The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-23
HAPPENINGS IN THE @ %.
W @ BASE BALL WORLD

itors looked like a home run bang,
and the ball was sailing towards the
score board, smash 1t hit the top of
the fence, and darted back into the
yard. 1t was great hit and luck
for once gave the locals the glad
grin.
"Luskey caught a nice game II he
did have four passed balls. Some that
passed in the innings were the kind
that duck as spit ball does and a
catcher can hardly be criticized for
letting them get away occasionally.
"rooley's capture of AIiddleton's
fly back of second in the ninth was
one of the plays that fans and players
talk about i'm tanning bees. The ball
was hit in the air, It looked good for
a single, and had Lone Star Leaguef
written all over it. It was too far
back for Clever. Mister Tooley came
dashing along. Just as he was about
to step over the foul line, he stretched
forwards and grasped the ball. Tooley
was going at top speed all the time,
and the catch had the bleachers on
their feet in minute cheering.
Fans might as well take notice OF
that man Ferrell. He is an old
Tri-Stater and has been hitting the
ball for fair"
Marion Is the surprise of the league
this season The players have been
hitting the ball hard and often and
have pulled into second place by good
work New Castle Herald.
The same IS true of Lancaster. The
Lanks have a ball club and very
fast one. At thecommencement OF
the season, It was thought they might
be weak in the pitchers box, as sew
eral good men were lost by draft. but
Manager James Breen seems to have
filled up the holes with men who
can deli7er the goods.
At GAINESVILLE Tuesday Ace Stewart
was banished from the field a blue
coat escorting him to the gate. Ace
became too abusive on the coaching
lines. Ed Lauzon was called down,
too. In the evening Spit was sus-
pended for week by President
Richard Guy for his conduct during
the game.
The two new players who seem TO
have done the most toward relnforc-
ing Ferd Drumm's aggregation are
Hughey, Tate and Catcher Shafor
Tate has been played in left field thus
far this season and will probably
continue to hold down that position
lAlthough Shafor has seldom worked
any place but behind the bat, Drumm
played him on first during the few
days that Bob Lindemann was out OF
the game, with splendid success.
Both men are hitters. and when
they are in the game. II isn't offer
that ones eye can wander over 3
base ball summary without seeing
their names lined up alongside the
! Two Base Hits" or Three -Bas,
Hits signs. Tate is a veteran bal
player, and Is, perhaps, as good 9
man as Ferd has in his entire outfit
I-Akron Beacon-Journal.
Tim Flood, third baseman aud cap
tain of the Marion team, and Dlcl
Breen are tOwnsmen and live on tn,
same street in Brooklyn. CLEVELAND
and Pittsburg boys ofte- meet. but 4
Is seldom that two players from {
city as far away aud as big as Brook
lyn get together in the o. and p
lots.
Dick and Tim held u long fannini
bee OF home and old times at th'
Colonial Thursday afternoon. Boil
began baseball in the same way, OIL
the lots of the Brooklyn city league
and both began as third baseman
Flood has stuck to his original posi-
tion, while Dick has had equal sue
cess all over the inheld and ha'
played every position but Arg sine,
graduating from the backlots. =
Youngstown Telegram.
Under fine likeness of Manage
Drumm, the Akron Beacon-Journa
says
" Cap East IS certainly glad Il
have escaped from this mans town
Ferd has team this year which 1
going to make any outfit in tn
circuit hustle to cop the flag
AFTER THOUGHTS.
OF Tuesdays game at New Castle
the Herald says;
Sixteen bases on balls; Burke 0, an
; Steen Z.
That's about the record for thl
league this season
Ferd Drumm wore that Statistic
smile Smith did not
In the fourth inning, Burke re
tired the side having strike outs.
He also accomplished this feat /