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THE AUGUSTA SUNDAY HERALD’ VOLUME XIV., No. 290. PIRATES DEFEATED TIGERS FOR WORLD’S CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY TIGERS LOST LAST GAME TO PIRATES Hardest Fought Series in History of Baseball Ends in Victory For National Leaguers. “BABE” ADAMS GETS LION’S SHARE Pittsburg Put it on the Tigers From the Time First Ball-Was Thrown. DETROIT, Mich. —Pittsburg won tho world's baseball championship at Bennett Park Saturday by defeating Detroit by the overwhelming score of 8 to 0 in the seventh and decisive game of one of the greatest battles ever fought for the world’s title. This gives the National League champions the victory by the count of four games to three. To Charles Adams, the phenomenal young pitcher from the Louisville American association team, belongs the lion’s share of the credit for the victory. Saturday’s victory was his third victory of the series and he held Detroit safely throughout the en tire game. He allowed but six hits and in only one inning—the fourth — did Detroit get more than one safety. Adams allowed only one base on balls and in four innings he retired the hard hitting American Leaguers in one, two, three order. ATTENDANCE WAS SMALL. The crowd was a distinct disap pointment as there were only 17,562 paid admissions. The reoepits were $19,677. This brings the total attend ance for the seven games up to 145,- 444, and the total receipts to SIBB,- 802.50. The two twirlers upon whom De uuit had “punieu its faith in winuiug the greatest series were lacking when the critical time came. “Wild Bill” Donovan lived up to his nickname by passing six batters and hitting another in the first two innings. While this lack of control allowed Pittsburg to score only two runs, it had an effect, on the Detroit defense, tionovan al lowed a two-bagger and a single in the third, but a snappy double play stopped Pittsburg from scoring. MTTLLIN SUPPLANTED BILE DONOVAN. George Mulltn was sent In to bat for Donovan in the third Inning and took np the pitching after that. The Detroit "Iron Man” was unequal to the task of pitching four games of the seven and was easy for the Pitts burg batters after Donovan had given them their start. Mullln was hit hard in the fourth and sixth and Pittsburg soon piled up a command ing lead. PLAY WAS FIERCE IN EARLY INNINGS. The play was fierce in the early Innings, but Detroit, grew discour aged as inning aftef Timing went hy and It could not score on Adams, while Mulltn was helpless In holding the National League champions. Rob ert Byrne and George Moriarity were Injured in a collision at third in the first inning and both were forced to leave tne game, although Moriarity remained un until after he had hit a two-bagger in the second. TWO—TIGERS LOST The outlook for Detroit was decid edly dark from the first ball pitch ed. , Donovan was wild as he pitch ed a couple of balls to Byrne and then hat him. Leach sacrificed, Don ovan to Tom Jones, and then came the play at third which resulted in the injuries to Byrne and Moriarity. Clarke drew a base on balls and stole second. Wagner also drew a pass and Miller forced Wagner at second, Bush to Delehanty, ending the in ning. POOR WORK OF DONOVAN. The poor work of Donovan was even more pronounced in the second and Pittsburg was presented with two runs. Abstein opened by draw ing a b&ae'on balls, and stole second, Wilson bunted in front of the plate and Abrtein beat the throw to third, while Wilson was safe on first. Gib son popped to Bush, but Adams was given another pass and the bases were full. Hyatt sent a sacrifice fly to Crawford and Abstein scored. Leach received another base on balls and the bases were again full. Still another pass was given to Clarke and he forced Wilson across tbe plate. Cobb saved Detroit by making a great catch of a hard drive br;.Wagper, TherV was no scoring in the third, but it was prevented by a double play. Miller opened with a siDgie to cen ter and went to third when Abstein drove a two-bagger into left held. Wilson hit a bounder to Bush and Bush’s throw--*) Schmidt