The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-30
OICCERS FIELD POORLY
Number of Hits are of Fluke
Variety.
Bailey Holds Marion Safe Atte
First Diggers Aided by Errors
Get Two in Eighth.
CBy II. n. Sawhill)

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Mansfield, July 3O--Having ac-
ouired winning habit while play
ing against Portsmouth on the lat
ters home grounds, the Tigers were
not to be denied yesterday and took
the Marion aggregation into camp
with the same oonsumate ease with
which they had been trimming the
river town bunch. 1t made no diff
ference that one club was tied for
first place in the league race while
the other was hopelessly outclasssd
by the other clubs and holding down
the tail end position. Added to this
was the fact that they were up
against the leading pitcher OF the
league but the combination wasn't
strong enough and the locals walked
away with the game, by the score
of Z to ,. thereby sending Marion
into second place.
According 20 schedule Mansfield
/ and Marion were supposed to PLAY
game Yesterday but that was al,
the farther II went True Manager
Charles O'Day had a full team and
few more on the grounds bu'
( that was all. Mansfield was the
sole and prime factor in the game.
Marion had the advantage until we
came to bat in the first inning and
| after that there was nothing to II
but the locals There was nothing
to the game from start to finish
but Mansfield
Sixteen hits off OF the pitcher who
has been considered to be the most
consistent winning twirler in the
league. Not such a bad record.
Three out of these sixteen were
two base hits, one was a triple and
one went them all a little better,
and went for home run. True II
was of a rather scratch variety as
a little faster fielding on the part
of the Diglgers would have held It
TO single. Sixteen hits for a total
Of twenty four bases Is a creditable
| performance II was the best game
from one standpoint that the Tig-
ers have ever played against the
| Diggers on their home grounds.
Marion has been our jonah all
season and 1t is to be hoped that
this can be taken as a criterion OF
better days to come.
Doc Bailey pitched a good game
Errors were responsible for the
three runs made by the visitors
and the worthy dentist should have
been credited with a shut our. He
kept their six hits well scattered
they being punched in only one
inning, the eighth, when they scor-
ed two runs. Both hits came, how.
ever, after the side should have
been retired. The other four hits
came In the second, third, foutrl
and sixth innings and failed to be
productive of any run making. Out,
side of the first and eighth inning.
nary Marion player got as fal
as third and only four were able tc
reach the half way station.
Buster Brown was away off form
The Tigers were anxious to get re
Tenge for that tough one they los
to him on his last appearance II
our city and they certainly got II
lie came to In the latter half o
the game and got away a Iittit
better but he was hit hard al
TIE way through. Eleven of the six
teen hits came in the first four In
hings and resulted in seven runs
The sixth was the only one innin.
when the locals failed to get a ma,
on the sacks, it also being the onl,
, fession when we failed TO make
hit.
The locals hit the ball hard. sev
eIal OF the hits being flies lha
Wree misjudged by the Marion out
f.elders, principally Farrell. Re,
wasn't the fielding star that he wa
on his last appearance here an
little faster fielding on the par
OF the former heavy hitter woul
have held down the locals down Z
three runs. SO that we would hav
won for Bailey was going bette
than Brown. Kettler was the onl
one Of the locals who failed TO con
! Iect safely with the ball. Matha
was the boss slugger with two sin
I giles and a triple, Jewell followln
close with thrive singles. Biery
! Flood and Bailey each made
single and double while Brey
! niaier found Brown for two singles
\, In the first inning after Jewe
and Mathay had singled and Chan
rell had been purposely passed
Biery doubled. scoring two runs.
> the second singles by Brevmaiel