The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-17
Marion Lads Lose Deciding
Game at Lima.
FINAL SCORE IS "a To- 9
Local Pitchers No, Puzzle
For Lima Swatters.
Elk Hospitality Forbade the Making
of More Runs-Cunningham Stars,
For Marionitcs With LuInbcr--Tbc
Slaughter.
lRy John II. MnrkhamN

Lima, July 17.-(Speclal)-
whelming The Marion Elk team by a
score of "a to ., yesterday afternoon
| at San Felicc Park, the Lima 3. p. o.
| Il. bali team now lays claim to the
championship of the state. The game
was the third and decisive one be-
tween the two teams. and the way
the locals walloped the antlered breth.
rem from Marion would indicate that
they are amply able to back up any
assertions that they might make.
MARION STARTS EARLY.
The game started off nicely, that
is from Marion point of ''iew. 1T
looked. however, like 1t would be close
and interesting and there was nothing
TO indicate that score of football
proportions would be piled up.
In the opening frame after two
men had been retired, Dupuis walked
one of the two men that he permit
ted to pass to first. A triple by F'et-
ter scored Elliott, the recipient of the
gift. Kerrman's tumble allowed Fet-
ter to count and the visiting brothers
We're two runs to the good.
In the first inning the locals were
retired without hit, in the second
they found Paddock for one and in,
the third they landed upon him for
three hits, which resulted in as many
runs In the first of the fourth. the
Marion team got two more safely
across and obtained a lead of one,
but the home team came right back
and in their half scored five. After
that there was nothing to 1t but the
locals who scored them by fours,
fives and sevens in all but one of the
remaining innings.
A MARION RALLY.
The visitors had a batting rally in
the seventh and scored nve runs,
after having pounded Dupuis for six
hits. However, they seemed to expend
Dupuis held them to one tiny little
bingle in the last two innings.
TERRIBLE INNING.
In the eighth The visitors made a
shift in their inield, sending Fetter
to the slab, putting Stafford behind
the bat, with Paddock at sthe third
sack. The combination didn't seem to
work and Cunningham donned the
mask and breast protector, while
Stafford went to the initial station.
Fctter had lots OF smoke, but none of
his offerings proved deceptive and the
Lima Elks batted out seven runs.
After batting all around and starting
down the batting list again the locals
came to the conclusion that they had
scored all that true Elk hospitality
would allow and refrained from
further run getting.
Batting honprs of the day went to
Faurot, who got five hits out of six
times up. Mitchell and Sealts also did
some heavy stick work and the lat
ter was the champion run gettcr
counting four times. DIR. Crops was
n regular Reilly when IL came TO run
ming bases and he had four stolen
ones to his credit. Flager was an
other successful pilferer and he count
ed three times upon the three occa-
sions that he reached first.
CUNNY A LEADER.
Cunningham got more hits than
any of his team mates. but the fact
that he formerly lived in Lima par
tally explains this fact.
There was large sized crowd In
attendance and considerable roofing
was done. Wally Altschul, who han.
died the indicator came In for a good
deal of good natured kidding from
the grandstand and was made the re-
cipient of an elegant present from one
OF his admirers. Wolly always start
ell TO dodge as soon as he saw the ball
leave the pitchers hand and re-
tired to position back of that play
eli after the eight when n foul tip
came in little too close proximity.
Hover, at that he was a great i'm
provement over Bobbie Hart, so the
local fans say. and may be able TO
secure Handiboe's position with Bob
bic Qulnn's staff of umpires.
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