The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-14
BOOTS LET
CHAMPS WIN
Lancaster is Presented with
Deciding Game.
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TIBBITTS' WORK POOR
Bad Eyesight Keeps Diggers
From Tieing.
Lseke Hit for Many Extra Bases
Lucas In Best Form Of Year
The Story,

The weakening of the Digger de-
fense i'm the third frame let the
Champs put over three counters in
the third ana one more in the fifth
at the yard yesterday afternoon in
the deciding game of the series which
the Lanks copped five to four and all
of Lucas excellent effort went un-
rewarded.
It was a heartrending contest all
of the way through and one of the
principal contributors to this state OF
affairs was Umpire Tibbitts A
joke in all of the games played SO
far Tibbitts was worse than that yes
terday and he kept the Diggers from
overtaking the callers after the game
had been apparently thrown away.
Jimmy Lucas, like Lewis two days
before, pitched his best game of the
season. The little fellow had eXcell-
ent control and his curve ball was
making the Lanks stand on their
heads Uncle Joe Locke. the power
house for the Champs, was at his
best, and had y on some of the Dig
gers Six safe ones were all that
Marion secured but FIVE of those were
for extra bases, and were well enough
punched to nave easily won the con-
test.
Brown openel for the Lanks by
getting his usual walk. a wild pitch
sent him to second but Reynolds
whitfield, trying to sacrifice and
Humphreys slashed liner directly
into Wofes hands for a double play
II was in the third that gloom set-
ed n little pop foul back of Reilly
but the catcher was mapping and did
not go after IT, IL would have been
easy and Corbin would never have
doubled to right. After the two
baser Williams attempted to sacrifice
but bis little push got away from
Lucas. The pitcher finally recovered
it and threw wild to Staley, letting
COrbin count, and Williams reach
second. The Locke sacrifice put him
on third and when Brown hit to
O'Day, Williams beat the throw to the
plate. Brown followed with a steal
of second. Reilly's error put him on
third and he scored when Reynolds
laid a perfect bunt along the third
base line, Lucas and Reilly keeping
their hands Off it expecting the ball
TO roll foul.
| 3 GOwdy opened the next with a three
baser to middle and Corbin followed
with a single To center, the only count
that the Lancaster team was deserv.
ing of in the struggle. The last run
was made in the fifth by the visitors
reynolds bounced one off Lucas glove
and O'Day could not get the ball tC
first in time ia catch the runner
Humphreys sarciiced him to second
Carter then hit to Lucas, who threw
to third in time 10 get Reynolds bu
watkins muffed It, Lallier and Rey
nolds pulled Off the squeeze, Reynolds
scoring and Lallier going out from
ODay 10 Staley. Another run thai
should never have been put on tn,
score board.
The Diggers did nothing notable
until the third. Browns error CAV,
Watkins a life. Lucas sacrificed anC
Farrell hit between left and cente
for two bases, scoring Watkins. Far
rell was nipped by close play in try
ing to stretch the hit into a triple
Corbin and Humphreys sending tn,
ball to Lallier
Wilson made the first home run o
the season for the Diggers with on
down in the fifth but as luck woul,
have it there vas no one on the base
. az the time. Watkins got a gift ant
was safe at second when Brown drop
ped a throw from Humphreys afte
) the shortstop handled Lucas ground
er. Farrell lined directly into Corp
ms hands but Wolfe dropped a Texa
J leaguer into lett that was good 10
two bases and two Digeers scored.
But one run was needed to tie th
score i'm the sixth when Williams lie,
] on with a double. Utaley attempte,
TO sacrifice and Locke, grabbing tn
ball, threw to Lallier to catch WIN
Jams. The Indian was easily safe bll
fibbitts, standing nj second base
called him out. II ruined all tn
Digger's chances of taking the game
Williams doubled again with on
down in the eighth but neither Stale,