
son placed a bunt in front of the plate
and Schmidt fielded it to first, but the
collision with Wilson caused Jones to
lose the ball, Miller scoring and Abb
stein moving to third. The delay oc-
casioned by Jones' injury gave Mullin
hard-earned opportunity to recover
his balance. Gibson grounded to
Crawford, who had succeeded T. Jones
at first base and the star fielder made
great stop and throw to the plate.
Abstein was out when Schmidt block
ed him off the plate, and tagged him,
but the Detroit catcher was badly
spiked. He continued gamely, how
ever, and few in the crowd knew that
he had been injured.
Manager Clarke sent Abbatichio to
bat for Phillippi. With Wilson on
second and Gibson on first, a hit by
Abbatichio meant tie score at least.
Here is where Mullin arose to the oc-
casion and made himself another
niche in the Detroit baseball hall OF
fame. He performed feat that near