The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-13
JUSTUS HAS Ito
ALL THE LUCK
Diggers Hit Hard But Can
not Place Drives.
lANkS SAVAGE WITH WILLOW
Drive Zmich Out and Then
Hit Lewis Hard.
Victory In First Encounter Permits
Champs TO Hold Onto Second Place
Double Bill To-day and Last Game
TOMORROW.

Changing front rather unexpectedly
bfter their recent butchcrlngs at Lima
the Champs of 1908 looked a lot
more like the old time league lead
ers when they did business at the
yard yesterday Lank effort was sur-
ficient to make second place safe for
at least another twenty four hours.
II was Zmch who received his
first. Joe Lewis got rather hard
humping little later although he
Cnly allowed two runs. But Lanis
were hitting all the way through
the contest and this lumber work
spelled victory without much trouble.
Justus, he who puts the Indian sign
on Diggers as soon as he reaches
the Union station, was no exception
on this occasion. He famed nine
and most of them in times of danger
hack of him there We're several am
bilious ones who went and captured
numerous drives of the Diggers and
thereby helped their man out of
had places. Justus. while strong at
times, was bumped hard through the
whelc fray and only more than one
mans share of baseball luck let him
get away with a bigger dispute dcs-
pite the five counters that the Champs
annexed.
With two down in the first Lanks
Iecame frisky. Heller, here for the
first time this year. made his pres
cnce felt by driving to left for n base,
his hopper punching between Will
Oughby and Wolfe. Lallior put a
Texas Lacquer into the same garden
but Compton was easy.
Zmich got his in the second.
frame in which Lancaster really won
the game. Gowdy walked and Cartcr''
sharp sacrifice went past both Will
oughby and Zmich while the Lanl;
easily made first by the time Wolfe
had the ball. Bib Williams single
past Willoughby filled the cushions.
Then with three and two on Justus
Zmich broezed one over the outside
corner but Hart evidently had dust
tr his eyes and allowed the twirlcr
so walk. sorcHSg Gowdyb B.own's
foul fly which Schrall captured after
a hard run. proved to be a sacrificer,
Carter scoring on a close play at the
plate to which Diggcrs objected. Roy-
: nolds out advanced Williams and Jus
Z tus, and Heller's second single into
left scored Williams.
Digger hopes revived somewhat IA
The fourth when Wolfe opened with.
q triple far over Gowdy's head in
middle. Williams was looked to for
either a blow or "A lift To score him
I but Justus had II on the Indian and
breeZed him In hollow fashion. Stalcy
walked despite the fact that he swip-
ed at "A pair of high ones. The long
one followed II with a theft OF second
and Farrell was the Digger 10 whom
local hopes were fastened. But Farrell
hest was fly In short right that
Carter was under and Wolfe was held
at third. Johnstonc then started one
right but Laller prevented two from
scoring when he speared the fast
travelling grasses In MS gloved hand
and Tipped TO Reynolds.
II required an error tn keep the
Digger from being blanked and that
misplay came in fifth. Willoughby hit
TO Lallier whose throw Ia Reynolds
was muffed by the latter and Will
ougghby went To second. Behringer
laid down q hunt and was caught
by inches, Willoughby going 10 third
from whence he came In on SChralrs
long double TO left middle. Wolfe
famed
With two down in the sixth Far
rell and Johstone each poled singles
but Freddie Heller was big resister
when he grabbed Willoughby's hard
liner after hiking toward third and
leapipg into the air. Hits by Justis
Reynolds and Heller produced another
run for the callers in the seventh
and Carter's long drive over the bar
rier in right field gave them their
fifth. Lewis walked In the local half
of the seventh and went to seconO
on passed ball After Behrlnger
and Schrall had been moved down
by the relentless Justus. Wolfe was
passed but once more the strike-out
machine was hauled into phy and
Williams succumbed