The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-14
MARION LOSES
IN FOURTEENTH
Diggers Minus Manager Give
Lanks Great Battle.
CHANGES TO WIN ARE MANY
Many Places where Locals
Should Have Connected.
hancock Twirls Great Game y Dec
conniere Also a Mvstery--Four
Pitchers on Field.

wish to see, but one without inc eH-
act ending that Digger rooters were
hoping for through long innings full
of suspense, was the Saturday contest
at the yard which Carter's hit sent
Lancaster way in the fourteenth.
II was different kind of game
than most Of the fans expected to see.
Tn fact some did not even expect the
Digger team to appear upon the
field. But out OF all the chaos of the
early day the athletes came prepared
for battle. The leader in tnat mighty
fray was Roy Hancock. the only
youngster on the staff. and Hancock
lead all of the way. Never once DID
he falter or fail r'hat the game did
not come Marionward was due to Lam
caster luck entirely, bad decision by
Handiboe, and two glaring errors by
Lucas and willoushby in the four
teenth that made Hancock's valiant
try, under the most favorable circum-
stances, useless.
The contest should have ended in
mine innings, Marion winning one to
nothing. But with runner oil third,
two down and Hancock sending the
ball straight as an arrow over the
rubber on Humphreys for third
strike Handiboe ruled the heave
ball. Then Humphreys rolled to
Staley Hancock covered but the play
was close and the jumps called the
runner safe letting Williams score
from third.
For the Lanks, Deconniere, n south
paw, late of Louisville, who seems 10
he more of Marion hoodoo than
Justus ever was, lead the way for the
Champs. lie was at his best and
hits for the locals were us scarce as
butterflies at Christmas time. There
were chances galore-for Marion to
count but Deconniere always arose to
the emergency and by dint of hard
work managed to get away without
damage after the fourth.
In that frame Farrell was passed
and Williams sacrificed. Staley's
clean drive to right scored Farrell,
Staley continuing to second on the
Carter throw to the plate. John
stons out put Staley on third but
Watkins was easy That lone run
soon began to assume large dimen-
slons IL kept on growing until the
eighth when through Handiboe's op-
tical slip and Staley's failure to throw
the ball harder "a Hancock, allowed
Williams 10 tie up.
But the Diggers had other chances
to count. Williams doubled in the
ninth, Staley hunted and Deconniere
threw to third to catch Williams hut
trifle late, both runners being safe.
With Diggers on third and first and
none out things looked mighty good
to end the game without extra IN
nings. The best Johnston could do
was a roller to short. Parsons was
sent in to bat for Watkins and lifted
to Humphreys. Then Bull Williams
became desperate as Marion's chances
/ to score faded away. He resolved
upon stealing home aud made the try
so well did he have the play Judged
that he was within inches of the
plate when Willoughby for some in.
known reason reached up and hit the
Dall, going out on grounder tC
Gowdy when Williams had home stol
en- and the game won The failure OF
Willoughby TO think quickly in the
emergency cost Marion the game full
ly as much as any of the other play.
and misplays.
Hancock leading factor in The
Digger defense, was also some nois,
In the attack His third hit cam,
In the tenth, Lucas sacrifice put hin
on second and wild throw 10y Bod
Williams let him romp to third
Zmich, who replaced Wolfe, when thu
latter kicked himself out OF the gam,
Whitfield and Farrell laced one to righ
that Carter grabbed of the boards
Here the local attack seemed exhaust
ed and only one Digger reached frs
In the remaining innings.
Lancaster seemed to grow stronge
as the game progressed yet there wer
i, opportunities enough for the Champ
: TO count in the early frames, bu
: one thing being in the way at al
!, times-the masterful heaving of tn
: Digger Hancock. A hit at the rlgh
: time would have given Lancaste
counters in the first four innings. i
the eighth. the really fatal frame @
the game, Bob Williams opened wit
clean single to left, the third Ian
hit off the game. Deconniere sacrifice
Reynolds out put Williams on third
Then as fairly as any pitcher eve
struck out a batsman Hancock fam
ed Humphreys but Handiboe did nc
see II that way and Humphreys role
TO Staley went as a hit when Stale
lobbed the ball to Hancock instea
OF sending II with snapl Willlam
counted. When HaDdbboe called Coz
bin safe at first In the ninth Vol
roared so loud that Handiboe chase
him. Red Farrell was brought