caught Mil ler at the plate. Abstein got too far off second base and was doubled up, Schmidt to Delehanty. fJtoson forced Wlison, Bush to Delehanty and the Inning was ended. M allin went on the slab in the fourth but hr was unable to stem the tide of Pittsburg scores. Hyatt drew a base on balls and moved to second, on Leach’s single to left Clarktf sacrificed both runners along Mullin to Tom Jones. Wagner was purposely passed in order to bring up Miller. Miller upset the Detroit calculations by singling to right, scoring Hyatt, and Leach and sand ing Wagner to third. Miller stole second but Mullin showed a short flash of his form of the previous games of the series by striking out Abstein, ending the inning. Pittsburg went out in order in the fifth but scored three is the sixth. After Haytt went out Leach hit to left for two-bases and Clarke walk ed Wagnor then smashed a three bagger to left and scored on D. Jones’ bad throw to third, sending Leach and Clarke in ahead of him. One more run was added to the Pittsburg total in he eighth. With one out Clarke was given his fourth base on balls and stole second. Wag ner flied to Crawford but Crawford dropped 'Miller's fly and Clarke scored while Miller went to second. D. Jones prevented the possibility ot more runs by making a spectacular catch of Abstein’s hard drive. Detroit threatened only two or three times. With one out in the second Delehanty walked and went to third on Moriarity’s two-bagger to right but Tom Jones and Schmidt were easy. In the fourth Delehanty put a sin gle in right with one out, and O’Leary popped to Wagner. Tom Jones sent another safe hit into the same place, putting Delehanty on second, hut Schmidt’s bounder to Leach forced Delehanty at third. Schmidt put a two-bagger to left with two out in the seventh, and Dele harty did the same thing with two out ni the ninth, but neither man got any further. The official score follows: Detroit. AB. R. H. P.O. A. E. D Jones, If 4 0 1 3 0 i Bush, ss 3 0 0 2 5 U Cobb, rs 4 0 0 2 0 0 Crawford, cf 4 0 0 3 0 1 Delehanty, 2b .... 3 0 2 3 3 0 Moriarity, 3b X 0 1 1 0 0 O’Leary, 3b .. * ..3 0 0 2 1 0 T. Jones, lb ...» ..4 0 1 8 0 0 Schmidt, c 3 1 3 2 0 Donovan, p .... ..0 0 0 0 1 0 n [L , | *J Q O Q Q J Totals 32 0 6 27 14 2 Pittsburg. AB.R. H. P.O. A. E. Byrne, 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hyatt, of .. .. ....3 1 0 0 0 0 Leaoh, 3b.. ......8 2 2 4 2 0 Clarke, If.. .......0 2 0 5 0 0 Wagner, ss H 1 1 3 3 0 Miller, 2b .. ..6 0 2 3 0 0 Abstein, lb # 1 1 10 0 0 Wilson, rs ..4 1 0 0 0 0 Gibson, c .. 6 0 2 2 1 0 Adams, p .... ....3 0 0 0 4 0 Totals 30 8 8 27 10 0 Score Tty lnings: R. Detroit 000 000 000—0 Pittsburg 020 203 010—8 Summary: Two-base hits, Mort ality, Schmidt, Delehanty, Abstein, Leach, Gibson. Three base hit, Wag ner. Hits off Donovan 2, in 3 in nings, off Mullin 6 in 6 innings. Sac rifice hits, Leach, Wilson, Clarke, Adams. Sacrifice fly, Hyatt. Stolen banes, Clarke 2, Abstein, Miller. Dou ble plays, Bush to Schmidt to Dele hanty. Left on bases, Detroit 7; Pittsburg 10. First base on bails, by Donovan 6; Mullin 4; Adams 1. First on errors, Pittsburg L Hit by pitcher, by Donovan (Byrne.) Adams (Bush.) Struck out by Muliin 1; Adams 1. Time 2:05. Umpires, O’Loughiin, Johnstone, Evans and Klem. TECH MURDERED 11. OF SJAROLI ATLANTA, Ga.—Tech overwhelmed the University of South Carolina foot ball eleven Saturday by the Bcore of 69 to 0. The score at the end of the first half was Tech 48, South Carolina 0. Tech used all her subs In the second half and pluyed mainly a kicking game, In order to get practice on the defen sive. Line up and summary: Tech Position S. Carolina, Artley Smith ...Murdaugh Left End McDowell, Donkle .. .. .. .. ..Waring Left Tackle Spalding, Baird .'