The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-26
Is Signing a Bunch of
Pr omising Players.
MORE TRADES PROMISED
A Number Of Very Good
Players are in Line.
There is q Possibility That Two
More Cities will Ask to Get Into
the Newest League,

Manager c. M. ODay, who will
lead the Diggers again next season,
is putting in some heavy work these
days and has garnered quite a gang
of youngsters whom he will give
thorough trials in the spring train.
ing season at the ballyard.
ODay thinks that he has picked
n classy squad thus far and hopes
to get some men that are even bet
ter before long. Last year the
manager did not begin quite so
early. This year he expects to have
his who'e bunch decided upon before
the middle of January. There will
be between thirty and thrty-five
baseballers romping around the pas
ture In the spring and the manager
figures that he will have his trou-
bles deciding upon those he wants to
keep
"Bill' Williams, catcher OF the
Springfield. ILL.,, Three Eye" league
club will doubtless be the mainstay
behind the pan. O'Day tried hard
TO secure this man last season. This
year, as has been mentioned be-
fore, he traded Luskey and one
other player for the star Bobs
Anderson will be back again and
there will be several others on the
Job who want to do the receiving.
Everyone will have to show some
class or be eliminated early in the
struggle.
O'Day is going to keep Burk and
Mercer. That much is certain. He
has refused an offer to trade the
pair, stating that he considers both
classy pitchers and due to show this
year. Jimmy Lucas will be back
again Maybe Brown viii not stick
at Columbus and the locals will be
able to grab onto the young and
sometimes erratic singer. O'Day has
picked up Ed Moore, a giant left
handler and Harry ogden, a right
handed phenom from st. Clair,
Mich, team j. J. Scanlon, a fast
infielder, who wants TO vlay short
for Marion, and Leo Courtney, a
catcher, are two others considered
fast men. Roscoe Saff, a giant first
sacker, who has been rolling logs
around up i'm Northern Michigan
and is said TO be not only a good
fielder but a handy lad with the
biudgeon was signed today "Bul"
Roberts, a full blooded Indian and
Ruby, both outfelders, have tied
their names TO Marion contracts
Fred Wilson, who between sea-
sons gets even with the near fans
by shaving them, and Phil Ketter
of the 1908 outfleld will be back In
trim for next years pennant chase,
Ketter has declared that he will not
come back to Marion but will
probably change his mind when the
warm days appear on the horizon.
Pearl LaRue. Is a lead pipe for
third and the manager will again
oavort about the second station.
Wolfe, who should be better than
he was last year-his hrst in organ
ized baseball will be the principal
candidate for short But even at
that he will have no sinecure for
Int HldHuStT mas bdtutlcu UP
player in Scanlon who, he thinks
will outhit and outfield the speedy
Columbus boy.
The Diplgers for 1909 looks good
II one out6eider, a first baseman AMI
at least two pitchers, deliver as
well as they are expected 70. Be
fore the close of another fortnight
ODay expects to have some trades
20 announce.
December 2S, the annual meeting
of the league will be held. 1t Is
said that President Quinn is to
resign but the manates are trying
10 persuade him that he will have
enough time TO devote to the league
and that he Is necessary to its sue
cess in the second season. There Is
some talk of redistricting or OF add
ing two more clubs to secure an
eight club circuit. Chillicothe wants
in and has the money. Akron and
Canton would also like berths, II
the O-P league does not come to
life again. Perhaps the Ohio State
will be an eight club organization,
with two additional live ones there
might be something to 1t. II
dead ones are all that is offered, 1t
would be better to keep the same
old six and have another merry
little party this summer.
Marion may or may not win a
pennant this summer. but paste II
in our sky piece. Mr.. Fan, Marion
will give the bunting a hard race.