The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-19

NOOO0y pal0 mucn attention to
Adams. He was a newcomer. who
had Joined the team In the spring.
and had been worked only rarely.
That he would figure in the series was
not considered by any one.
But Manager Clarke. always a
shrewd Judge of bail players and
handler Of men, had found out that
the youngster not only had a lot Of
stuff" but also was gifted with the
kind of nerve t., Ut did not finch in
a big crisis.
To the amazement Of the sporting
world. 1t was Adams Who was SEN out
to face the hard-hitting Cobb, Craw-
ford. Delehanty, and the remainder
Of the Tigers.
What was still more surprising. he
back for another one, which he also
captured.
The series drew down to a fine An
ish. Detroit (unable to land on Adj
ans. walloped the other Pirate pitch
ers. and after six games had been play
ed the teams were tied at three VIC
tories, and the issued narrowed down
to the seventh contest.
In this crisis Manager Clarke did
not hesitate for an instant. and 1t was
to his youngster pitcher. Babe Adams.
already the winner Of two games. that
he Entrusted the task Of pitching 1.-THE
deciding contest.
Adams did about everything requir-
ed Of a twirler, for he BANKED the OPP
position, pitching his best ball of the
series. the score being so. These
three victories made Adams the hero
Of this series.
It was Johnny Kings great catching
that caused the discontinue Of the
Detroit team in 1907. This was the
first year that Hughey Jennings man.
aged the Tigers. and he took a team
that was in the second division and
carried 1t with a. rush to the cham
pionship.
lean league race were based largely
on hitting. Cobb. Crawford. Rossman
and Davy Jones were all especially
skilled in the hit-and-run play, and
Detroit expected to use it largely in
the series against the Cubs.
Broke up Hit-and.Ru
But they reckoned without Killing. II
Is essential for the successful execu.
ton Of the hit-and-run play that the
catcher be fooled, for If he is wise, he
can break up the play any time, mere
ly by signing o a waste ball, having
the pitcher pitch a ball too wide fol-
the batter to reach it, and then throw.
ing out the base runner, or by having
the ball pitched where it is certain ia
be hit in a certain direction, and by
signals having a man waiting in the
right spot to field the drive.
If Detroit could have fooled Kline
their hit-and-run would have worked
the American league clubs, but Killing
aided by Tinker and Evers, outguessed
the Detroit hitters, b~ase-runners and
coaches all the time. and thus made
htt-and-run futile. Thus deprived Of
their star play, Detroit had no scorini
machine and was ridiculously easy.
Robe Hero in 1905.
George Robe vas the hero in 1905
He was only a utility player, and new.
or would have got into the game had
not Tannehill been injured. This com.
PEELED a switch that placed Robe a,
third.
In the first game the teams were
tied. when Robe tripled, and scored
the winning run on a bad return.
In the third game Robe again rose
to the occasion with a triple. the bases
being full On this occasion, and the
drive sending in three runs, all thai
were scored in the game, for Walsh
BANKED the Cubs.
Robes experience was pathetic in
this respect. that he never again did
anything of note. He was carried all
through the season of 1907, but he hi
SO poorly that in 1908 he was relegated
to the minors. All his worlds series
joy was crowded into a short space OF
time.
, Mathewson was the lion Of the 1905
series, when he shut out the Athletic.
three times. a record never equaled In
the history of any interleague series.
Dineen and Young sharing the
pitching in 1903 and beating out Pitts.
burg. after the Pirates had started b,
winning the first three games, shared
between them the glory Of the first
worlds series between National and
American league teams.
Now 1t is up to 1912 to add a new
name to the gallery.