.Bowls I.eft Guard Burt, Leob .. Mobley. Boye Center Coleman, Black ....Sbarpton Right Guard Patterson, Coney ». .. .. ..Brown Right Tackle Jenkins, Duncan .. Deepartes, Blackman Melts Right End Wilson, Herault Cain Quarter back Leuhrman Beverly Lei i Halfback Davis (Cnptj, Lewis, Legg Hammond, (CapL) Right Halfback Hill, Lewis McNair Full Back Summary: Referee, Jameson, of Pur due. Umpires, Raines, of Bewanee. Head Linesman, Jamison, of Dewitt Clinton. Time of hsOees 22 and 20 rrrfmjtes. Touchdown, Davis <%). Hill, Wilson, McDowell, Artley, Patterson <2l Duncan. Goals (rom touchdowns, Wilson W). AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 17, 1909. STILE! KETGHELL, MIDDLEWEIGHT The great middleweight from Michigan, who went twelve rounds with Johnson, in Colma, Sat urday, and gave the negro a good run for his money SPORTITORIAL Saturday was one of th e most eventful days In the history of the sporting world, and in almost every event things turned out unfavor able to local fans, and not altogether what local fans expected. Pittsburg defeated Detroit by the overwhelming score of 8 to 0. Johnson accidentally knocked Ketchell out in the twelfth round. Se wanee failed to score In the game against Princeton. Clemson failed to defeat tile University of Alabama. The defeat of the Tigers can be attributed to but one cause, “Babe” Adams had the goods, and the former terrtfio hitters of the American League (“Ty” Cobb Included) failed to locate hi ß speedy delivery. An other cause for the loss of the game can be attributed to the inability of Schmidt to “cut ’em off at second.” It was also too cold for “Wild Bill” Donovan to do anything, but give bases on balls, and see how many of the Pitsburg players he could hit on the noodle. Mullin was sent in to relieve Donovan, but even the “Iron Man" failed to deliver the good® and was hit heavily. Despite the fact that the Pirates and the Tigers had previously played a pretty erven game, with a shade of the advantage In favor of the Tigers, the Pirates evened it up, scoring the most decisive victory of the series. Many have attributed it to a plain case of hard luck while others attribute it to the Plraes having a better team. We at* inclined to attribute it to hard luck on the part of the Tigers. For Instance. It Is well known fan. that Cobb Is the best player In the American league, and that he Is as good a player as Wagner. Tnke the show ing he has made In this series. He has batted below the three hundred mark, and has been outclassed by Wagner In every department of the game Ho has played in hard uck. The last World’s series that the Demon Dutchman participated In (Boston, vs. Pittsburg) he went np In tbe air, and played about as bad a game as any member of the Pittsburg teem. This series he has beeing going good, while Cobb has had his “days off,” something that hap pen to every ball player. Nix. The Tigers have been going hard for about two weeks and have had a red-headed step-child's own luck to contend with. Donovan cannot pitch on a cold day. Summers Is N. G. and h<as been “Old-tklO-workedJto death for the past two weeks. The Pirates have been going good and finish ed with a good lead in the National league. They also had one of the great est twlrlers held In reserve especially for this series, and they played to the beginning of tbe series, while Detroit was talcing a rest because there was no team to play. It Is tho opinion of the 'majority of sporting men, that a seven game series Is too short to determine the supremacy of one team over another. Almost any baseball machine will get In bad for a few days and lose evert game, this performance will be followed by a rally and a winning streak. Johnson knocked Ketchell out in the twelfth round. It can hardly, he said that this was a surprise to local sports. It was supposed that the final outoome of the fight would be a victory for Johnson In from twelve to fifteen rounds. , Ketchell evidently had the big negro on his toes from beginning to ending of the fight. If Ketchell could have broken down the guard of the negro It would have only been a matter of a few minutes and the heavyweight would have been on the floor. FOOTBALL RESULTS Tulane 6; University of Mississippi 0. Alabama 4; Clemson 0. Georgia Tech 59, University of South Carolina 0. Virginia 7; Le High 11. La Fayette 22; Cwartmore 0. Pittsburg 18; Bucknell 6. Franklin and Marshall 15; Rutgers 0. Holy Crass 5; Trinity 5. Urslnus 