The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-28
HANCOCK GREAT
IN FINAL GAME
But a Single Safety Secured
BY Portsmouth.
ONLY TWO CALLERS GET ON
Young HEAVIER Close to
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Wonderful Feat.
Digger. Take Liking TO Hcrron's Of
fcriig--Victory Yesterday Makes IL
Eight Straight for Local Club-Aia-
rion at Lima Tomorrow.

That one pass to Collins with two
down In the seventh and Herron's
= long ny. lust out of the reach of
Chief Williams, in the ninth, to-
gether prevented Ray Hancock, st.
Paris, Ohio youngster, from making
the greatest record possible in
baseball game As 1t was he passed
one. allowed one hit, double, and
blanked the Portsmouth callers in the
final game of the series.
Hancock's feat despite the two slips
is most remarkable. He was good
all the way from the time O'Day
popped to Behringer in the opener
until Williams gathered in Jackson's
high one to right in the ninth. The
game was only interesting in the
pitching of Hancock and as inning aft
er inning went by and not visitor
reached even first, admirers of the
youngster marvelled and waited and
Watched in breathless silence. Six of
the enemy were made TO whiff many
of the other attempts were weak ones
and during the whole fray Hancock
did not ask for anything but ordinary
support for 1t was not necessary.
Collins played out the whole string
with two down in the seventh and
with three and two on him he let one
float by, getting a walk. Hancock
was far from worried at the slip.
however, and followed it by tanning
Ches Spencer.
THE ONE SAFETY.
After Farrell had taken Ragsdale's
lift to middle in the ninth Heron
sent high one into right center. VIII
liams made a gallant try, but was too
late by inches to preserve the youth
full heavens record. O'Day and
Jackson were just as easy as all of
the others had been and Heron died
on second base to which place he
went on his drive.
And Hancock had everything, as
might be imagined, when such per-
formance comes off against such
club. His splitter was called into
use with great frequency but he was
not always using the damp ball when
he appeared to be wcttng II. Bluff
ing the splitter is mighty successful
sometimes and Hancock got away |
with II more than once. using instead
either his curve or fast one.
Portsmouth presented Heron to
battle with Hancock, who held the
visitors on Saturday TO two runs in
sixteen innings. Heron had several
bad cases of rattles out of which he
did not emerge without damage and
he was walloped hard at opportune
times throughout the engagement.
But II would have been just as use
less for him to have tried harder. for
In the face of Hancocks masterful
work. but one run was necessary To
win and that came In the first inning.
SHIELDS STEALS HOME.
With Bchringer out on strikes,
Shields singled to left and swiped
second Wolfe started one for center
field. but Heron knocked It down,
being a trile too late to get the run
ner. Shields taking third. Wolfe then
started for second but Heron was
watching and threw 10 Spencer. With
Wolfe being chased back and forth.
Shields hiltcd home, beating Collins
throw by clever slide, while Wolfe
went on to second unmolcsted.
Williams then sent high one
that came down In the pitchers
box. but Heron looked about help
lessly and when help did not come
the ball fell untouched. 1t might
have hit the South Salem recruit on
the head.
Staley's out advanced Wolfe and
Williams. but Duffy and Spencer re-
tired Farrell.
SCORE AGAIN IN THIRD.
The third was another scoring in
ming. Behringer singled, Shields sac
riiiced and Wolfe's out sent him 10
third. Williams laced to center field.
sending in Behringer. A wild heave
put the redskin on second, where he
died when staley rolled to Heron.
Farrell led the attack in the
fourth, getting n walk. After Reilly
sacrificed, Willoughby lifted to Tot
man, Hancock walked and Behringer
scored Farrell with a clean drive TO
left. Hancock went 10 third and
Behringer advanced to second on the
play to get the pitcher.
Now that the game was not safe
but Just TO go along trihe better,
the Diggers opened upon Heron
again in the eighth. With one Dig
ger down. Staley raped to right
center for a pair of sacks, Farrell
was passed and the bricks were full
when Reilly was hit in the head,
As soon as the catcher recovered,
Wiioughby kept up the fun by
Hmacking to left for long single.
scoring Staley and Farrell and
fending Reilly TO third. O'Day made
g great jumping grab of Hancock's