Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-10-15
WINS
THRILLING
CONTEST
H0NORS EVEN IN BATTLE
FOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Yesterdays Game Marked by
Rough Work. Players Carried
from Field Unconscious De-
troit Goes Baseball Mad.

- VI OOOO 0O0R0u ifIbNAi
Detroit. Mich. oct. 14-Detroit
kept in the great worlds baseball
championship by defeating Pittsburg
D to 4 today in Il battle full of sen
sational ana thrilling plays. n to-
night the two teams are tied with
three each. The seventh and deciding
game VIII be played here saturday. a
FEAR inspiring rally in the 9Th inning
by Pittsburg was stopped after n run
was scored, but three Detroit players
were injured in stemming the rush
OF Pittsburg runs
Tom Jones, the Detroit first base
ma was the most seriously hurt. His
neck and spine were injured in a col
lision with Wilson at first base, and
this resulted in Pittsburg scoring its
run Of that session. Charles schmidt,
catcher. had his right leg badly CASH
ed 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
Morarity, when ne caught Wilson try
ing to steal third an Abbaticchi's
strike out. In the same inning Nor
riarty's left knee was badly huT when
Wilson slid in to the base. ON Jones
was SO badly hurt that he Was carried
from the field unconscious He re-
covered in the club house. He was
taken home in an ambulance and 1t
Is practically certain he Will not be
able TO play saturday. schmidt, 1t is
thought, VIII be able To play and there
is no doubt tina Moriarity Will be in
the battle. The injury to Jones nee
es~ittted shifting Of Hoffard CfaN-
ford to first base, -. Jones to center
and Mcintyre 10 left.
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The Pittsburg team got away in the
lead by smashing out those tour hits
OF Miullin in the ist inning. Alter tnaL
Mulln was |invincIDie until the sixth,
when he weakened enough to get into
Il dangerous situation only to extricate
by another exhibition OF OF
pitching. Detroit scored ! run in the
Iirst inning and batted Willis off the
slab by scoring wv runs in the fourth
and another IN thc ruth by terrific
batting. CamnitZ succeeded Willis ana
Detroit batted him hard enough to get
another III in the sixth. Camnitz
withdrawn when Hyatt batted for
him in the seventh ana the veteran
Phillippi stopped the Detroit scoring.
The ninth inning rally of Pittsburg
was fraught with tense moments and
dramatic incidents. The one tied
meant the probable Winning of The
championship by Pittsburg, as Il sin
gle would have tied the score and two
Dagger perhaps, put Pittsburg in the
lead.
Pittsburg went to bat with the score
) to 3 in the last inning. Miller start
with a single to right, and Abstein
put another in the same place, sending
Miller to second. Wilson placed It
bunt in front of the plate, and Schmidt
it to first, but the collision
with Wilson caused Jones TO lose the
ball, Miller scoring and Abstein NOV
ing to third.
The delay o%ccasioned by Jones IN
gave Mullin "A hard earned oppor-
tunity to recover mis- baIance. Gibson
grounded to Crawford, who had sue
ceedcd j. Jones at the first base and
the star fielder made a great stop and
throw TO the plate. Abstein was out
when Schmidt blocked him off the
plate ana tagged him, but the De-
troit catcher was badly spiked. He
continued gamely. however, and few
in the crowd knew hat he had been
Manager Clarke sem Abbaticchio in
to bat for Philippl. with Wilson on
second and Gibson on first. "a nit by
Abbaticchio meant Il tie score at least.
Mullin arose to the occasion and made
another niche IN the Detroit
hall of fame. He performed
A feature that nearly equallcd his
great performance of striking out
Clark and Wagner Tuesday. Abbatic-
was a stubborn batter. and it re-
nearly everything Mullin had
to strike him out.
on the third strike Wilson tried to
third base, but was caught
schmidt to Moriarity. ending the game
with a victory for Detroit. The crowd
rushed i'm the field and the players
were Jostled about the mob in cheer
ny Detroit supporters anXsous 10 clasp
heir hands and congratulate them.
The injured Moriraty was surrounded
a crowd of sympathizers and an at
was made To carry Geo. Mullin
off the field. hut the big pitcher eVad-
I'd his admirers.
TodaN's game mas set Detroit base
ball mad again. The interest in the
series was beginning to wane some
because of the long drawn out
fight and the decisive victory of Pitts
-w- .a.-s.wN-- -.
changed. Everyone in the city be-
lieves Detroit will be the next worlds
champions.
The waning interest in the series is
clearly shown by the fact that only
1895 persons saw the game. Tho
receipts for the day were $12.4l..5o