The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-09-10
BURK is UNSOLVABLE
Had Portsmouth Batters AL
ways Guessing.
Base Running of the Diggers is of
high Class-Last Game of the
Season Here Tomorrow.

opportune times the Digyers rolled
up six runs and copped the first
game of the last series on the loca!
lot while Burk, wild yet brilliant
was applying the whitewash to the
Portsmouth club.
1t was easy picking from star
&c finish. Only once did the callers
appear to be at least dangerous. That
was in the opening round, when
through a base on balls and q
scratch infeld hit they had runners
on third and second with but one
down. San Burk. though, was equal
10 the emergency and retired the
side. Ten OF the more or less mostly
less ambitious Portsmouth crowd
famed the breeze and had Burl1
heen given an even break by Umps
HandFboe several more would have
pounded. Burk passed four, hit two
and made wild heav.e In spite
OF this wildness for seven innings
but three safeties were secured off
his delivery Two of these We're in
field scratches In the eighth tho
callers secured three hits yet did
not score as Mack. the first batter
up, was caught mapping off first af-
ter he had singled
On the other hand Crichton was
no enigma to the Diggers. They
found him almost at will and eleven
safe blows were secured. Errors OF
the callers were quite numerous and
helped the Diggers in their collec.
tion OF counts. On the base paths
the locals were extremely daring
running at viii on Connolly,
rather promising young catcher who
was with Portsmouth during part
of the Ransick regime. Farrell and
Burk each stole second once. Tate
stole third and O'Day and Wilson
each stole second twice.
The doings of the first frame were
notable, indeed. Farrell got a hit
when he placed a Texas Lacquer in
center field just out Of everyone's
reach and Wclfe struck out, trying
10 bunt. In a hit and run play
O'Day laced the leather to right CEN
ter for a base, Farrell making thAfd
on the safety. The manager closed
the gap by swiping the second pillow
and both crossed the coveted goal
. when Tate polIed a blow against the
score board for two bases Neither
Ketter nor Wilson could bring him
the remainder of the way around.
At frequent intervals the Dlggers
We're on the bricks and scampering
around the paths but until the sixth
inning there was no scoring, Clich-
ton being in form in the tight places.
IN the sixth Ketter led off with a
mighty swat to center field Wilson
laid down a bunt and beat it out.
Ketter taking second. Lucas sacrifice
advanced the runners and both scor-
ed on Luskey's sharp smack through
the left wing of the infield. Luskey
went to second when Mack tried
TO throw Wilson out at the plate
and Burk's single sent him to third.
San stole second, Farwell's sacrifice
fly scored Luskey. Wolfe was robbed
of three base clout when Mack
went back to the fence and gath
cred in his long drive, ending the
rally
Some clinkers and a piece Of dar-
ing by Hughey Tate gave the Dig
gers their final score. After Totman
had made great catch Of o'Day' S
long drive to right center Tate
hit to Doom, who threw over Dith-
ridges head and the Digger went
TO second After Ketter had lifted
TO Doyle, Tate stole third on the
next pitched bail Connelly's throw
was beaten mile but the peg was
low and Tate scored. Wilson fol-
lowed with single and stole Sec
ond. Lucas then punched terrific