The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-16
LOADING
FOR FINISH
Big Times Expected This
Week.
NEWARK HAS ADVANTAGE
In Remaining Games to be
Played,
Race in the o. and =. a Very Ex-
citing One-Thee Teams Can win
Pennant. Z

There's going TO be a lively
scramble for outside players during
the present week in the Ohio anc
Pennsylvania league. Akron having
set precedent of "loading up
with imported talent, other clubs
will follow the example and the
finish most likely will give fans
in this, league the fastest ball they
have ever seen.
When Akron "borrowed" few
players from the p. O.. M. the 9th
.er clubs set up howl and asked
President c.. Ii. Morton for a rul-
ing. He decided that imported tai
'ent could play, so the only thing
left for the other pennant con
tenders was to get out and grab off
Ia few good ones themselves.
Youngstown imported Bill Glass
burner, late Of Niles, Sharon, Steu-
henville and elsewhere, because Bill
had it on some of the teams, par
ticularly Akron, Manager Sam
Wright, who is backed by fey
real estate and steel millonaires
in Youngstown, promises TO get
scme good ones from the American
association and Central leagues this
week as those seasons end today
ln the days Of the old Protective
asscciatin, when Niles was still on
the sRtrt map, that town and
Youngstown engaged i'll windup
that was better than anything seen
in minor league for many moons
Niles had been handing defeat to
Youngstown and Warren regularly
and when the season was two
weeks from finished, the losing
teams got some big fellows. War
rem, which is the home of Leon
Ames, landed that promising young
man along with "Iron Man" Me-
Ginnity when he was in his prime,
and few other choice athletes.
Then Youngstown got Billy Phyle
and q lot of Central league stars
and a great series resulted.
That is just what is likely to re-
suit this year in the o. and p.
and it looks as though the team
with the longest purse strings
would have the best chance of be.
ing IN at the finish.
With two weeks remaining New.
ark has a decided advantage in the
schedule, Although Akron and
Youngstown passed the leaders dur.
l1g the last week, yet the arrange.
ment of games fT the final fort
night gives Berryhill's team bic
advantage over the other clubs.
Newark will have six games with
Marion, six with Mansfield and
TWO with Lancaster. The Marion
games should be easy, while Mans.
field is likely to put up a slightly
harder break.
Youngstown has the advantage of
playing three games with Akron and
Wllie these are coming off Newark
is likely to slip into the lead again.
youngstown has six with Newcastle
which should be easy for the
Champs. Then there are four with
Sharon. ~
Akron has three with Youngstown
and six with Sharon, and four
with New Castle.
And that's the situation. If the
tail end teams are as easy 10 defeat
as they have been all season and
Youngstown and Akron break even
of their series, the advantage will
be with Newark. However, should
either Akron or Youngstown make
a clean sweep of the series between
themselves, either would have a
little better than an equal chance
with Newark.
1t is quite complex situation
and one that should keep the o.
and, p. fans Gn edge till the last
game is played.
Lancaster ends the season two
weeks hence with two games Will
Newark, and those two may decide
the pennant Next to winning frs
place for themselves, the Lank'
could find 10 greater pleasure thar
downing Newark and putting then
out of the running at the finish
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