The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-05
Joe Stoup Bumped Hard
and Locals Win.
LEWIS IS MORE EFFECTIVE
Manager Tightens After
Score Is Tied.
Williams Secures Another Circuit
Drive--Abbott Makes Great Catch
In Right-Reversal OF Form Is
Pleasing.

Showing a reversal OF form that
was most pleasing to those who had
witnessed the farce of the day be-
fore, the Diggers with Joe Lewis,
leading the way, took the first one
OF the Newark series yesterday and
easily demonstrated that they intend
to remain i'm the race and give
Lancaster a mighty battle during the
next week.
Two hard luck pitchers were OPP
posing each other and one of them
had to win. Joe Lewis beat Joe Stoup
because he was more effective
throughout the whole game and n lot
tighter in the tight places while the
Diggers hit like fiends at times and
made the game safe sometime before
the curtain was dropped on the scene.
Newark should have scored but once
on Lewis.
Make Early Start.
Diggers started right when Beh-
ringer, finding Stoup was getting them
over nicely. raped to right for base.
Shields sacrificed and Wolfe follow
ed up his timely hitting of the day
before by sending the pill on ride to
the left field corner. Behringer scor-
ed but fast fielding by Snyder held
Wolfe at second. Abbott gathered
in Williams drive to right and Dick
Staley helped Wolfe complete the
circuit with a double to the score
board.
That Decision.
The locals were bit worried In
the second when Abbott singled and
a a
Piper walked. Then Book hit a liner
to Behringer. The Digger came Ia
on the ball and caught IL a few in
ches off the ground, throwing To
Staley to complete n double play. The
ball struck Piper and rolled to the
Bleachers. Here Bierhalter claimed
that Behringer had made a pickup
and refused to call either the runner
out or Abbott who had journeyed
from second to the plate while the ball
was travelling about. 1t might have
been n serious mistake as Il gave the
callers run, and they still had two
on the paths and but one down. Fisher
famed and Behringer and Staley took
care of Stoup. Bierhalter evidently
realized afterward that he had erred.
In his decision as Piper, with the play
in front of him, stopped, and turned
back to first when Behringer had
caught the ball. And had the player
made a pickup II Is certain tn,
would have thrown to second and
let Wolfe relay 1t to first where a
double play would have been just az
easy. The crowd got after the jumps
for the decision but not very hard
haranQa to
as the best in the umpiring line that
the Ohio State has to offer and the
Diggers have received fair treatment
from him at home and on the road.
Diggers Lose Run.
Failure to follow the instructions
of Lewis by Jay Willoughby lost the
Diggers a run in the local half. John
stone singled and Willoughby, instead
Of sacrificing as he was ordered TO
do, played hit and run with John
stone. The batter lined to Pinkney
and he and Johnstone were doubled.
The Joe Lewis followed with a double
TO right field.
Newark made four safeties in the
third to tie the count but two of
these were of the infield variety. A
fast double play stopped the Molders
from getting too numerous with their
runs.
Pinkney singled to middle and Sny-
der's perfect bunt went for a hi,
when neither Lewis nor Johnstone
could reach II in time TO get the
runner. Then McClontock tried Ia
sacrifice the pair but the effort was
little pop fly that Lewis grabbed
and by quick throw nailed Pinkney
off second. Abbott's slow boundcr
that hoped over Lewis head sent
Snyder to second while Abbott reach.
ed first unmolested. Wratten's clean
baser to middle scored Snyder with
the tying run.
The Game Is Won.
base on balls to Staley in the
fourth proved TO be the game breaker.
Farrell sacrificed and Johnstone put
baser into left. Meehan threw To
Wratten whose snap to Fisher caught
Johnstone off first.
Another run was produced In the
sixth by the locals. williams beat
out a slow roller to Fisher and Staley
after bunting was on first before
the ball got there. Farrell endeayor-
ed to sacrifice but Fisher, playing
close, came in and flipplng to third,
forced Hancock who was running for
Williams. After Johnstone went out
TO Abbott Willoughby poled 10 left
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