45; Medico Chicago 0. Bowdoln 9; Philips Exeter 6. Wesleyan 15; Vermont 4. Chicago 14, Illinois 8. Minnesota 14; Nebraska 0. Michigan 33; Ohio State 6. George Washington 8; Washington Col lege of Maryland 5. St. Johns 92; Eastern College of Hamp. ton, Va., 6. Princeton Freshrnan 27; Wyoming Sem inary of Kingston, Pa., 5. Phillips and Dover 6; University of Penna Freshman 0. Washington and Lee 17; Wake For rest of North Carolina 0. Bates 18; New Hampshire 0. Mercer B; Auburn 22. V. M. I. 3; North Carolina 0. Harvard T; Maine 0. Vale 17; Army 0. Princeton 20; Sewanee 0. Paana 13| Broon 5. Bill FLUTIE Cornell 6; Fordham 12. Syracuse 11; Indiana 14. Dartmouth 18; Williams 0. Navy 8; Villa Nova 1L Amherst 8; Tufts 3. New ’Ntf;k University 29; Haverford 0. Rochester 17; Hamilton 5. King College 29; Dublin, Va. Insti tute 0. Maryland Agricultural 5; Rock Hill College 0. Central University of Danville 40; Col lege of Tennessee 0. Richmond 0; Georgetown 17. TWO WHITE MEN CUT BY ENRAGED NEGRO Jim Allen, colored, wag brought Into the barracks Saturday night and Kicked up for fighting another negro, Bhack Shepard. While the light wan In progress, Messrs. Charlie and Al lle Crawford endeavored to part the two, and Allen turned on them and Inflicted painful wounds with a knife. Neither of the Crawfords is seri ously hurt, though one of them is painfully cut NO CHANGE IN MR. O’DOWD’S CONDITION News from the heslde of Mr. M. O'Dowd late Saturday night stated that there was no change In his con dition. WEIGHT ID SIZE TDD MUCH FDD KETCHELL, 10 GAVE JDHISOI fi VERY HIHD EIGHT BIG EIEGBO BEST PLUGS! SETCH ' IK 12 ROUNDS Game Middleweight Evi dently Gave the Big Negro a Run Fox- His Money. JOHNSON WAS ON DEFENSIVE Ketchell Knocked Negro Down in the Twelfth Round, But Ho Wan Un able To Follow Up His Advantage. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.—Jack John son today retained the heavy weight pugilistic championship by knocking out Stanley Ketchel in the twelfth round. The end caino ho suddenly that when Ketchel rolled to the floor and referee Welsh counted him out, the ton thoun nnd persons crowding the arena were absolutely quiet for a full minute. Kven Johnson, who loaned ugainst the rupee half dazed by his own fall a moment beforo, did not seem to know what had happened. The climax of the flght was crowded Into 84 seconds. At the beginning of what proved to be the last round, there had been little In prececKng rounds on which to forecast the winner. The men in the centre of ring clinched and wrestled to Johnsons comer. The ne gro broke away, and poising himself, dashed at Ketchel, who sprang to meet him. Ketchel drove his right at tho black's lowered head. Johnson ducked and the blow landed behind his car. He stumbled, fell and stretched out on tho door, landing heavily. Ketchel hacked toward tho ropes with a faint smile on his battered, blood streaked face. Johnson rose Hlowly ns though dazed. As he straightened to his knees he looked at. Ketchel, and llk< a wild beast he leaped across the ten feet, that seperated them. His right fist shot to the white man’s Jaw. His left crashed to tho stomach and the right swung again with the speed of lightning, catching KetohM’s head aa lw reeled back from the onslaught. Ketchel dropped In a heap and John son, unable to stop his rush, sprawled across his beaten rival’s legs and fell full length himself. The negro sprang to his feet with n bound, hut. Kcitchol was out. Once, an the seconds were counted over him. He feebly moved h!s arms and rolled his head. Ho gave no other sign of life and his seconds picked him up from the floor barely conscious. Johnson was still dazed. He clung to the ropes and look ed about in a bewildered way. Ketchel Was Game. Ketchel was game to the core. Ou f welghed, over reached andjn every way the physleal Inferior of his gigantic op ponent, he fought a cool, well planned, gritty fight. His face wns puffed and he was bleeding at the nose and mouth before three rounds had passed, hut he kept following the negro about the ring undaunted. Johnson appeared to be holding him self back all