The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-18
FAIR FANS
ARE INCREASING
Toters of the Merry Widow
Catch the Fever.
TANNING BEES COMMON
Cold Weather Helps the
Baseball Dope.
Some Little Occurrences at the
Bail Park are Recalled by the
Man Who Gives the Dates.

Around the 'iwarme!s'', the stove
committees of fandom, are doping out
the Ohio State league chase and
many interesting ideas are being eX-
changed daily. 1t Is a noticeable
fact thHt the colder the weather
the warmer is the ballyard gossip.
The baseball germ is woilsing over
time around this neck and 1t be-
speaks q generous interest In the
game when the season is arrived.
II Is worth while to hear some
of the comments made by fans ON
the respective strength of the teams.
and the abilhaies or many Of the
players. Each has hds lavoIlItes and
Though the argument last long and
be strenuous while 1t lasts, no one
is convinced and each believes as
he did when he started. But the
one who gets away with the grapes
in these fanBug bees is the one
who quotes the date of games, the
first names of the players and who.
can also tell when and where this
and that player staited and whaC
he has done in lS.s career. There
are more than one of this sort. They
get along pretty well too, and sue
ceed in silenoinIg many fan who
knows more of the game than they
do, merely because they have the
nerve to spring the date gaIg and
the othen ds not sufficiently well in
formed 10 take issue. And generally
II is the case that the date quoter
is merely running a bluff, and, pin
ned down, he would admit it but no
one has the documents or the nerve
to call him to task.
There are good many fair
fans in Marion Each season adds a
few more. About hen third game, the
new devutee begins TO talk baseball
with the sport for years. She gem
orally calls the players by thei
first names as well as their last ones
and 1t never disturbs hen in the
least when she mikes up the handles
TO their names. Mere trifle. Cor
reoed, she says tlht Is what she
meant 10 say. Cert
It is worth the price of admission
to sit near new convert among the
fair sex and hear her explain the
game to some fair friend who Is
seeing baseball of the real kind for
the first time she will get off more
good ones than Lew Docll4tader eve.
dreamed of.
Last summer Mamon lass, who
had become a devout follower OF the
game to such an extent that sho
talked baseball continually at home,
took her mother out 10 see a bat
Tie. There was a good sized crowd
Uhere and the grand stand was pack
ed. Hardly had they become seated
That the daughter commenced he,
explanation which was listened to
lHlner mdifferently by the mother.
PRESENTLY everyone around sat I'D
ana took notice when the elder one
sad "Say Elizabeth, have heard
SO much about the fans and the
fanbugh at ball games. Where are
they.' Lew Dockstader or Blolxe
Paddock could never have Thought
OF that one.
Another faiu fan, and she has
numerous prototypes, seldom does
any roofing but she intently watches
the game and pulls strong for the
home boys to cop. One day with a
blg crowd In the stands she sat IN
sldence watching the play until AT
CRUCIAL stage with a Marion runner
leading off second, the opposing
shortstop suddenly hil1ed for second
winnie the Digger mapped OF course
everyone was worried for fear he
would not get back TO the bag hut
there was a death+like silence over
the mend unc'l she jumped up from
ner seat and scieeched, "Iook ont
lsute In a voice that might he
heard a block, She sat down In con-
lmaon and the grand stand sbook
WIFI laughter at her expense.
Yet the fair fans are not aIwav,,
lhe ones who pull off the comedy
az a ballyard and many of the re.
marks OF the made sex are found
pnny as humorous. The fair fan
thoulsh Is loyal through and thronel,
ana the ranks are increasing, each
year IN Marion. That's the reason
why the management will sell sea
son tickets to the ladies at very
low rate again this year. They heir
the game.