Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-14
Youngster Now Has Two Games to
Credit in Great Post Series.
SIXTH GAME ON DETROIT FIELD
Todsy's Contest Will Be Last of Big
Series if Pittsburg Wins.
INTEREST REACHES FEVER HEAT
As Tourney NenrS End Entire SPORT
ing world Turns Eyes Toward
DetrOit-Receipts from Games
Reach Enormous Figure.
standing Of the Teams.

r,i4.,h,,u EAeyeo' won Lost. Ipt.
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PITTsBURG Oct 1s,-Pittsburg took the
lead in the great battle now being waEed
Tor the worlds base ball championship by
defeating Detroit, to 4, in the fifth game
OF the big series at Forbes field today
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 viii be played. BY
winning tomorrow Pittsburg will eiinch
the worlds championship, but IL Detroit
wins the series will be tied again and a
seventh game necessary
Despite the announcement that Il would
meet in Detroit tomorrow to decide where
the seventh game Is to be played. the
commission met today and decided TO pIav
the crucial game, II it Is needed, in De-
troit.
Garry Hermann flipped coin and Pres
ident B. b. Johnson of the American league
won and chose Detroit
Snappy Base BalI weather,
The game was played with the thermom-
eter lowering between S5 and 40 above zero
chilling wind from the southwest swept
across the field, but the immense grand
stands protected the great majority of the
spectacle Despite the untoward condi-
uons. A,706 persons saw the game and
the receipts were Ss2,l7s. OF this sum the
National commission receives Ss217 80 and
eacn club owner $14,477.S5.
Tho players no longer are in the reoeipts
the first four games being their limit. This
makes the receipts OF the five games Sl5s.-
lOS and the total attendance was 1l7.s47
Each club owner has now received Sse 1856 i5
and the National commission 316610SO
home run by Manager Fred Clarke
which scored Byrne and Leach in front OF
him, turned the tide of victory to Pitts
burg in the seventh inning, after Detroit
had tied the score at 3 to o by scoring two
in the sixth, ~
Detroit had two home runs to its credit
but neither came with anyone on bases. 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 over
flow There was no overflow from the
permanent stands and It appeared easy to
hit the ball over the low fence. Sam Craw-
ford made the other Detroit home run in
the eighth.
Leach Escapes Injuries.
Crawfords home run nearly deprived
Pittsburg OF the services OF the brilliant
Tommy Leach. Leach gave chase To
CraWfords long hit and while running
backwards at good clip struck the low
fence The impact OF his body smashed
the boards and he shot over the fence
head first and turned a complete somer-
sault' A groan went up from the crowd
as 1t appeared impossible for the little
centerfielder to escape injury. After a short
delay he returned to his place in the field.
apparently none the worse for his spec
taCuar mishap.
Charles Adams. the youngster OF the
Ft'sourg team, achieved the high dis
JUNCTION OF being the only pitcher to win
Twice IN the series, by annexing today's
game. Adams clearly outpitched summera
who worked the first seven innings for
Detroit, but he was lucky in having the
team behind him, as he allowed the
losers four runs. Adams allowed six hits
two home runs. two two baggers and two
singles, while Summers was hit safely ten
times, including one home run tnd one
double.
Davy Jones home run gave Detroit =
run In the first inning, but Pittsburs
Immediately tied the score, because sum
mers gave base on balls with the bases
full. wild pitch by Summers allowed the
second Pittsburg run to score In the
second inning and another In the thIrd
The score remained to 1 in Pittsburpss
favor until the sixth, when Detroit buncbed
single and two bagger and aided nv
Wagner's costly bad throw, scored two
runs Then came Clarke's home run in
the seventh and the National leaR,ier.
assumed commanding lead. Each team
sooreu one more run in the ighth inning.
Wagner Has BAD Day.
Ihe mighty Wagner had a bad day in
lhe lleid' making two errors In five
chahces' His first error was a bad throw
OF Deiehanty's grounder In the sixth and It
allowed Crawford to score from second. Hia
other misDlay was a muff 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 a base on balls hut
was left on second and IN the third inning
he singled to left. but was on third when
the inning was ended. In 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 ana
trotted TO first base.
Cobb made one hit a single TO left in m.
sixth. In the field he did not have a single
chance.
After getting three balls and two strikes
Davy Jones hit the ball into the center
field stand for home run. Bush walked.
but Cobb flied TO Leach Crawford's single
to left sent Bush to third as II was a hit
and run play. Crawford stole second. but
Delehanty struck out and Morlarlty popped
to Abstein
ffttsburg tied the score In the first half
OF the first Byrne hit by Bush and Leach
laid safe bunt along the first base foul
line. Clark sacrificed, Wagner drew q
pass and the bases were filled. Miller
struck out, but Absten worked Summers
for a pass and Byrne was forced across
the plate. Wilson ended the inning BY
striking out The winners added another to