The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-06
DICCERS In
Old TIME FORM
Timely Swattipg Takes Two
From Portsmouth.
JOHNS TRIES IT TWICE
Is Effective in Neither Con-
test.
WilmOt and Lucas Heave Well and
Deserve TO Win-Two with Pof q
mouth Again Today.

Swatting the bail whenever il was
necessary and playing gingery
game in the field, the Diggers took A
brace at Webb park yesterday af-
ternoon and won two nice games
from Portsmouth Two games in one
dly-more than the club has won al
together in the past ten days.
There was some class to that slug
ging. There were but few moments
when the result OF either game was
in doubt. The first game was sewed
up early in the fray ana until the
ninth when Portsmouth started a
rally, the visitors never looked to
have chance.
In second contest Portsmouth
started in early and luck combi-
nation of stlll 1uckler lits gave
them two runs, But he niggers
came right back and clouted the
leather until the result Of the con-
test was evident to all
FIRST GAME.
AL Wilmot worked for tire Diggers
In the first game and as the contest
progressed 1t commenced to look
more and more like "no hitter" for
the Finger. For five frlmes not a
caller even reached first. There was
nothing that even threatened to be
lit secured on Al. In the sixth Ruh,
the clever short stop OF the Night
Riders smashed long ny to right
that the wind carried over the wall
and Portsmouth had It's first hit and
FIRST run of the game.
For the Night Riders. Their best
was In the box. Johns was slammed
hard by the Diggers at every oppor-
tunity during the first part of the
game. but toward the close the big
fellow tightened up considerably and
,J'ter the fourth inning the locals
could not count. A single by Tate
was the only safety secnred during
the last four periods that Marion
faced the HEAVIER.
After OlDay had whitfield in the op.
enlng round Jennings dropped
Wolre's fly in left. LaRue whitfield
but the mighty Ketter was there with
the lumber and his crack over the
right field fence produced two runs
Coming on the heels OF the stump
uhat the Dlggers have been In this
mighty drive and the renewed conr-
age II gave the club was thoroughly
appreciated by the large crowd.
To open the next frame Wilson
singled but when Anderson famed
trying to sacrifice. Wilson made a
Try for second and was caught, ODay
doubled to start tie ball a-rolling
in the next but was not advanced,
Some doings of note happened In the
fourth when the game was really
made safe. Ketter opened with a
pretty single 10 center. Tate laid
down a bunt and when Johns threw
to force Ketter at second Rub missed
the peg, letting Ketter go to third
while Tate rested on first. Tate
closed the gap by swiping second.
Ketter scored ard Tate went TO
third when Crockett rolled one 10
Moeller and Wilson came along with
Ms second smash, scoring Tate. Just
10 show that he had not lost any OF
his speed or daring during his alb
sence from the game Wilson stole
second and then third. Neither An
derson nor Wilmot could bring him
the remainder of the journey. That
was all OF the scoring the Diggers did
but It proved to be an ample suftic-
iency.
After that home run smasn in the
sixth Wllmot held the callers safe
until the ninth. Burke opened that
frame with a sharp drive TO left. Tate
had some difficulty in recovering the
hall and Burk made second. Spencer
who has been III for several weeks,
bltted for Jennings and his single
scored Burke. Spencer went to sec
Ond when Tate thre- 10 the plate too
late to get Burke Nagel waited
and Wllmot gave him four wide
ones. At this stage, fearing that
| Wllmot might not be able to hold
the callers until the side was retired,
| ODay sent in Lucas to finish the
game. LaRue gathered in Moeller's
| foul lift and Wilson caught Totman's
sharp clout 10 right. II was all ov-
er when O'Dly grabbed Doon's hot
| grOunder.