The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-19
Volley Ball Players Refused
to Play Ball.
HARD FOUGHT BATTLE
Won by the Marion Basket
ball Team.
At Bowling and Volley Ball the
Local Teams were worsted.--
Spirited Contest.

Marion y. M. G. A. athletes
were not nearly so swcrr,ng in
their powers with t1,unois teams
last night and the locals came
near meeting the sam, fate as did
the Columbus ags ,esatiol when it
visited this city several weeks
ago. Although dci9Atsi in vo'icy
ball and bowling ;he locals won
the most disputcl coAtest Gf the
three, that being fierce game
of basket ball
The local bowling, vollpy aid
basket ball teams, accompanied
by fiGty-one rooters ,eii at five
o clock last evening by special ear
for the capitol city. The great
athletic carnival betw lan the two
cities had been carefully planned
by c. NJ. Douthitt, .o.v physical
dire2tor and II. +. Owen, genera,
secretary at Columbus. Everything
went off lovely and the special car
returned the Scared heroes to the
city about 12 o'clock.
One of the first features of the
event was a series of three volley
ball games. Before the contest be
gan there was dispute as to the
size OF the ball used, also over
| certain rules. The Marion team
had with it brand new regula-
ton size Spaulding ball, but the
Columbus yaps refused to play with
1t, claiming that 1t was too large.
AT Nolley ball Columbus certainly
played the baby act. They not only
refused TO play with a regulation
ball but they wanted all rules OF
the game suspended. Unless Marion
would give In. the Columbus team
refused to play at all.
| The first game at volley hall
was close and exciting, the final
score being Is to IA, while Column
bus easily won the second by the
score OF 10 to 3. The third game
resulted In a score of Is to 12 I'm
favor of Columbus.
The basket ball game was fast
and fierce from beginning to end.
In fact. Columbus had the fondest
hopes that 1t might win this con.
test in particular. The game was
exceedingly rough from beginning
to end but the local fellows were
apparently used to roughing n
somewhat, and they played like
demons.
Five minutes before the close oI
the last half the score was tied
and the players continued to play
football. G. M. Douthitt, who was
, referring made an attempt &c
hold them down to clean playing
when at the request of the Colum
bus team he discontinued the prac
tice of calling fouls. In the fraca,
hat followed Marion had the, capi
tol city lads all to the good ant
!, captured the game by the score OF
, 10 to 20. The playing of Sells ant
bartlett were features OF tn,
, game.
Following is the lineup ant
summary of score:
MARION. COLUMBUS.
Sells .......L. F.. 80. Boswell
Hogan ........R r. f.. 80. Schmid
Ireland
Mickley &C. :. Courtillie1
Curtis ........ H. G.. .... Bartlett
| MlcKley- Cochran
Terpany RI. G.. o'Ryal
summary goals, Sells 8
Hogan 2, Ireidnd 2, Mickley, Bos
; we'll 2. Courtiller, Bartlett 2
Foul goals, Sells A, Boswell 8. Ref
! cree and umpire alternating
Douthwitt and Russell. Time o
halves 20 minutes.
At bowling the Columbus team
lhad everything its own way. TIL
!, team that represented Marion wa
not by any means the first team
although 1t made an excellen
showing. Columbus won all thre
games taking the last one by onl
| int