The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-10-13
Detroit Player Sent the Ball Into the
Center Field Bleachers and
Scored the First
Count.
P1TTsBURG WON A GAME
Third and Seventh Innings Were Dis
astrous to the Tigers Who
Were chased to the
Jungles.

Jungles.
The score
Teams. r. H. e.
Pittsburg 80. III 900 41x--S 10 9
Detroit ..... :. 101 001 010-4 l
PITTSBURG Oct. 13.-Clear cool
weather greeted the team when they
took the field to play the fifth game
of the series. The early crowd was
not SO large as on the first two days,
but the wild enthusiasm was by no
means lacking in spite of the cold
wave. Much Indignation was express
ed by members of the National Com
mission over report which limited
there was some crooked work about
the series. 1t was charged, that Man
best pitchers. There is absolutely
no foundation in the rumor that the
games We're fixed" said President Her
mann The commission would not
stand for anything which looks sus
picious for minute. The players have
no object in prolonging the series as
they only snare in the receipts Of the
first four days. Managers Jennings
and Clark were equally emphatic. UNI
pire Johnston officiated behind the bat
today and Silk O'Laughlin worked the
bases. Jennings decided to send Sum-
mers to the box. Clark pitched Adj
ans. The estimated attendance was
$4,000.
First Inning.
Detroit: Davey Jones started
the game by sending the ball
into the center field bleaclers for a
home run. The ball bounced out and
Jones stopped at third but the umpire
told him to come in home. Leach
jumped high in the air and missed the
ball by foot. Bush walked Adams
was very Wild With three balls and
two strikes, Cobb sent long fly to
Leach. Crawford singled to left and
Bush went to third. Delahanty struck
out. Crawford stole second. Mortar
ity popped TO Apstein. One run.
Pittsburg: Burns shot single to
center. Leach beat out bunt, Clark
sacrificed, Burns going to third and
Leech to second. Wagner walked, fill
ing the bases. Miller famed Sum-
mers lost control and passed -.bstein,
forcing in Burns, Wilson famed. One
run.
Second Inning.
Pittsburg: Gibson pushed one to
left. of which Bush made grand
stop, but his throw was too late and
the rap counted for single. Adams
sacrificed Delahanty made won
derful play, getting Byrnes at first.
A wild pitch scored Gibson. One run.
Third Innings.
Pittsburg: Clark walked Bush
started to cover second and Wagner
got the ball through where he had
been standing for a single. Miller
out, Clark scoring and Wagner to
second. Apstein out. Wagner went
to third Wilson grounded to Bush
One run.
Fourth Inning.
No runs.
Fifth Inning.
No runs.
Sixth Inning.
Detroit: Bush struck out. Cobb
civ ,~fk
center, scoring Cobb. Wagner's wild
throw on Delahanty's grounder scored
Crawford with the tying run. Del
ahanty going to second Moriarity
flied to Clark. Tom Jones fouled to
Apstein.
Seventh.
Pittsburg: Adams struck out, Byrne
singled to left. Leech singled putting
Byrne on bird Clark made home
run into the center field bleachers
scoring Byrne md Leech. The Pitts
burg rooters We're wild. Summers hit
wagner in the back knocking him to
hle ground but he ran bases for him
sell. Davey Jones captured Miller's
high fly Wagner stole second He
also stole taird and scored on Smiths
high throw to left field Apstein fan
ned. Four runs.
Eighth.
Detroit: Leech made pretty catch
of Bush's short fly Adams tarew
Cobb's bunt to first, beating him sew
eral feet. Crawford sent home run
into the center field bleachers. Leech
In running back, ran SO hard he knock
ed out board and fell into the bleach
ers. He resumed play. Delahanty out
Byrne to Apstein. One run.