The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-06
SMOKE JUSTUS
POUNDED HARD
Diggers Win in Sixth and
& Seventh Frames.
BURK IN GOOD FORM
Finger Starts Badly but gets
Better Each Inning.
Justice Hurt In Eighth Retires :
Anderson and 0'Dsy Pinch Hit.
tefs- rate Makes Great Play

Il took the Diggers just six in-
nings to get to Smoke Justus at
Webb park yesterday afternoon and
when they got there they did IL
with such a vim that in the sixth
and sevnth innings the game was
sewed up. Untll that time Lancaster
had all OF the luck. After that the
Golden Goddess favored Marion.
IL was another pretty contest
see. Full OF exciting moments the
that big crowd was privileged to
game kept the big crowd ON edge
even to the last moment when a
Lank rally threatened.
Smoke Justus again went against
the Diggers but he was not the same
.Justns OF old Perhaps he has been
oyerworked but more likely it is
the same old story of the pitcher"
going to the well too often. Smoke
got his. And II was noticeable that
the tantalizing smile that he is wont
to wear was missing after Marion
got started.
SANFORD Burk heaved for our
boys and though he got started bad
he pulled together and held the
hard hitting l!anks from crossing the
danger point until the ninth frame
when ne allowed two hits but tigh-
tened up and retired the side.
Brown, the midget second sack
er of the Ianks opened up ON Burk
by lacing out single In the first
and Eichberger sacrificed Heller
lifted little one into right center.
Both IIotshaw and Ketter started
alter Il and a collision almost re-
suited. the bah falling safe while
Brown went over the rubber with
the first count of the game. Humph-
reys lined one into right field that
looked good for two bases until
katter made a dash and nailed It..
Carter and Calhoun both worked
Burk for passes. With the bricks
full GCwdy grounded 20 Burk and
the danger was passed for the time
In the second the lanks again
threatened but that was all. The
third was productive OF another tai
ly for the callers. Humphreys
opened with q single 10 the middle.
Carter sacrificed and when Lot
shaw lett Calhouns hard grounder
BET through him Humphreys scor-
ed. Piper nailed one towards right
neld that looked like a safety un-
I'll Tate went over towards second
ann made O pretty stop Burk did
not cover first SO Tate, running fas,
ana seeing that Piper was likely &c
beat him, Slid headfirst into the base
Touching II fraction OF a second
ahead OF Piper who had also hit the
dirt. ID was one OF the headiest al
well as the prettiest plays ever pull
ed or on the local lot and the fans
ohowed their appreciation.
3 II Is doubtful II the Diggers ever
had so many chances TO count in &
game without taking advantage o
them. In the first five innings thu
hrst man up got one. IL was only
Once that he was not sacrificed Il
second yet the Diggers could no
hit Justus into safe territory with
runners In position to score. Tha
". they could not until the sixth.
In that frame Tate led off with /;
cracking double to left and Kettle
walked. Lotshaw poled one TO righ
that looked good until Carter grab
bed II after a hard run. Tate ad
vanced to third on the put-out AM
Ketter Immediately pilfered second
Anderson was the right man in tn
right place and his little lift owe
the infield which was drawn In b
get the runner at the plate, fell SAT
and Tate and Ketter scored. An
defson went to second when Cal
houn threw TO the rubber TO ge
Ketter
III was in the lucky seventh tina
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