The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-30
Farewell to Big Crowd a
Sparkler.
DOUBLE VICTORY the REWARD
Matchless Effort by Diggers
Thrills Fans.
Parson and Brown Feature first Game
OF Fourteen Innings by Great Duel
Farrel's Great Hitting and His
Fielding With That of Wolfe and
Others Enliven Play.

II was the last day in Marion for
Red Farrell before a big crowd and
no player ever had n greater glory
than the red topper who was the big
man on the job in beating Lima twice.
There was seemingly nothing that the
Digger could not do. Fielding feats
that startled were easy for him and
his batting will be remembered long
after his baseball days are over, no
matter how long his career may be.
Six great drives, every one as clean
as q whistle was the future leaguer's
allotment. Two of them were wall
lcps that brought n right to continue
the play into extra innings i'm tho
first game and victory in the four
teenth. Four were clean singles a
double and triple were the others
Truly did Red Farrell without doubt
the most popular player who ever
wore n Marion uniform, turn on all
the high lights on this day when al
most all of Marion fandom was there
for the last time to see him in action
II was a mighty effort that gave Ma
rion two games over Lima Sunday af-
ternoon. II was the largest crowd OF
the season that saw the double VIC
tories and suffice II to say that both
engagements were worthy of the name
and the fourteen frames in the first
game with the seven in the second
were worth travelling miles to see.
And Farrell was not the only one
who had on his show clothes. Wolfe
was covering the short field in phe-
nomenal style and making some mar
velous stops and throws. Willough-
bys capers about third and those OF
LaRue in the same place, those OF
Miller in righ for the visitors and
sykes at first, together with others
made notable the day.
The pitching was par excellence.
Parson and Brown in the first game
put up a magnificent exhibition. Like
wise did Hancock and Stoup in the
second. home run was contributed
by Sykes of the visitors, apparently
cinching the first game, but only
paved the way and made necessary
crater Digger deeds lrter.
THE FIRST GAME.
Bueknel Bill Parson, leading pitch
er OF the Ohio State league today. was
opposed by Elmer Brown, former Dig
ger, and these selections brought about
the greatest pitching duel at the yard
this season. For six and two thirds
innings Brown was unhittable. In the
remaining seven and one third the
Diggers annexed eight hits and they
produced enough TO win. For five AMI
two thirds innings Parson kept the
hit column clean. Then Lefty Snyder
broke through with a scratch single
on the inheld. Parson during the re-
mainder of the game, allowed six hits
only two of which came in any one
inning, but one was a homer and
followed by the grouping gave Lima
two runs seemingly enough to win.
In the first six rounds but two Dig
gers reached first and they got no
further. willoughby was passed and
was forced by O'Hara in the third,
Parsons was a noble try for the first
safety but Sykes cut him out of a dou-
BILE by making a clever grab close TO
the right line, in the sixth.
Staley drew n pass in the sixth with
two down and Farrell broke up the
hit hoodoo Brown held over the Dig
gers by driving TO left for a base
Reilly was caught on close play at
first. Sykes throwing 10 Brown. Four
visitors reached first in the first seven
innings. Miller alone of these reached
second and he was caught in trying
10 steal.
Parson let up bit in the eighh ap-
parenly, Piper driving to left Tor
base. O'Hara made n great try for
the ball, and getting it on the pickup.
Brown was unable to sacrifice and
O'Hara took Finks fly after Piper had
stolen second. Corbin's slashing
drive TO right sent in Piper with the
first run. Corbin stole second easily
and kept on going to third on Reil-
ly's erratic throw to catch him. Par
son took Snyder.
Seemingly sewing up the great
game Sykes lifted the ball over the
right field fence in the ninth, giving
Lima two runs and making II look
easy. as only one DiCger had ventured
on the paths as far as second base.
But there was yet much TO come.
Behringer opened the rally inning by
hooking one into right. Wolfe removed
some of the joy by tanning after
Piper had given him life by drop
ping his foul. Zmich was passed and
the roofing was on I'm earnest.
Staley hit between LaRue and
Newman, the former knocking the
ball down but not in time TO get the
runner, and the bases were fun with
Red Farrell up. The red topper bust
ed one past Sykes on the right line
for a base, scoring Behringer and
zmich and bringing the Dlggers on
even terms with the callers, in
game that had seemed lost beyond
recall only few minutes before.
Farreli's hit sent staley TO third and
Farrell stole. second but Reilly
popped to Piper and Corbin was un-