The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-21
Diggers Land on Kline and
Beat Lima S to q.
PARSONS the BATTING HERO
Sews up Game with Triple
Which Scores Three.
Zmich and Johnstone, Emergency
Hitters--Greatest Finish Ever at
the Yard Story of the Fray.

Red" Farrell's war cry on the
coaching lines, "NobodyIs out and
nobodyG going to get OUT hurled
deilantly nj THE enemy yesterday
afternoon ~ the yard during the clos
ing scenes of one of the greatest
baseball dramas ever enacted be-
fore a biz Diggentown crowd, fits the
case exactly. Up to this minute
not Digger is out and what's more
none of them ever will be put out.
Scme!me one has an opportun-
ity of reading about those kind of
finishes, but seldom in a lifetime do
they occu" with ones faVoiites in
the hero roles. When "Bucknell
Bin' Parson poled his great triple
10 left, sending in three Diggers in
the ninth inning OF n game that
but a few minutes. nay even seconds,
before had seemed lost beyond re-
call, he threw thrills of delight in
no one Of the largest crowds that has
ever ass ,mbled on the local grounds.
Such scenes have never been wit
messed here before. Even the "Old
Man Grimps' throughout the stands
threw their hats into the air pound
ed their nearest neighDor over the
head, brlke his hat or tramped on
ms feet. Who cared TO go home?
No one Everyone had TO stay; to
surge on the field, or 10 carry
"Bucknell Bilr' to his dressing
room.
No truar test of the courage OF the
athletes representing Marion could
be desired. From the third inning,
when Lima first pun,rured the local
defense, Marion fought an uphill
game. Everything broke badly and
when with Marion scoreless and
Lima two runs 10 the good, Bill
Sykes lifted the pill over the right
wall AM sent in Manager Lee Foil
ahead of him In the seventh, all
seemed 'ost. But like in many
games OF last year, events of the
kind thqt make baseball the great
game that It is, were scheduled 10
occur. And did they? Well rather.
From a local standpoint, the story
of dhe ninth inning IN yesterdays
game Is one that win be told for
years 10 come. And the story OF the
game is really but the picturing of
the ninta inning.
Times we're few when the Diggers
had a chance TO DO something and in
dhose times Pickett, one of the best
Of gli
tight thing. That Is the way 1t was
unril the seventh when Marion
scored once. With the bases full.
Parson aied out TO Reilly and the
latteFs sreat throw home nipped II,
Reilly At the plate and sending
hopes OF the Digger rooters gltm-
mering. Bnt in that frame Pickett
felt the managerial hook reach out
and seat him on the bench while
Red Kline. late of Portsmouth and
other clins, was really the one who
put an end to the rally with the
assistance OF the midget Reilly.
The ninth came along with Lima
three TO the good and those three
did look mighty large. Staley
opened iAe closing scene in proper
manner by catching one OF Kline's
cross-dire heaves in the ribs. That
started the crowd. r. Reilly waited
and got four wide ones, while the
crowd was working on the nerves OF
Red Kline and other Cigamalers.
Then Bl; Ed zmich, who replaced
watkins in the right broke into the
pingh hitter class by driving Staley
in with a long single 10 left. Lucas
was pulled out to make way for
Bin Johnstone and the latter's single
to right filled the bricks. Kline
was working hard with Bill Parson
and Bill was working Just as hard
against Kline. The first Parson ef-
fort was a smash along the left
line that was just few inches
foul but .he next one was true and
the ball was sent on a hike 10
Reilly in deep left The fielder was
In front of II, but fortunately II
bounced trifle TO one eide and
thus a single became three base
hit and three Diggers scampered
over the rubber, giving Marion the
winning iun withOut a single ont
having been made. But the winning
Of the .ame would have occurred
just the same, even had Reilly
stopped the Parson drive for two
would have t1eOred andl the cOalnt