The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-04-26


made good with the Dubuque, ia. f,
team, and Pitcher Al Aamperline is
delivering the goods, which is get
ting into shape at Chicago.
AfANSrtici.D SHY ON PITCHERS.
Mansfield, April 25. The pitching
stan is the only thing that is Civ
ing Manager Flood any worry with
the last week of practice before the
opening of the season. There are
now but two pitchers on the staff
who are capable of going the limit,
one of these being a recruit, while
the other is a veteran This may
handicap Mansfield during the first
| few weeks of the season
Bucholz, the leading Mansfield
twirler last season, and Demaree,
the recruit who pitched in the Cot
ton States league last season. are
the only two pitchers who can go
through. Both of them appear to
be fixtures for the coming season.
Phelan is rapidly rounding to form,
while Tindall has not yet received a
thorough tryout.
The weather has been serious
handicap for the recruit twirlers as
we'll as the veterans. Bailey is far
from being in condition to pit,h, and
will have to show up much better to
earn place on the stan, while
Yarnall has not been tried out this
season to see II his arm is again
in shape. Manager Flood is on the
lookout for twirlers and may secure
few within the next week.
The infield is settled and is ready
for a gruelling season, while the out
field is practically settled upon
Huber will be left, Goodrich in
center and Clark in right. Gray, in
Columbus recruit, is doing the util-
ity role at the present time, owing
to an injury to a weak ankle. Brey-
maier will do the heavy work behind
the bat, while Hicks appears val
uable soft-pedal man,
'iPop" Smith, who was secured
from Newark in trade for Pitch
er Lloyd, has failed 20 report. He
Is still working out with the Terre
Haute Central league club. The
Terre Haute club has endeavored to
secure him, but the Mansfield club
refuses to enter into any negotiations
for the player, who Is considered
too valuable man to part with.
1r Smith Iperdlsts in refusing TO
report, the Mansfield club may call
the attention of the national com
mission to the fact that the Terre
Haute club has been tampering with
player under contract TO another
club. Smith will play in Mansfield
or nowhere during the coming sea-
son.
The Garfield Park was the scene
OF a most interesting game of ball
Saturday, in which the St. Mary's
team defeated the Marion All Stars
by score of TO !. The battery
work of Dwyer and Burke was
phenomenal. The batteries were
Dwyer and Burke for st. Mary's and
Shrock and Smeltzer for the All
Stars.
Columbus copped it's first game
LeRue playing short. got in with twJ
timely hits and helped to chase the
Senatorial hoodoo
A fire Sunday destroyed part OF
the stands at the South Side ball
park in Chicago where the sox hold
forth.
DOPE FOR FANS mfw mfw mfwmw
Portsmouth yesterday defeated the
Columbus Interurbans twelve TO two
The Lancaster Colts defeated the
young Westerns of Columbus seven
to four.
Mansfield and the Adrian second
team, tied eight all.
Lima defeated Van Vert yesterday
nine to nothing.
GAINESVILLE whipped Newark four to
three.
Dayton whipped the Lanks 70 to .
MoNUNlDNTs-z1s EAST Center St.
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