The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-10
WILLIAMS LEADS
LEAGUE H|TTERS
Marion Indian Makes Rec.
ord With Stick
FARRELL IS A CLOSE SECOND
Only Three Left in the .3O(
Glass to Date.
Notable Week In Ohio State League
Lanl<s, MoIders and Digecrs DO Best
Work-Pcnnybal<cr Leads the
Pitchcrs--Gowdy Under 800 Mark.

Made notable by the shifting about
of the various clubs and the overhaul
ing of the Lima team by the Lank
champions of 1908, the tenth week of
the Ohio State league season was
thriller in many ways and one that
will not be soon forgotten by fans
Throughout the circuit And the
eleventh week with the chase fully as
warm must needs be an exciting one
in which the interest OF fandom
should be kept at fever heat.
LANKs' GREAT FEAT.
The overhaulng of Lima by Lancas-
ter was indeed a notable happening
The fight between the two clubs has
been mighty warm for the past two
or three weeks and came to a climax
on the Lima grounds when Lancaster
batted its way to the top But even
though 1t could not remain there the
feat has encouraged others of the
Staters and all are hopeful of emulat-
ing the Lancaster example, and by no
means should Lancaster be counted
out as the Champs will be in there
fighting hard during the remainder OF
the way
MARION DOES WELL.
The work of the Mansfield club was
only fair and the Tigers lost ground.
Lancaster alone in the first division
gained in the tenth week. Both Lima
and Mansfield have much ground to
t.s- In, In -
mouth had hard time of 1t, meeting
defeat in close score games while
Newark and Marion both climbed up
ward, the Molders getting 40 points
higher in the week and the Diggers
craving up 81 points. The pulling
down of the leaders and the climbing
of the lowly ones has helped the situa
ton to great extent and today there
is world of opportunity for any club
in the league to gain the top and win
the pennant. But It will take consider
able work for any Grub to finish in
the force on Labor day and who will
say which club is equal to the task?
Fans Of any city will tell you that
their favorites are the ones
PORTSMOUTH GOES DOWN.
The slump of the Portsmouth club
is not easy to explain 1t has not
slumped any more in batting than
have the others and the pitchers seem
to be doing as well as any of the other
1t is perhaps the same with the down
staters as with the Dggers, getting
the poorer end of the break of base
bail luck, thing that Is so esstenial
to winning baseball club. But 1t
may not always be thus and ere long
Portsmouth and Marion should climb
to the places where they belong in the
war of the willows and the leather.
WILLIAMS TOPS LIST.
An indication OF the class to the
pitching in the Ohio State league is
had in the batting averages of the
players. Only three OF the regulars.
are above the 800 mark, that coveted
place where all would like to be. The
surprise of the week in the batting de-
partment has been the slump of Red
Gowdy, of Lancaster, who has fallcn
from the honor roll and from the top
oi the list ~ place he has occupied so
long There is new leader this week
and 1t Is none other than John Bull.
Williams, Marion's chief and the
place Is his by right of conquest. Will
liams has made so safeties, more than
any other player and among these
hits there have been 16 doubles, five
triples and three home runs. Red