The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-31
Old Digger Hoodoo Returns
Once More.
GREAT WINNING STREAK BROKEN
Hits Fail To Come at the
Right Time.
Parsop Is Relieved by Mogau Who
Does Well--Iewis Flna;sy Enters
Game--NIany Diggers Left on the
Bases---An Uphill struggle.
(By John X. MarkhanD


Lima, o.. July 31-(SpeciaD -
Boosters Day" drew large crowd
10 San Fellce park yesterday after
noon and nearly a thousand loyal fans
saw the Cigarmakers take loosely
played game from the Diggers. The
score was to 4, the locals securing
all of their tallies in the second and
third innings, fortunately garnerlng
enough while they were in the run
getting mood to tide them over until
the finish. on the contrary after
scoring one run in the second frame,
the Diggers seemed to lose the knack
of getting men safely around the bas-
cs until the later stage of the game
when they came near to nosing out
a victory.
RED NELSON UP.
Red" Nelson was selected for the
days work by Manager Fohl and In
the opening inning he gave promsio
of fulfilling Secretary Quinns pre-
diction that he would set the Ohio
State league on fire. The sorrel top
was smarting under the defeat that
the Diggcrs had handed him on his
first appearance in Ohio State league
society a few weeks ago and he was
after revenge. He seemed to have all
of the prime requisites of a pitcher,
speed. control, and curves galore In
the opening inning The first five
balls that Nelson threw up were call
ed strikes by Umpire Handiboe. They
fairly cut the plate and all were beau
ties. Behringer had three called on
him. never making a motion to pick
out one of the peaches. Shields also
had the first two called upon him,
when Nelson tossed one up that Han
diboe called a ball. The spell
broken Shields was able TO hit the
ball for a little single to the pitcher,
being easily tossed out at first. Wolfe
followed and grounded to Fink for an
easy out, only three men facing the
Cigarmaker HEAVIER.
MARION SCORES FIRST.
In the second, two of the Digger's
heaviest stickers got in their work.
resulting i'm the scoring of a run Big
chief Williams, the first man up sin
gled to left Staley followed with
drive to the same place and things
begun to look bad for Nelson. How
ever the last player to reach first was
caught at second by Fohl and Fink,
which relieved things considerably as
IL afterward proved. Red Farrell
drove one TO deep middle and made
three bases on 1t, the Indian coming
home. However Farrell had all OF his
exertion In getting around the bases
for nothing for he was allowed TO
perish on third, Reilly only being able
to roll little one to NEWMAN while
Willougby was breezcd
Again in the third Digger stock
took a perceptibe rise. Fink's wob-
bic had allowed Parsons to reach first
and Nelson walked his first man, Beh-
ringer being presented with the COM
plimentary ticket to first Shields at
tempted to bunt the third strike but
only succeeded In couling the ball for
the first out I'm that inning. Wolfe
anon attempted to lace the ball out,
but rolled to Newman who put out
Behringer at second. Williams then
proved easy picking for Fink and
Sykes.
In the sixth the Diggers were able
10 get another run across the pan
fStaley was the first man up In that
inning and Newman jugglcd his
srounder. The always dangerous Far
rell banked out a nice one TO middle
and some wierd playing on the part
OF the locals allowed Staley to count
IL was in the seventh, though, that
the Cigarmakers played at their worst.
behringer lead off with a single to
foutz, Shields slammed a hot one to
newman, who instead of running TO
the bag to touch Behringer, waited
for Fink to cover second. The lat
ter arrived too late and Behringer
reached the base safely. Wolfe then
laid down bunt and Behringer went
10 third, Behringer started to come
hone on Williams grounder and
reached the base safely on bad
throw. Williams started for second
and Fohl slammed the ball there i'm
order TO catch the Indian. Newman
was unable to. get him. the red skin
darting under him and throwing AL
OH or his feet. While he was down
Shields came home. The locals then
came down to terra firma and the
Diggers were retired in easy fashion.
In the eight the hearts of the local
rQoters were In their mouths for IL
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