The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-20
HARMONY In
THE TEAM
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Ferd. Drumm Wants 70 All :
Star Bunch.
.l1s
In The GAME TO WIN
Marion's Team Works Like
Clock Work.
The Genial Manager of the Lime
Burners Soliloquises Before a
Youngstown Writer.

During the recent visit of the
Lime Burners at Youngstown Fred
Syphcr of the Telegram had the
following interesting column of
dope that will be read with in
terest by Marion fans:
There's a mighty difference I'M
managing this team and the all-star
team of last season." remarked
Ferd DIumm during tanning bee
Thursday afternoon. cit was sell
dom that the whole team went into
u gare Iass season if the weather
was the least bit bad. Every man
imagined he was n star and the
way they said they would not 90
ont when it was cold or wet made
argument useless, while there isn't
Il man on the team this year who
wouldn't go out in snow storm.
Hereafter just as soon as a
player tells me he won't play be-
cause the weather is bad / will make
n move to get a man for his place.
Last seasons stars taught me
lesson Harmony and willingness
are as essential as batting and
fielding TO have winning ball
team. Give me the poorer but more
willing players and take the stars
who think they are stars. +"
"If ever | felt sorry For the
fans of my home city it was after
the opening game of the season at
Marion in which we were beaten
by New Castle 7 TO 0. The whole
city was out to see the game pre-
pared to cheer MS on TO victory and
they did cheer until we were hope
lessly beaten" said the Marion
Leader.
81 seemed 10 me as though they
were thinking tne team we have
pinned nur faith in Will not be
in the race after all, and that night
the people looked as though tnerc
had heon death in every home.
They are loyal lot at Marion
though. Next day they were ont
but instead Of being confident they
were hopeful. Let me say right
here that there are no better fans
in the league than those at Mar
ION. There is hardly man in the
town who don't feel it his duty to
get out and root for the home
team. In proportion to its ppula-
tion Marion has more fans than
any city in the circuit. f"
Charlie Luskey, is the smallest
regular catcher in the league.
"Lusk" hardly tips the scale at
$50. but what he lacks in weight
and statute is made up for in the
way he rs put up. The little back
stop is one of the strongest men
in the league. He Is one of those
ball players who always takes care
of himself and is n fine athlete.
"Kaiser" Wilhelm will be the
best left handler in the league. was
Ferd Drumm's dope last winter and
u looks as though the little south
paw win fulfill all. the gloring
boosts given by his chief. "Kais-
err has been topping them all.
His last performance was in the
opening game at Akron which he
took from Cecil Armstrong by a l
TO 0 score. Akron was not shot
to pieces and on the toboggan then
either.
Tim Flood il in full command Of
the team on the field, even to elect
ing who is TO pitch. Drumm Is
only office on the lot is to coach.
or course Ferd takes a hand when
his and TINS IDEAS on play diff
fer. but it is seldom that the vet
eran third baseman would not fight
along the same lines as his chief.
"Outlaws' wouldn't be bad
nickname Of Marion. There are
three eX-Trlstate outlaws on the
team Farrell, Idndcmann and Tate
and all three are good ones.
catterplllar's Hearty Appetite.