The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-07
LUCKY LANKS
COP The FIRST
Win a Contest That Should
Have Been Ours.
MOCK, The BIG NOISE
Pitcher, Works well Then
Wins His Own Game.
Digsers Play Loosely and Let the
Lanks Get Brown, After
bsd Start Pitches Good Ball.
MOCK, The BIG NOISE
CFlrst G1me.)

The first game OF the double header
at Webb park yesterday afternoon was
lost to Lancaster by score of five
to three and the Dlggers MADE the
lapks fight for eleven long innings
before they surrendered.
IL was Bllnky Mock, the clever side
wheeler of the callers, who he'd the
Dlggers TO three runs In those eleven
innings and II was the same lad who
drove In the runs that decided the con
test in the eleventh when with two
down and Carter on third, Piper was
passed to give Brown a chance to try
conclusions with the pitcher. As II
happened Mock did as well as any
one could possibly have done for his
safe drive between Lotshaw and sec
Dnd sent In Carter and Piper.
Elmer Brown worked for the Dig
gers and worked hard to overcome
the bad start during which the callers
put two runs over the rubber. Brown
was hit harder than at any other time
in the first inning yet had his sup
port been good the callers would not
have counted. As the game went
along the pitcher seemed to get bet
ter until the fatal eleventh. There
were numerous tight places. but by
using Judgment and with the aid of
faultless support he pulled out safe
ly.
Mock was the whole squeeze for the
Tanks. In the first three innings, the
Dlgsers could do nothing with his
delivery. In the fourth Marion Sc
cured its first run without the aid
of q hit. Larue was hit, swiped
second and O'Day sacrificed him TO
third. He counted on Tate's long lift
to the score board The Diggers added
another in the fifth, tying the score.
Iotshaw singled and was forced at
second by Burk. Anderson and
Brown followed with s1feties and Burk
crossed the rubber. Farrell walked
AMI the bases were full Larue hit TO
Heller and Anderson was caught at the
plate. O'Day put another one in the
same place and Farrell was forced at
third, ending a chance TO sew 1t up
with a safety.
The first counts OF the Lanks came
in the initial frame. Brown singled
and Elchenberger laid down a bunt.
Anderson did not see the ball but La
rue ran in from third almost to the
plate, and getting the marble hiked
back TO third just in time 10 get
Brown who was trying for the sack.
Heller was out on foul pop to An
derson.
Humphreys sDlked one to left center
and both Burk and Farrell tried for
the ball, but neither could reach 1t
and Humphreys got three sacks, scor-
ing Eichenberger. The drive should
have been but single and the side
would have been retired runless as
Carter grounded out to Tate.
The Lanls did nothing notable until
the eighth when with one put 10 s'eep
Humphreys walked. Carter singled to
center and Humphreys made a try for
third on the play. Farrell's throw got
away from Larue and as Brown failed
TO back up the ball went TO the
fence. Humphreys counting and Carter
landed on third. Calhoun's grounder
was taken In by Manager ODay who
pegged the speedy Carter out at the
plate. Ketter ended il by making
good grab OF Gowdy's poke TO right.
Not TO be outione so early In the
game the Dlggers tied mp again In the
hast half OF the frame. With one
gone Tate singled and took second
when the bali got away from Eichen-
berger. Ketter laid down hunt
and beat II out, while Tate went TO