Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-12


sion among the Pittsburg players.
While Crawford starred in the field,
his work at the bat was feeble and he
missed two excellent chances to swing
the tide of victory towards his team.
He ended the rally in the seventh in
ming by a puny pop fly to Abstein with
two men on bases. In the ninth he
again had a chance with Cobb on sec
ond but his best was a feeble bounder
to Wagner Cobb made a twO-bagger
and single which were important
factors in the Detroit rally. His single
in the seventh scored one run and his
double in the ninth sent in two more.
The ground rules brought about
long difference between Umpires
O'Loughln and Johnston and the
members Of the National Commission.
Then an innovation was made by
sending Umpire KLEIN, who was not
scheduled to work today, out along the
right field foul line to watch the hits
into the crowd and act in an advisory
capacity to the other two umpires.
The first inning was a sad spectacle
for the local enthusiasts and when 1t
was over hope of a Detroit victory
was nearly dead. Byrne opened by
beating out a hit along the third base
line and went to third when Leach
singled to center Clarke sent
grounder to Summers and Byrne was
caught between third and home,
Summers to Moriarity to Schmidt to
Bush. Leach went to third and Clarke
to second during the chase. Wagner's
hit was too hot for Bush and it rolled
to left field. while Leach and Clarke
scored. Wagner stole second, went to
third on Schmidt's bad throw to sec
ond and scored on a wild pitch. Miller
drew a base on balls and Abstein sin
gled, Miller scoring when Crawford
made bad throw to third, Austen
taking third on the same error. At this
point Manager Jennings withdrew
Summers and sent Willet in to pitch.
Wilson shot a single to center and
scored Abstein. Gibson and Maddox fin
ished the inning with easy outs.
Pittsburg scored another run in the sec
ond With ont Que. Willett hit Leach on
the hand and Clarke on the knee. Wag-
ner forced Clarke at second, Bush to
Delehanty, and Leach moved to third.
On a double steal Leach scored and Wag-
ner went to third. Miller ended the in
ming with pop fly to Delehanty.
Detroit was practically helpless before
Maddox until the seventh when rally
netted four runs. Delehanty opened the
inning with a two-bagger to center, and
Moriarity was safe when Miller fumbled
his grounder, Delehanty going to third.
Tom Jones singled to right, scoring Del
ehanty and putting 'Moriarity on second
Schmidt fouled to Byrne, and Mcintyre.
who batted for Willet, struck out. D.
Jones hit out a bunt along the third base
line, filling the bases Bush singled just
beyond the reach of Wagner. and MORTAR
ity and Tom Jones scored. Cobb sin
gled to center. scoring D. Jones, but
Crawford ended the inning with fly to
Abstein.
Each team scored two runs in the ninth
For Pittsburg, Maddox struck out as a
starter, but Byrne singled to center
Leach put two-bagger into the left
field crowd and Byrne went to third
Cobb made a fine catch of Clarke's fly,
but Byrne beat the throw to the plate.
Wagner singled to right, scoring Leach
and another star catch by Cobb on Mil
lers long fly ended the inning. Detroit
made plucky effort to tie the score in
the ninth but fell short by two runs. Null
lin batted for Works to start the ninth
and struck out. Detroit's hopes began
to rise when Abstein dropped Wagner's
brilliant assist on d. Jones grounder
Bush beat out hit to Byrne and both
men scored when Cobb doubled into the
right field overflow. Crawford was easy
however, Wagner to Abstein. and Clarke
made fine catch of Deleh anty's short
fly
Following are the official attendance
and receipts for today's game:
Total attendance, 1927. Total receipts,
s20,676. Division: National Commission,
$aO6f; players, 11,165; two clubs, STAB.
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