The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-07
lima C|NCHES
THAT PENNANT
Fohl Club Forges Far In
. the Lead.
OlGGERS TRY FOR SECOND
Lewis Club Making Great
Bid For Honors.
Farrell Leads League Swatters--Wil-
Iian,s and Stalcy Come Next In
Order--Parson drops From Pitch
ing Ieadcrship-The Average.

The fourteenth week of the Ohio
State league season will be long re-
membered because in that week Lima
practically cinched the pennant, de-
featlng Lancaster handily on the
Champs own yard and putting the
winners of the maiden bunting COM
pictely to rout. Lima today has a
big lead over the other Starters and
only complete failure during the
coming four weeks would allow any
club to reach out and pass the Fohl
aggregation.
Lima Cinches Rag.
Al that the Lima victory Is not an
unpopular one. Lima started out in
the first of the season, gained the
lead and had held the coveted top
place all of the time with the excep-
ton of two days. The Portsmouth
club forged into the lead for single
day and the Lanks later emulated the
Portsmouth example but none of the
other clubs secured even that much
honor. Fohl must be given credit for
forming n machine that has travelled
through q very exciting race almost
after day the Lima lads have won
through superior inside play lightn-
ing and brainy work on the bases and
with plentiful share of good fortune
I'm the matter of having hits come
when needed But take any champ
ionship club, II must have the luck
or It could not maintain the pace.
Last year the Diggers had that good
fortune until the season was well adj
vanced when the club was seemingly
deserted by the goddess and the rest
Is well known.
Interest sim Strong.
But in spite of the fact that Lima
practically won the pennant in the
week the race is fully as interesting
just now If not more so than 1t has
been for weeks. The other clubs are
well punched and the fight for the
various places will continue to be
warm until the wire is reached on
Labor Day Marion was a consistent
performer once more in the work and
together with the Lima victories over
Lancaster crawled upon the heels OF
the Champs and during the coming
week there will be n great battle for
second position. The Digger upward
climb. so long looked for, commenced
y triflc too late or the club might
have had a chancec to overhaul Lima.
Marion has beaten Lima this year
more than any others. Had the Dig
gers been given little more help
from the other clubs Lima might be
having troubles Of its own just now.
The Lanks find things going con-
trary to their liking just now. With
tho Diggers pressing upon their heels
and Mansfield following closely after,
Manager Fox must be wondering what
is coming off
Great Weeks in Sight.
As Marion, Lancaster and Mans
field all meet this week the three
corncred struggle for second place
VIII hold the center of the league
stage Manager Lewis, of the Dig
gers, is hopeful of attaining the Sec
ond position and coming out success
fully i'm the battles with Mansfield and
Lancaster. The local pitchers are in
great condition just now and pitching
the games of their lives. Parson
alone. had trouble in the last week
after he had gained the lead OF the
league beavers. but "Bucknell Bill
viii be back in there winning most
OF the games he works during the re-
mainder of the season. Hancock. the
Digger youngster. Is doing wonderful
work, holding his opponents to mighty
few hits and pitching shutouts. Zmlch
Is winning regularly and Lewis, des-
pte the close games he has lost. is
getting a better break of the luck and
his magnificent pitching effort is be.
ing rewarded more often with victory
Though Marion has a good schedule
ahead for the next two weeks there Is
no reason why the club cannot se'
cure second place and hold 1t agains
all comers.
o'Day Trying Hard.
Newark. though homeless, is play
ing good baseball and its clever pitch
ing staff is responsible for the winning
OF most of the games that come IL
way. Portsmouth, on the other hand
IL proving "A disappointment to th'
many friends of the club around tn,
circuit and at home. The troubl
with Portsmouth seems to be that to,
many changes have been made. Ports
mouth had more managers and NOR
players under contract during tn
year than any other club in the league
But the present leader. Charles NJ
O'Day. is a good one when given
fair chance. O'Day will get the worl
out OF the men and soon the critic
expect TO see Portsmouth forging up
ward and securing a better place Il
the race for the club is surely en-
titled to one, despite its rather un
satisfactory work on the road this sea
son. O'Day, though. taking the clu
when he did, is hardly being give
fair chance. 1t is hard TO chang
dbout a club that has played in III