The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-06
BURK SLlNCSCREAT GAME
Deserved to Have a Shut out
Victory.
Marion's Lone Tally should Have
Won the contest, Though Linke
Pitcheo Well.

OF yesterday game with Lima let
tho Cigarmakcrs cop the third of
the sories with the Digl5ers though
Burk pitched in rare form. With
fair support Burk would have
blanked the callers and Marion's
lone tally would have been bigger
than a mountain.
1t was heart brsaker to lose,
especially at time when the Dig
gers nerd every game to maintain
the top position in the Ohio State
league. Sanford Burkk was never
in better form than yesterday. lie
had the Stogies breaking their backs
trying to meet that big bender
and his fast ball seemed TO travel
at q greater clip than at any time
this season.
On the other hand there faced
the Diggers one 'Taddy'' Dinke,
he who was driven to the tall un-
cut by the DigIyers on the occasion
of his last appearance on the mound
here. Luskey had everything and the
six bingles Of the locals were well
scattered EXCEPT in the fifth when
Marion earn,l the only count of
the game.
After F,inke had famed in tho
first Newnham walked and pilfereu
both second aud third but whe'
A. Reilley popped to Tate, the
short stop had no chance to try
for the plato and Foutz could only
lift to Farrell.
Wolfel had an error TO open the
second inning but Burk's master
fully heaving again pulled out the
club. Wolfe pulled Ketter OF the
sack whgn he threw to catch Kahl
and the latter was safe. Sykes tried
TO sacrifice but Burk was there
with the stuff and whitfield the first
sacker who lays some claim to be-
ing the best I'm the league. Luskey
handled the short bounder off Lind
says bat and E. Reilley pounded
the breeze.
Then it seemed as If the locals
had gotten through with their GUS
tomary bad inning but the inning OF
innings had not yet arrived. 1t was
the third and the third was 1t. Lad
dy I.inke singled over second. Finke
tried to sacrifice and Burk again
appeared dn the role of master and
whitfield the swarthy skinned lad
from Stogietcwn. Netter had Linke
off the bag and the pitcher would
have been an easy victim had Lus-
keys throw been good but instead
the catcher whipped the ball tc
right field. Only Wilson's throw--a
perfect peg to third, kept Linke
on second. Burk then famed Newn.
ham but Luskey dropped the third
strike when 1t came to throwing
fell down, hoaving the marble bad
to Ksstter ami it went to Wilson In
right.
Billy King might have captured
the bounder that A. Reilley hit IN
his direction but for some reason
he did not get his hands on the
ball and Linke and Newnham regis
tered. ReiHey making second on
dbe play at the plate. Then King
let another roller get away from
him and Foutz was safe at first,
while Rellley scored the third and
last run made by the visitors. Kahl
and Sykes lifted to the outergardens.
During the remaining six in
nings but two men got to first
base. Newnlam singled in the fifth
and A. Reil!ey was hit in the
eighth. But not algain throughout
the game dldn they have a chance
OF counting and all of Burks mag
nliicent effort was wasted
In the second frame II looked
as though Marion was bent ON get.
ting Into the run column but IL only
looked. Tate led off with searcher
through the infeld but CfDay's bunt
went direcaly to Linke, who secured
Tate at second. O'Day then made a
dash for the second station and to
all appearances beat the throw
His pobs,, Umpire Kiefer, called him
out for which he was roasted. Ket-
ter was easy. With two gone In the
third Burk singled and Farrell
walked but Wolfe could not con-
meet King led off in the fourth
by getting hit but neither Tate,
UDay por kpier could advance him.
It was in the fifth that the only
earned run OF the game was made.
Wilson led on with sharp drive
10 the middle for base and swip-
ed the second pillow Neither An
derson nor Wolfe could advance
him but Farrell was equal to the