Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-09
[By Associated Press. ]

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nITTsBURG, Oct. s.-The National
league champions won the first
n game of the worlds championship
series by the score of to 1, at Forbes
field today.
After the early innings, Detroit was
outclassed in every department Of the
game. In the first three innings, De-
troit outplayed Pittsburg.
There were 1926 paid admissions,
a new record for attendance in d
worlds series game.
Every seat in the amphitheater was
filled when Umpire Johnstone called
"Play BALL"
Clarke and Leach Stars
Manager Fred Clarke and Tommy
Leach were the Pittsburg stars. In
the fourth inning Clarke solved Pitch
er Mullins puzzling delivery and made
a smashing home run hit into the
right field bleachers. This tied the
score and appeared to take all the
heart out Of Detroit. Scoring was COM
paratively easy for Pittsburg after that.
Leach's sensational catch of a hard
drive, with two Detroit men on bases,
in the seventh inning, saved the game.
Both George Mullin and Charles Ad-
ans pitched ably. Mullin allowed only
five hits. Adams was hit safely six
times. Adams was unsteady In the
opening inning when he gave two bases
on balls and allowed two hits. After
that he steadied and Detroit was un-
BILE to get more than one hit in an
inning
Mullin was an enigma to the locals
during the first three innings. In these
he did not allow a hit and gave but
one base on balls. He had retired two
Pittsburg men in the fourth when
Clarke made his home run. Delehanty
made a ridiculous error at the begin
ming of the fifth inning and Abstein
made three bases on it. This was fol-
lowed by a two-bagger by Gibson and
another error by Bush gave PittsburT
two runs and the game.
Byrne Hit on Head
In the fifth inning, Mullin hit Byrne
on the head with a pitched ball, and
It looked for an instant as if he had
knocked out the little third baseman.
The crack of the ball against Byrne's
head could be plainly heard and as he
sank to the ground a murmur of SYM
pathy arose from the crowd. After
few minutes he was able to get up and
trotted to first base.
Pittsburg played with machine-like
precision all the way and Byrne and
Gibson starred with clever bits of field
ing. The presence of the leading bat
ter of each league-Cobb and Wagner
created great interest, and the work
of both men was closely watched, as
many bets have been made as to which
will hit the better during the series.
Wagner had the better of 1t today
as he made a two-bagger and was hit
in four times up, giving him an aver
age of 1888.
No Hits by Cobb
Cobb failed to make a hit, as Leach's
fine catch robbed him of what was al
most a certain three-bagger. Cobb
was up four times and drew a base on
balls and scored Detroit's only run.
Cobb also stole a base in the fifth
inning, and it was on this play that
Wagner made a remarkable one-hand-
ed scoop of Gibson's low and wide
throw. The play was close and the
Pittsburg men disputed Umpire
O'Loughlins decision for some time
before they would continue the game.
Detroit scored In the first inning. D.
Jones drew a base on balls and Bush
sacrificed him to second, Abstein to
Miller. Adams could not locate the
plate and Cobb also walked. Craw-
ford hit smart bounder to Adams
and D. Jones was forced at third by
a throw to Byrne. Delehanty landed
a safe hit in left field and Cobb scored.
while Crawford moved to third and
Delehanty to second on the throw TO
the plate to catch Cobb. Morlarity
shot a bounder to short, but 1t hit
Delehanty and the latter was out,
while Moriarity received credit for a
hit. The winners were retired one,
two, three in the first and two were
out in the second when Abstein drew
a base on balls. This advantage was
short-lived, as Abstein was caught
mapping by a quick snap by Mullln to
Tom Jones.
Downfall in Fifth
Again in the third Pittsburg men
were retired In order, and not until
two were out in the fourth did Clarke's
home run come. Immediately after
this Wagner was hit by a pitched ball,
but Miller ended the inning with a fly
TO Cobb. The fifth inning brought
about the downfall of Detroit. Dele
hanty started it by making an mex
cusable tumble on Abstein's grounder
and the Pittsburg first baseman was
on third before the ball found its way
back to the infield. Mullin struck out
Wilson after a hard time, but Gibson's
two-bagger to center scored Abstein.
Bush then mussed Adams easy
grounder, allowing the pitcher to get
to first and Gibson TO third. Byrne
was hit in the head and the bases
were full. Leach flew to Davy Jones
and Gibson beat the throw to the
plate, giving Pittsburg the lead by
to 1. Clark finished the inning, Del
ehanty to Tom Jones. Detroit was
able to get men on first base in the
second third and fourth innings, and
to second in the fifth and seventh.
Mullin singled with two out in the sec
ond. Crawford did the same thing in
the third. Schmidt drew a pass with
two out in the fourth, but was forced
at second by Mullin.
Jones opened the fifth with a clean
single to right, but he was immediate-
1y forced by Bush, Wagner to Miller
Bush was forced the same way by
Cobb. Cobb then stole second but
the chances were gone when Crawford
fouled to Gibson.
Pittsburg Adds Another
Pittsburg added another run in the
sixth. Wagner opened with a two
Dagger to left and went to third when
Schmidt made a bad throw to catch
him mapping off second.
Miller fouled to Schmidt and Alb
stein hit a puny roller in front Of the
plate and was out Mullin to Tom
Jones, while Wagner scored the fourth
and last run. Wilson followed with a
single to center and stole second, but
Gibson ended the inning with fly to
D. Jones.
Leach saved the day for Pittsburr in