The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-30
NEWLEADER
AT THE HELM
Chas. M. O'Day Arrives
Saturday Night.
WILL NOT CLAIM FLAG
He Says That Marion Has
Good Team!
The Manager Is Arranging for
Players Arrival April s. Short
Personal Sketch.

After being expected on nearly
every train for several days, Man.
ager Charles NJ. O'Day arrived in
the city late Saturday night and
is now busily engaged in making
arrangements for the arrival of, the
players who will take care OF Mar
ions interests on the diamond this
season.
The new leader of the locals sin
Bobby Quinn's league, IS little
man that is he is not motn th IN
five feet nine inchss H. heightA
but he is well vrJoIc iOuei and
looks the sturdy bal player that
he is.
Twenty-siX years old is O'D1y--
the youngest manager in .he Ohio
State league-and there are few In
minor league baseball who are as
young. Though he is young in
years he is old in experience. har-
ing played professional baseball
since he was seventeen. This is the
fifth year that he has been a
manager and in that time the win
ming OF pennants has been his par
ticular hobby.
O'Day will not make any pen
nant claims for the local team for
he says the cold weather pennants
generally melt as soon as the sun
commences to shine He does say,
however, that Marion will have
ball team that will be in the race
every minute. \
After few minutes talk with
O'Day one cannot help but be i'm
pressed with the ginger, the pep
per or If you please, the energy
that Is contained within him.
There will be little loafing on the
local team this summer and there
will be a snap and dash about the
play that was sadly lacking last
year.
The manager believes that he
has a great player in Ketter, a
catcher, who has signed Marion
contract Luskey will have to keep
moving all of the time to take the
place OF the new one At first base
Lotshaw looks like the most fav-
ored candidat although the new
boss things that ellis and Donald
son will make good showings. |
ODay will play second in all prob
ability. but 1t is not entirely GER
tain that he will play the bag.
at V,1a oh r1
and should a shift be desirable one
will be made. At the present time
King Is slated TO cover the bag at |
the final turn and there are num-
erous candidates for the short |
stop position. Bill Renner. six
footer is said to be the most likely |
for that position, al
though the place will be given to !
the player who fills the bill to
the satisfaction OF the management.
If none of the present candidates |
will do, the manager will secure
some one who will.
The outfeld is particularly |
strong. Besides Tate and Farrell |
ODay has number of players.
Fred Wilson, who played with |
O'Day at Mattoon last year is a
great player and should make the |
others hurry to get the job
The pitching stan will be as
strong as could be desired. With |
Wilmot, Lucas, Fox, Burk and two |
youngsters, Bitz and Downey. The |
young bloods are said to be twir-
Iers Of ability and 1t is quite cer-
tain that one or the other of them |
will land a regular berth.
Notices have been sent out to |
The players ordering them TO be
ready to report here April 5. Trans
will be forwarded before
hat time to twenty-five baseball
1rs.