The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-14
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HORRIBLE SIGHT
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Four Hundred Lank Rooters
See Team Slaughtered.
zMICA PITCHES GREAT GAME
Southpaw Shuts out Champs
Before Great Crowd
Mock is Driven from Mound-Wil-
iiams, Farrell, TOMBSTONE and
Others There with Lumber.

1t was gruesomc sight that some
four hundred or more Lancaster fans
who Travelled all the way from Cham
pionship City, adorned with badges
and ready to cheer the Lanks to VIC
tory. were made to view at the yard
Sunday afternoon. The Diggers hit
ting sounded like Co. ID. doing its
weekly target practice, When the
count was made Marion had crossed
the rubber eight times and nary a
Lank had been able TO accomplish the
feat.
oh. II was some party as any Dig
ger rooter will attest Starting ear
ly the locals went after Homer Mock
clever southside HEAVIER of the
Champs and a pitcher always to be
feared. The way the locals went to
the Mock Offering threw thrills of de-
light over that portion of the great
crowd that was pulling for Marion.
Chills or inward groans doubtless
permeated the frames Of the Others.
Big Ed Zmich, who allowed four
safeties and yet lost is game on Fri-
day. asked for the chance to get
revenge and did he get it? Well! There
was nothing that the courageous
southpaw did not have.A little wild
at times but strong in the trying
along as the party progressed.
After having men in a position to
score and failing to get the necessary
bingle in the first two innings, the
locals went after Mock with ven
Reance In the third. Yilloughby OPP
ened with single to middle.
Wolfe laid down perfect bunt,
making first while Willoughby beat
Mock's throw to intercept him at
second. Farrell sacrificed and John
Bull Wilhyms gave the crowd 2
: chance to/ show its approval when he
laced a pretty safety to middle. scor-
ing Willoughby and Wolfe. Williams
went to second on the play to get
Wolfe at the plate and completed the
journey when Staley followed with
clean drive to right Carter threw TO
the plate TO get the Indian but Bob
Williams got the ball too late. His
heave TO second though was in time
to nip Staley trying to advance.
The next inning was worth while.
Wolfe started with a single, his sec
ond of the game, and Zmich famed
trying TO bunt. Willoughby hit fast
one TO Lahier who threw to force
Lucas but the peg went through
Reynolds hands and Lucas continu-
ed to third. Wolfes fly 10 Mock
might have resulted in double play
hut Gowdy stepped off the first sack
before the ball was in his hands and
the jumps declared Willoughby safe
That gave Farrell his chance for a
line drive to the center field corner.
Farroll hauled up at third, having
sent Lucas and Willoughby in ahead
Of him. Williams could connect to
help Farrell around.
Two more runs helped to make
the contest a little safer and all to
the discomtitura of the Lanks in the
sixth. Zmich singled and Willoughby
breezed. Wolfe's baser to left sent
Zmich to second and Farrell's double
TO middle scored them both. The last
Digger counter arrived in the seventh
Mcclure having taken Mock's place
TO stop the carnage Johnston singled
and Watkins sacrificed. Humphrey 5
throw over Gowdy's head into the
bleachers on Lucas grounder let
Johnston score and Lucas move to
second. Willoughby singled and
Lucas turned third, keeping on for
home, The throw had him beaten and
no turned back to third, Williams
throw beating him there.
With Two down in second Carter
walked and swiped but Zmich famed
Williams In the fourth the big Ian
caster chance came. With one put
away Moeller singled and Lalher was
given pass A wild pitch let both
advance notch. Here Zmich famed
Corbin and Wolfe came to the res
che ON Camer's high bounder thai
got away from Zmich The sh0rl
jstop crossed second and making q
4 lightning throw TO Staley nipped car,
ter by inches. II was the great play
OF the day
Famells catch, his batting ant
stops by Lucas and Wolfe featured