The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-06-17
MIDDLETON GETS BUSY
Carries off Batting Honors of
the Day.
Humphreys Turns the Trick in the
.Ninth--Johns and White Driven
to the Woods.
tBy II. e. cassldyD

| IiHcdSleT, June la SluSBluS
match filled with sensational field
ling and many other plays seldom seen
on ball lot was pulled out of the
fire in the ninth inning Saturday az
ternoon when Humphreys in
the ninth slammed one
against the fence wit two men on
and two out, and one Leeded TO w,n.
The Danks carried OFF the honors AMI
came out on the right side OF an s
TO Z score. In all five pitchers were
used in the greatest game pulled off
at League park this season.
1t was one OF those heart break
ing contests ana the fans we're given
numerous opportunities to show their
appreciation of the fast work OF the
Lanks. and also root for them cca-
tinually to keep them in the lead.
only one inning was finished with
Marion in the lead but that was soon
loyercome and in their last half OF the
ninth they forged ahead, much TO
delight OF the larges, Saturday crowd
that has witnessed game here this
season.
| After the fifth inninf the fans
lwere given numerous opportunities to
let their hopes raise only 20 have
them dashed on the told gray stones
lby some sensational stunt pulled off
by Drumm's Lime Burners and some
extra heavy sticking. Plays that will
probably not be seen on the local
lot again this season were pulled 1if
and the game will probably he the
greatest one this season.
Johns, the south paw, who hal
been so effsctlve againsi Marion there
was placed in TO take the third gams
Of the series which mad been an even
break so far, lie started off like II
winner.
Manager Drumm decided to use Will
helm, and thereby hnngs a tale
Esowu made dSnky infield hit
through him and Locke sacrificed
Two more hits we're made in sue
cesslon OFF him, Brown scoring oa
an error. Drumm waved him to the
bench and Burk, the Columbus la1,
with the big reputa;ion was stuck in
Ito pull the g,.me out of the fire
But the big chief was too much for
him and drove one agninst the fence
clearing the bases.
But Johns was due 10 have hi,
trouble. In the third they hopped o.,
him and again in the fourth and in
the NTH White, who had been taken
out the day before, was stuck In 10
keep the visitors from winning. He
LASTED one third of an inning nnd
Walter Justus, the old reliable was
stuck in and he pitched the game
out holding the hard hitting Lime
Burners down in great style.
IL was a day for everybody to clout
the ball and they all took advantage
or 1t as the score VIII show. The
batting Of Middleton, who made four
hlts out OF five times I'D was the fe,-
ture OF the game The Big CHIEF
was really responsible for winnin /,
lthe game as he cleared the bases IN
the first and made catch IN the
fourth with two down and two oa
that would have meant two for Mar
ion had he missed -.
In the first, brown roned ono
through Wilhelm. Locke sacrificed
him ElsIon rolled one down the
flrst base line and ON an error by
Middleton, Brown scored Heller sing
led Into right and Foy drew a frse
pass Nefeai hooked one aeainst the
Icen'eiI Held fence Tor two ,saoka
lclearing the bases. Raftis flew out To
[Tafe and the Indian attempted to get
back to second but It was too late.
| Luskey led off with double ia
me third Bnrk flew out. Myiett ann
Flood both walked and Farrell singled
scoring Luskey and Mylett. Tate
drove one to Raftls and Flood was
touched out and the latter retire al
first.
IN the fourth Di'brige singled and
FOX made perfect throw to secon
but Humphreys dropped the bali.
Middleton singled ktd Dalgarn sIhs,
led scoring Dlthtldgc. The next three