The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-14
|DICCERS HIKE
TO LANCASTER
Four Great Battles for Next
Three Days.
MAYBE WILMOT TODAY
All of the Fingers Ready to
Trim Lanks.
Friday Marion Goes TO Portsmouth
for Three, Returning Here for I'm.
pOrtant Newark Games Monday.

ter a three days stay in local pas
lures for Lancaster where four or
possibly five games will be played
in the next three days.
Manager O'Day was sadly dis
appointed with the weather condi-
tions during the Portsmouth series
Marion copped the first game cas-
lily and everyone who saw the game
Sunday is confident that had 1t been
finished Marion would have come
out on top. Instead the rain and
wind cut the play short and let
Portsmouth win No one who saw
yesterdays game had any doubt but
that Marion would have copped
eventually.
The game was stopped at the
close of the Portsmouth half of the
second. AS it happened Marion
broke even on the series and now
is just five fun games ahead of the
Lancaster tribe. After the games of
Saturday though the Dlggers were
the way, the best lead any Ohio
State league team has held this sea-
son.
There will be some mighty bat
ties fought at Lancaster these three
days. cred" White Will probably
perform for the Lanks today and it
is quite likely that double header
will be scheduled for tomorrow In
which case Mock and Scanlon will
be the Lank points. Justus will
then be ready for the last game
OF the series on Thursday.
Manager O'Day is ratheY unde-
cided as to the pitcher to be sent
in against the Lanks today Almost
any Finger except Burk, who work
ed Saturday is liable TO be called
upon. Wilmot pitched five innings
Sunday but as he has been work
ing well against the Lancaster club
OF late O'Day may send him in with
the purpose OF grabbing off that
first game. 1t will make little diff
ference TO Marion how many double
headers are to be played from this
time forth. The club has five pitch
ers and is in as good condition as
any in the league to stand the strain
Each of the clubs has passed the
half way mark and the Diggers
/ appear TO be the classiest ball club
in the league. The manager would
| make no pennant claims early in
the season nor will he now but
those who know him can easily tell
that he is confident that Marion will
come out in the lead, barring acci-
dents, OF course. The team has
been crippled OF late and il has been
several weeks since the whole team
has been in the field, yet Marion
has kept on winning and even in
| creased its lead. Wilson Is now
about. ready TO get back into the
| game. His finger is almost healed
and he is taking a good workout
daily. II is probable that he will
crawl back in udripg the Lank
series. In that event Lotshaw viii
probably be brought In and played
on, second and Red" Craig will
take his regular turn in the box.
Cluster" Luskey is suffering with
a sore finger again having been
caught by a foul tip. The digit is
about well now though and the
crack catcher will be in there work.
ing within a few days. The club is
hitting at a great clip and the
pitching staff, the greatest in the
League, is working in its same
matchless form.
After leaving Lancaster, the
Di!ggers win hike down to Ports
mouth and battle with the Night
Riders for three days, returning
here for series with Newark next
Monday. These Newark games will
be looked forward to with great in
terest by Marion fandom.