New-York tribune., 1909-10-09
PIRATES START WELL
RFlT DETROIT BEFORE 4
UONSTER CROWD.
Tigers Score First, but PittSbwg
Uirs After Clarke Ties Score
scith Home Run.

r...sbsre. oct. S-The Tigers. Who took the
.-.s-f-sn League championship 10 Detroit, wab-
49, p triae TODAY. and the greedy Pirates play
a., d, -re.- own lair before thirty thousand raw
- pirtsbure enthusiasts got a flying start in the
.rs- series for the baseball supremacy OF the
--l5 winning game that~vRs marked by little
!. .re b-Thaucv that might have been expected
~. a score ~ 10 T. The crowd that swarmed
1-,-f,es Field the finest park in the country, was
,-sbsb,y the greatest that ever saw 8 game in
rhls country
The figures themselves mean little Every seat
, che nark was taken. Every spot anywhere out
,ss hat commanded view OF even one player
80 an occupant. Long lines stood in front Of
,Ae ticket Offices all night and held their places
secure despite 8 heavy fog that rolled along .n
80 morning hours and would have cast a dampeT
IN The spirits Of crowd anywhere on earth eX-
cent IN s'ittshUrg-
n wasn't crowd To be discouraged by little
,rs-bes however i didn't much what hap
,srsl 50 long as no rain came along TO stop the
-r-t That fear which vas present before sun
- vas dispeIled early. and after that the
-s,her!nC crowds had only thought, and that
vas concerned with getting into the grounds
about thirty thousand gained the haven. and
about twenty thousand-although some guessers
81 more-dlGur succeed because there simply
wasn't any more room AS 10 how many actually
saR tEe game estimates are impossible 10 make.
30 one knows. and there is really no way Of ar
r1gng a. such figures.
"a hes been said that the game was not so brill
srt rs might well have been expected from q
meeting o. champions. That is true. but il was
good game. ueyer-heless-a game that fun Of
excitement. and with much more good playing than
had Pi-rs5u-g played better basehaI,t and won
cesny and squarely for thst reason. Detroit
scored first the opening inning. and Fred Clarke
r-- bis searu on even terms il the fourth period
vi-h crashing home run drive. In the fifth
Fitts-rr scored twice. with Detroit errors figuring
rr1nineurg. But another run was scored IN the
sz-h ur!Hg. which was enough 10 win the game II
t5s errors had not come in the hfth. and while a
usp.ay Gzgred IN this run also 1t would have been
seore5 r any case. Therefore. there is nothing -
rct the Pirates Of tile glory that IS their due for
s1srotrE he victory to-day
The record q paid admissions shows that 1925
persons crowded through the gates. The total re
str-s were Ss0-7l 50 which viii be divided in such
nsr ~ 10 give the players 80 as 81 the National
Commission 3 ~ y and each club S.2as s.. The
receipts to-day were greater Than Al any previous
game ,ta such . series and promise TO be just as
.-rEe f.-rno norTov-
Tic game was 2 pitctars' battle between Nullln
iHe Detroit veteran, and Adams, the youngste
vfo -tched such wonderful bali for the p
rates i7 The latter part If The season. The rae
t1ar rsmnitz the pitcher regarded as The main
s,sy u the Pirates. was not Ia the box was re
ga-5el uy some ar confirmation Of the belief tha
ae Vas uot Well enough II pitch and might be OF
os The series altogether. but this theory Wa
laughed al. il being said that Clarke was conn
dert OF the abilttS Of young Adams TO outI1tci
s1y uue o. Jenniugss STAFF. The outcome seeTne'
10 Justify this impression.
Detroit made the best OF little nervousness oI
1he rart Of Adams in the FIRST inning. he begaI
hy giving Da1y Jones. who played left field il
rlaoe O. Mcintyre. four balls il succession, anC
ths small bur noisy Detroit delegation vas in a.
ur-5ar tn "a moment. Bush sacrificed perfectly
Miller covering nrst 10 take Abstein's throw ans
hall fCrd El7
r-s ban dovn IN front Of the plate and Adams
---ew Dary Jones out al third, giving the hon'
r5ocers- q chance 10 cheer vigorously. Dele
la-ry coming up with TWO out. made good, how
ever and singled sharply 10 left. COBB scorlhs
r-om second Oh the hit. Crawford reached THIRD
and DelehaE-r took second on Clarkes throw L
te plate. and then Adams had piece OF luck
M1riau,g Grove The bah toward left field but j
tt Dee1auty as he went down 10 third base, AM
The runner zas cut retiring the side
NlA.u was luF!lcIble at the outset lie pltehec
Ike an iron uan for three innings, and disposed
0t tV0 raen 10 the fourth. Then Fred Clarke. IN
g1r7 leader OF The Pirates, faced him, and taflA
recf-ifs- te crowd vitl tremendous drive into IN
igu field tlsachers. The mass OF Pittsburg root
lsze5 Jar q moment ar the suddenness OF tht
asrgf b me sarles aspect, woke up Is Ciark'
t-ctted around the bases. and he crossed IN
Late and elr 20 the bench The stands were IN
ID 1pIoar o. deli gLr
lolb SCI 20 drsI The ffth inning and stol'
second. something IL had been freely predicted n
"llo rot Be egle 10 DO with Gibson catching. j
ss -oo-- or.g chance 10 steal a. matter o.
te- esd be- took fuI advantage OF H. WaGne
eoe wonderful stop Of loE, wide throw b.
''.eson II The play and there Was long kick
e itf decision calling Conb safe.
ne tf-r Ha.ul c,inaaed lie Pittsblrg victory
austen Hesa- ,ta q drive that right through
al'1 and reached tnlrd on the error. Wilson
rs e-t .-r Gibson iol1Ied 10 centre. and Alb
scored. adams Uas safe on an error by Bust
- li-s. .eaE 'l-rd i3t--a.e was hit on the head
-.l seriously hurt and this GfIled the Ia ses
9'- scored ea long Iy hy Leach and Dele
t ended l-. trouble He had begun by throwing
Clarke ra
-...s oat rU0-ta geer ln tie sixth iu
''.A ..ll sa bad Jhro" by schmidt VIII,
- .el.a aIm on second. and scored while
'- wac throwing AbsJcin out Wilson single,
''e1iet second on passed bali. but GibsoI
-4 i' Das Jones
almost teI tse score la the seventh inning
wonderful. catch 5y Tommy Leach
- -.r most spectacular play Of the game pre-
-.- t.an. dong So. with tHo out. Davl
singled and Bush walked. Then Cobb
-ea t.a aa'i FAR oll 10 the centre field fence
---sea started with The crack Of The bat an,
i-s aaL Gown
lte as, t.ret innings AIulHu. a. iu Tie frs
| - proved inEil-l3Ie aad with good supper
| Pirates Gown. Put The damage was done
.. '--sa-I- had gained tie al-importaat adVan
winning fae hrsl eame
De- e lo"d desl of uncertainty as b. the bat
f -o- ta-alalror-~ games Camnitz L. pretu
30 ii..a for PittsUu-g if He is well enough an,
| ,- N'. probably boz second choice. For De
n. Donovan ls likely 10 BE- called in although
e'E i-aE Gan t' Summers or KiIl.an.
j score follows.
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