the time. Three times only did It look as thought ho went In to knock his man out. In his dressing room after the fight Johnson said: "Ho is a good puncher and a strong man. I must say that, he has given me a sorer chin than I ever hud before," and he rubbed his swollen Jaws reflc-o. tlvely. “He can take some heavy blows," con tinued the negro. "Boe here,” and he showed one of his gloves sodden with Ketohel’s blood. There were several cuts on the leather. "That’s where 1 uppercut him In tho mouth," said John son. Ketchell said after he had recovered that a chance blow had finished Jilm. "I am In better condition than John son now,” he said. "Look at him: he Is dazed. But for that one blow, 1 1 would have beaten him." Round No. One; Tho men (lid not j ishake hands. Johnson towered above his a4ver»ary by several inches. Tho negro scored almost Immediately with a hard left to the stomach. “Make him lead,” yelled the spectators to Ketchel. Ketchel apparently was de termined to make the black lead and sparred for almost half a minute. Johnson at long range shot his left to the face twice with lightning-like rapidity. Ketchel forced the black against the ropes but the latter wrig gled away without receiving a blow. The bell rang with the men In the center of the ring. It was an ut tr rly tame round both men fighting with extreme caution Round No. Three: They sparred perfunctorily for a full 30 sec ends and then closed in, swinging right and left, at close range, Ketehol landing on the body onco with his right.. Ketchel drove his right high on the nogroe’s breast, and as they clinched Jolmson upper-out twice DAILY AND SUNDAY, $6.00 PER YEAR. JACK JOHNSON, HEAVYWEIGHT Big negro who is sched uled to meet big Jim Jef fries for the title of the championship of tho world. with his right. Tho referee separated the belligerents. They again rush ed in close, Johnson putting in short rights and lefts to the stomach. The white man upper-cut with left to the face as they broke from a clinob. Just before tbe round ended, Johnson swung his right to the Jaw. Ketchel went to his corner dancing however, and looked fresh. Round No, Four: After a sparring test Johnson rushed, in forcing tils man to the ropes and placing his arms around Ketchel, fairly carried him to the center of the ring. "Mnko him lead,” came the repeated injunction from Wlllus Britt. Ketchel missed a terrific right Hwing Intend ed for the jaw. It was a close shave foi the negro and missed him barely an inch. Johnson steadily backed away as they sparred for a lead with Ketchel following. Ketchel constantly kept teasing the big black In an ef fort to make him lead. It was a tame round characterized hy a few bursts of speed. Round No. Five: Ketchel opened witli a left, to the body to which the negro replied with two weak len -, to tbe face. Ketchel again essayed to forco Johnson to lead to which the chumplon failed to respond. Ketchel showed unexpected cleverness at blocking tho negroe’s leads whenever Johnson chose to lead. Round No. Six: Each missed a left, swing and then Ketchel landed a left to the body and followed with an other left to tho Jaw. Johnson coun tered with a left to the stomach. Johnson shot out his left catching Ketchel on both hands as the latter threw up his guard and Ketchel was sent to the floor. He was up smiling however. Johnson had a good lead to tho round and It looked as though he was holding back. In every clinch during the fight Ketchel was bent, backward by the superior weight and strength of the negro. Round No. Seven: As they closed the jaw and Ketchel used the ne groes shoulder as a mat with which to stop the flowing bhiod from his nostrils. At close quarters Johnson landed several times on tho nose and face. Suddenly Ketchel swung his left with terrific force and it caught the negro Bolldly on the Jaw raising a big lump that was perceptl- bie to the spectators. It was by far (he cleanest and best blow of the light urui the immense crowd rose to its feet yelling gleefully. Round No. Eight: Johnson’s smile had vanished when he came up. He immediately closed In, tuncTing