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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1909
Page
18
A chaotic baseball game ends tied as Pirates force extra innings. Summers blanks Battlers, Clarke sacrifices, Wagner fouls off pitches, and Adams scores in a chaotic sequence with multiple baserunners.
Detroit will host the seventh game to decide the series after a coin toss by the league commission. Pittsburg favored Detroit to win to justify the move and counter accusations of manipulated games. Jennings and Mullin expected to start again with Camnitz possibly pitching if well, as the outcome hinges on tomorrow's result.
Weather could help Jennings give Donovan another chance as Detroit hosts game seven. Wild Bit remains a unreliable weather pitcher. Attendance lags by about ten thousand due to inclement conditions. Pirates and Cardinals players receive praise for fielding and speed. Summers and Adams duel on the mound, with Adams shown as a rising talent. Tommy Leach escapes a fence mishap, while Bobby Byrne and Dave Jones key hits and base running help the Pirates in a windy center field environment.
A detailed ball by ball recount shows Detroit and Pittsburgh trading innings with early leads and defensive plays. Key moments include Cobb and Crawford advancing on hits, Leach and Clarke stealing bases, and Wagner and Moriarty contributing for both sides as the game evolves into a close contest.
Detroit visitors propose even money bets for the fifth game as Pittsburg keeps odds tight. Detroit needs a win to force the world championship, with Pittsburg favored 3 to 2 in some lines and 4 to 5 in others. Limited bets come despite rising concerns over illness and weather in Michigan.
Special to The Washington Post from Pittsburg Pa Oct 15 1909 Charley Murphy of the Chicago club must pay the fine within three days after the national commission ruled tampering with Playar Peffery of the Toronto club. The commission warned protection for his club could be withdrawn and players free to sign elsewhere if he refused. The commission also addressed an article in a local paper alleging the world series was a frame up to profit clubs. They questioned the paper owner, issued a letter urging full investigation and asserting the article’s insinuations were unfounded. The note urged publicity if the claims proved true, and warned of consequences if the article was correct.
Special to The Washington Post reports a heated dispute between Chicago owner Wunsphy and the national baseball commission over the Pfeffer case culminating in Murphy paying the imposed fine within two hours after being informed of the decision. He declined further discussion. The piece then shifts to a Detroit versus Pittsburgh game recap noting fielding errors and notable plays by Delehanty and Schmidt, with Wasner sustaining a kidney hit but continuing after a two-base effort.
The Washington College of Law started its post graduate program in a new hall at 1317 New York Avenue with Dean Massey introducing Paca Oberlin as graduate work director. Faculty members outlined courses in corporation law private formation, interstate commerce, municipal corporations, international law, administrative law, Roman and English common law, and advanced study plans for the year.
Probate filings disclose William Columbus Johnson estate valued around 1000 with 100 to a lone relative Charles H Johnson. Samuel T Morsell and Annie M Shaw wills note assets for heirs and spouses, with stock set aside for a grandson. Lavena King leaves entire estate to Norman L King, named executor in her 1908 will.
Two 12 year old Maury School sixth graders from Maury School walked about 10 miles to Barcroft Virginia on Tuesday with a friend, seeking chestnuts. They claimed mistreatment at school and said they were escaping, but returned home by afternoon after being escorted back by Mr Tilett.
A blessing of the babes will be performed at 4 PM at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart on Park Road and Fourteenth Street. The act of consecration will be recited, followed by benediction of the blessed Sacrament. The ceremony will be led by Father William J Enns S J assisted by Fathers Fox Mulry and Joseph McGee.
Weather bulletin from the Weather Bureau Washington reports unsettled conditions in the Great Lakes region with showers. Cooler air settles. temperatures rise slowly west and central regions while lake areas remain cool and variable. Forecasts call for unsettled weather across the lake region and Ohio Valley with westerly winds and varying sunshine on the East Coast.
In Annapolis and Washington, counsel for Mrs Sutton report the case remains at a standstill as federal action is uncertain. Rumors swirl of possible civil or federal investigations, with attorney Van Dyke in Annapolis consulting James Owens while Mrs Sutton waits for court action.
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