The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-04-21
No Chance for a Ball Game
Tuesday Afternoon.
GROUNDS TOO SOGGY
Prospect for Today are not
the Brightest.
Manager Raidy Has a Strong Team
and Local Fans were Anxious to
see It in Action.

Joe Raidy and Charles ODay
tried hard to pull of a ball game,
yesterday afternoon About 1880
o'clock the managers conferred and
decided that there was too much
rain at the time to hope to play
and the contest was called Off
Then about $3.50 the sun peeped
out for a few minutes and the man
ayers decided there was good
chance to play,
Athletes were hustled into their
uniforms and hurried to the ball
yard The arion squad hlked out
while the callers tried the street
car The management, however.
had been advised that the game
was called of and would not per-
init their cars to run farther than
the dead track on Davids street,
hence the team and big crowd
of fans had to hoof II the remainder
of the journey.
But when the ball park was reach
ed it was found that the field was
too soft for playing. In fact sucf
a thing was utterly impossible. The
athletes gathered in the grassy
outfeld and got about an hour OF
batting practice before returning to
the city.
Both oDay and Raldy were sadly
disappointed. Had IL not been for
the hard rain about noon IL would
have been possible to play in spite
of the cold winds. Both clubs need
the work and the time ror each
to open the season is drawing close.
Aianager Raidy said that in the two
weeks his club has been together
they have had about five days of
work. The leader himself has had
his uniform on about three times
and the Central Leaguers are not
in as good condition as nigh. be
desired.
Perhaps there will De game to-
day but the chances were decidedly
against It this morning. Unless the
sun comes out strong It will be
useless to make the try.
Quite a large crowd OF fans
gathered at the park yesterday af-
ternoon after the. teams had gone
out. With any kind of weather
there would havey been large crowds
out at each matinee.
Manager Raidy Is mighty proud
OF his club and 1t is the general
impression OF those who saw the
club even in the light practice of
yesterday that be has reason to
be proud. When Dummy Kihm and
Nick Kahl join the Grand Rapids
squad, which will probably occur
today, Raidy will nave q pretty
clever gang. Marion fans would like
to see the club I'm action against
the Dieigers. Raidy picks Grand
Rapids to finish one-two-three and
his many local admirers are hoping
that the Grand Rapids bunch win
finish at the top.
After today the Dlggers will go
.at 1t hard again, working both
morning and afternoon TO get in
shape for the coming of the Adrian
club which will be here Sunday
and Monday. These games are sure
to draw big crowds. as something
OF the real form of the local club
will be displayed Three days af-
ter the Adrian club closes its en-
gagement the Mansfield club will
come to open the Ohio State sea-
son OF 1909.
The ladies' tickets are selling fast
at several of the local stores. There
remains but another week in which
to secure the bargain day season
tickets and those who want them
are requested to send in their or.
ders at once. The sale has now
been on for several days and almost
all the tickets are sold. Those
who desire them must hurry before
they are all gone.