twice with his loft on tho face. The fight ers roughed it, shoulder to shoulder son Ketchel worked in a hard right upper-cut to the jaw. The referee separated the men, Johnson landing left and right on the faco as they broke. Ketchel missed a terrific right swing and almost went through the ropes from the force of his ef fort. Ketlchel again missed a hard right swing and agnln nearly went through the ropes from ltß misdi rected force. Ketchel ran to his corner smiling while tho crowd cheered. Round No. Nine: They closed in, each landing short arm rights on the faco. Welsh was forced twice to break the iiii'n from clinches. The champ ion sent in four stinging OTwrtght lefts to tlio face but Ketchel did not j break ground. On the contrary, he rushed In hammering at the champ ion’s stomach, but his blows were smothered. Ketchel planted his left over the ribH and Johnson countered with a short loft to the Jaw. John j son again broke his left to the Jaw ! and a clinch followed. Johnson broke it lip with a nasty strnlght left to tho face and the round ended In favor ot the negro. Round No. Ten: After a clinch Johnson sent two light lefts to the stomach and quickly shifted to the jaw whore he connected twice hii,] started Ketchel spitting blood. Johnson wrestled Ketchel to the floor land then lifted him up and placed him in the center of the ring. in a mid-ring rally Johnson BPnt three stvaigtil lefts Iff Stanley’s Here mouth and nose starting the blood afresh. Johhson again wrestled and Ketchel almost went off his balance. Tohn | son, getting Ketchel against the , ropes sent a right, wnllop to the j stomach and Ketchel winced. John son patted Ketchel on the stomach with his open hands as tho hell clunged. Ketchel looked worried as : he sat In his chair between rounds. Round No. Eleven: Atrer some desultory sparring Ketchel whipped his left to the kidneys and missed two hard swings for the jaw. It was nottlceable that John's right upper cut which he used with such good ef fect In ids other fights had little es ; feet upon Ketchel. The Mlohlgandar started the great crowd cheering by landing a terrific right, almost on the Ji.w and the big black Immediately clinched and seemed content to rest, j Ketchel forced the fighting, seeking jto follow the advantage but oould j not. further penetrate tho negroeto clever defense. Ketchel was vlgor | ously cheered as he sought his cor e.er. Kctchel’s faoo was badly bat tered from the effect of the negroe’e constant left. jabs. Round No. Twelve: Ketchel sud denly rushing In sent his right to the Jaw. It struck the champion on tho juw and the big negro fell flat upon his buck and seemed to have Injured himself. Ketchel rushed right at him, but the bricky negro was waiting for him. He swung a hard right to the Jaw and quick as a flash shot a left to the body. As Kotchel fell ; backward Johnson sent, in another right to the face and the white man | went to the mat as If shot, whore he ! lav prone with blood streaming from | his mouth. He made a weak effort | to arise but fell hack again and was ! counted out. KILLS 10. MUSI STAY MI IN JAIL MIAMI, Fla.—One dny in Jail was the sentence Saturday panned on E. T. Hop klnn, convicted manslaughter, by Judge Minor Jones In the circuit court here. Lust May, Hopkins killed two men in North Miami and was convicted of manslaughter in one case and ac quhted in the other. In pronouncing sentence tho court declared the defend ant should either hare been convicted of murder or set free on a plea of self defenuo. AUBURN BEAT MERCER 23 TO 5 Auburn Wan Too Fast For tho Mercer Team, But Had Rough Time in First Half. MACON, Ga.—Anburn “defeated Mercer Saturday, 24 to 6. Auburn wicked two field goals from placement In the first half, after making fair catches of punts, and scored three touch-downs In the sec ond half. The playing of fullback Pan ton for Auburn featured the gnme, he being sent through Mercer's line mors than a score of times for good gains, Mercer scored through the perfect ex ecution of the forward pass. Mercer showed little offense, and Aubanta As fenso did not r.ustve a CsM,
