The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-10-08
Taking Advantage of the Mis-
cues of the Detroit Tigers,
The Pittsburg Bunch Wins
Opener Today.
SCHMIDT WAS A WEAK
PARTY FOR INVADERS
Big Detroit Catcher Makes
Costly Mistakes-A Mon
ster Crowd Sees National
Champs Take Game.
(American News Service)

(American News Serv1ce)
Pittsburg, Oct. 8.-Headed by an &c
centric fan sleeping on a cot along
the line of baseball, enthusiasts spent
the entire night at the entrance to
Forbes field eager to get general ad-
mission tickets, the only thing re-
naming unsold.
Many stylishly dressed women
mated receipts for the two games
was $4,000. Pikers today got twenty
dolla>s for tickets that cost them two
dollars.
Flags and small pennants made the
scene beautiful and the razzle dazzle
Of noise making instruments added to
the din of cheering. All gates were
closed when the game started to pre-
vent accident. Fully forty thousand
frenzied fanatics cheered the blood
thirsty Tigers and the vicious Pirates
as they leaped at each others throats
in the first of the worlds champion
ship contests.
Betting is ten to four on Pittsburg
Thousands more are outside the
gates, disappointed at their failure to
gain admittance. Weather is beauti-
full sunshiny.
The umpires are Johnstone and
OLoughlin.
Every nook and corner OF the field
is occupied by human beings. Pan
demonium reigns, the grand stand
shouting itself hoarse The appear
ance Of the Pirates was tumultously
greeted. The crowd went mad when
Wagner and Leach and Clarke ap-
peared.
Batteries are Mullin and Schmidt
for Detroit; Adams and Gibson, for
Pittsburg.
Detroit-D. Jones Walks. Bush hits
FIRST INNING.
to Abstein, who retires him at first. D.
Jones goes to second. Cobb Wake
Crawford hits to Adams, who throws
to third, forcing D. Jones. Delehanty
on the third pitch. singles to left. scor-
ing Cobb. Morarity hits toward sec
ond the ball hitting Delehanty, who is
called out.
Pittsburg-Byrne popped to Bush
Leach is out, Delehanty to T. Jones.
Clarke, after two fouls goes out. Null
len hits to T. Jones' No runs.
Detroit I; Pittsburg 0.
SECOND INNING.
Detroit-T. Jones throws out Byrne
to Abstein. Schmidt out the same way.
Mullen singles to center. D. Jones
lines out to Byrne Three outs no
runs.
Pittsburg-Wagner hits to Delehan-
ty, who retires him at first Miller
flied out to Cobb. Abstein walked
Mullin caught Abstein mapping at first
and threw him out
Detroit 1; Pittsburg O.
THIRD INNING.
Detroit-Bush out, Adams to Abstein
Cobb out. Wagner to Abstein. Craw-
ford singles. Delehanty sent a long
fly to Clarke. No runs.
Pittsburg-Wilson out, Morarity to
T. Jones. Gibson out, Delehanty to
T. Jones. Adams flied out to Davy
Jones No runs.
Detroit I: Pittsburg O.
FOURTH INNING.
Detroit-Morarity out, Byrne to first
T. Jones flied out to Leach. Schmidt
walked. Mullin hit to Wagner. who
threw to second, forcing Schmidt. No
runs.
Pittsburg-Byrne out, Mullen to T.
Jones. Leach struck out. Clarke hit
into right field for a home run tying
the score. Wagner was hit by the
pitcher and took first. Miller flied
out to Cobb. One run.
Detroit 1: Pittsburg /.
FIFTH INNING.
Detroit-Davy Jones singled to right
Bush hit to Wagner who threw to Mil
Ter, forcing Davy Jones at Second.