The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-17
ERRORS and
HITS COUNT
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Marion Misplays Help Ports
mouth to Win.
HOLMQUIST GOES WELL
HEAVIER Keeps Digger Hits
Well Scattered.
Staiey Homer Scores Wolfe Ahead
Of Him-Chance for Grand Rally
Fails The Story.

All that the errors of the Dig
gers failed to accomplish for the
Portsmouth club at the yard yester-
day before the largest gathering of
the season, the timely swatting of
the boys from down-state did and
1t was easy for the callers to annex
the last game of the series.
This Portsmouth club, looking
many times as strong as last season.
in fact so changed that no one would
recognize the club as having any
connection with the joy-gang Of
1908, played rings around the Dig
gers all the way through. Doyle's
crowd was up and doing, pulling on
the unexpected, rapping out timely
blows. and taking advantage Of ey-
cry wobble in the Digger defense.
Holmquist led the way FOR the
callers and deserved the victory that
he attained. He nad the Diggers
guessing most Of the time and kept
the safe raps well scattered. His
feature work was done IN the fifth
inning when Marion had an Opprtun-
ity to sew up the game. The success
ful execution OF the squeeze in that
frame gave the Diggers a count and
safe hit would have won the con-
test but such was not to be,
For the locals Lewis was the pow
err house. And he did mighty
good lot of singing keeping the
blows fairly well scattered. The
pitcher fielded his position in grand
style, pulling himself out of sew
eral holes by quick work.
With two safely tucked away in
the opener, Duffy faced n safe one
10 left. Spencer hit one on the
ground directly at O'Day, with Duffy
hiking for second. O'Day let the ball
go through him and on to Wilson,
who emulated the example of the
manager and the fence had to do
what neither of the two Dls2ers
could. Duffy romped home and
Spencer halted at third from whence
he completed the journey on Tot
mans two base clout 10 left.
Lewis gave Collins a pass IN the
second and Doran followed with a
blow for two bases along the left
line, sending the shorstop to third.
With the inheld drawn in Holmquist
tapped a gentle Texas Lacquer that
fell safe back OF second and Col
llns counted while Doran moved on
10 third. OHara famed and Nc
Allister tried to squeeze Doran in,
but Lewis grabbed his pop bunt and
doubled Doran.
The fourth was used by Ports
mouth TO pile up another counter.
Collins again got sift, with one
gone. Singles by Doran and Holm
quist let him make the full jour
ney. Doran reaching third. Holm
quist started for second and Reilly
threw to Wolfe whose quick return
nailed Doran.
In the sixth, the visitors made their
last run. Evans singled, sTiped
second and came on the Collins safe
one to left. Then Collins was
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Doran, thinking he had four balls,
started for first and Collins for sec
Ond. Reillys throw to Staley
caught Collins gett;ag back wnen the
mistake was discovered. Doran then
walked, but Hoin,aist was easy.
The Digger effort with the willow
was alright as far as 1t went but II
did not go far enough. After Fer
rell was out in the first, Wolfe sin
gled through the lnneld, went to
second on balk and to third on
a passed ball. while O'Day famed,
Williams best was a little roller that
Dorm grabbed and threw to Spencer.
The local fans had little chance for
any noise making, until the fourth
when with Wolfe on second, staley
laruped one over the right wall and
made the circuit. Wilson opened
the fifth in appropriate style by dou-
bling against the right field fence,
Watkins singled to LEFT but Wilson
was able to get no further than
third, as It looked as though 0'Hara
void get 20 the ball Watkins went
TO second on the throw to third.
Both Diggers were aeld motionless
while Lewis went out from Collins
TO Spencer Afraid of Ferrell, Holm
quist under Doyle instructions, passed
the middle gardener. Wilson and