The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-11
WIN GAME IN
A BIG RALLY
Djggers Land on Justus in
Eighth Round.
PARS0h MAKES LOCAL DEBUT
Lets Lanks Down with Two
Hits But Almost Loses.
Hits Follow Pass and Score Two
In Second Parsons, Farrell, Will
liams aud Staley Hit In Rally


but on the local yard and it was a
thriller in more ways than one yes
terday afternoon when the Dlggers
grouped four hits in the eighth and
with the aid of an error sandwich
ed in, defeated Lancaster three to
two.
Tense moments for the fans were
many. 1t was one of those endings
that one often thinks of, hopes for
but which rarely comes Chances
were numerous for the Diggers to
accomplish something Ia the early
frames but each attack just fell short
of successful completion and Lancas-
ter's big lonely two, made in the
second, began To loom up mighty big
on the score board Especially was
this true when Smoke Justus, enemy
extraordinary of the iDggers, allow
ed but one Digger to reach first in
the fourth. fifth, sixth and seventh
innings. Justus was apparently get.
ting better. He showed unmistakable
signs of this when the Lanbs made
brace OF counters in the second
Il was looking mighty blue for Ma
rion when the lid was suddenly prisa
of In the eighth That eighth Mis-
ter, was some inning as any bug who
happened to be at the game will at
test. AS the Justus defense was
punctured for just enough to win,
the bugs yelled, laughed and cheered
in fiendsh glee--partly because MI.
rion was winning a game apparently
lost but fully as much because JUS
tus and the Champion Lanks were
the victims. Parties such as this one
occur but few times in season,
hence they enjoyed II TO the fullest
extent.
For Parson to have lost that con
test would have been the hardest
kind OF luck, yet he almost dropped
II. Two lone hits were allowed by
the former Senator and both of these
came in the second following base
on balls issued TO Lallier. The
pass came after Moeller was out.
Corbin followed ii by whiting but
with two down Carter poled dou
ble 10 right, sending Lallier to
third. Bob Williams, most of whose
hits come ON the local lot, was the
right man in the right place for the
visitors and his wallop to middle
scored both Lalier and Carter. 1t
seemed a sufiiciency as the inning
wore along but baseball is pecu-
liar thing and sometimes doings hap
pen without previous notice.
Parson whose hurting had held
the Lanks helpless i'm every frame
except the second, was the one to
open the rally with drive to mid
die for base. O'Day famed and
Wolfe hit a hard one at Reynolds.
There was a chance for double play
and Zeke planted himself to make
the try but fumbled just long
enough to let Parson reach second
and Wolfe first. Red Farrell came
to the rescue with a drive against
the right field fence, scoring Parsons
and sending Wolfe to third. With
Wolfe hopping in John Bull Williams
laid down a perfect bunt and beat Il
out to FIRST, Wolfe scoring and Farrell
reaching second. It was then up to
Dick Staley and the long lad made
good with rap that Travelled just
inside the third sack. Farrell cross
ing the rubber with the deciding run
OF the game Zmich famed AMI
Johnstone forced Staley at second.
Times when the Lanbs might
have scored were few In the fourth
Parsons opened by walking Lallier.
Corbin sacrificed and Carter walked
but Williams lifted to Wolfe and
Justus struck out. O'Day's error
gave Moeller a life in the sixth ana
Lallier advanced him with a sacrl-
fee. Zmich made great catch Of
Corbin's liner and Carter famed.
That was the way Parson was hurl-
ing after the second, Yet with Lam
caster two runs to the good and
Justus getting better right along this
great heaving was going almost un-
noticed.
In the third the Diggers had
chance. ODay was hit and Wolfe
sacrificed him to second With Far
rell up O'Day was caught mapping at
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