The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-22
BAT OUT VICTORY
IN EARLY FRAMES
Diggcrs Make -Four in First
and Three In Second.
". MILLER FEELS THE HOOK
Munk who Follows Him
Given warm Reception.
Farrell, Stalcy and Johnstone Sew
up the Game with Their Hits -
Hancock Good all the way Through

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inning for four runs and punishins
Munk, his successor. for three more
in the second, the Diggers bottled up
the second Lima contest in a hurry
yesterday afternoon and thereafter
the contest was never in doubt.
With the great victory of the day
before fresh in their minds the locals
started out early to make things safe.
Ii all worked out so nicely that IL
seemed shame to do it and Lima
looked far more like cellar club
than one which has been in first po-
sition ever since the chase started,
excepting, of course, the day that
Portsmouth was riding in the front
seat.
But 1t was not the misplays of the
Lima club that made it look cheap.
1t was the hard hitting of the lads In
white. clean smashes that came when
they were needed and were followed
up by some more.
Hancock was the Lewis selection
and Manager Joe could not have chos-
en- better. Though Hancock had
worked on last Friday he seemed to
he better than usual even without the
customary rest. He had everything,
so much in fact that it was not
necessary for him to resort to that
splitter to any great extent. He pitched
out of many nice holes and only five
times was his offering solved.
For Lima Walter Miller, another
twirler who relies a lot on the splitter
in times of trouble, started for the
leaders. Willoughby opened up on
him in the first inning. hitting a line
drive at Miller, which the pitcher
glanced of. He tried to gather up
the ball and get runner but was too
late. Wolfe wanted to sacrifice but
Miller was wild and got into a hole.
In the meantime Willoughby went
out. stole second anc then followed 1t
up by stealing third, on Gavin, the
backstop, who was relieving Lee
Fohl. Wolfe got the walk he was
after and stole. Farrell really won
the game when he laced a single ~
left sending in both Willoughby and
Wolfe. In a hit and run play Will
Jams lifted to Reilly and Farrell got
back to first because the Reilly throw
in was not perfect Staley forced Far
rell at second and then Bill John
stone. one OF the heroes of the day
before. gave the ball a ride toward
the fence in right center Staley
hiked and crossed the rubber and
Johnstone completed the circuit, mis-
drive having become homer when
the ball rolled under the fence.
Zmich walked and was forced by
Lucas. Those four counters helped a
lot but the Diggers were not yet
through.
Miller was replaced by Munk, Co
lumbus boy, IN the second, the Fohl
idea being 10 save Miller for one OF
the games today as the struggle was
apparently lost. Munk got his but
the execution would not have been 50
severe but for an error by little Finke
who errs mighty seldom.
Hancock walked and Willoughby hit
one directly at Munk. The ball was
a fast one and Munk was hit in the
stomach. the bali bounding several
feet away while Wiloughby reached
first. Wolfe fouled out to Gavin try
ing 20 sacrifice and Foutz was under
Farrell's fly Williams was safe on
Finke's wobble and then Dick Staley
put the game on ice with a terrific
clout TO left center for three bases,
sending in three Diggers ahead of
him
That concluded the Digger scoring,
Yet IN the third, fifth and sixth in
nings the locals had runners but could
not get to Munk for safety in the
critical times.
Syks was first to reach the initial
sack for Lima. With one down he
singled in the second hut Lucas and
Wolfe worked fast in double play
after the former had captured Newn-
hams roller.
In the seventh Miller walked and
went to second on Foutz's out. Sykes
doubled TO right, mighty poke.
sending Miller over. Sykes stole
third. Newnham flied to center and
Weller went out from Farrell to first
on great play. the red top having
taken Wolfe's place at short when
: the latter hurt his ankle sliding into
the plate.
Farrell. Lucas and Staley were In a
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