The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-05-14
RILEY HURLS FOR the CHAMPS
Some Sensational Work
Helps Twirler Out.
Marion Takes Lead at the Outset but
Fatal Seventh Comes Along and
Lima Scores -Four Times-Tewis
Uses Meehan I'm Redlin's Place
The Story.
(By John r. Markham)


1t used to be the proudest boast of
Big Ed Zmich, Marion's angular
southpaw, that he never lost a game
on ladies day. Team after team went
down before the fair-haired Swede on
occasions of this kind and whenever
Manager Lewis wanted to cinch a
game he sent zmch TO the slab on
ladies day. Perhaps it was because II
was Friday the thirteenth, or maybe
the charm only worked through 1909
At any rate Lima took Fridays game
from the disciples of Lewis by n score
of to 3 and q score of fannettes
shivered i'm the grandstand and saw
the athletes do it,
Pat Riley was the lad that put q
monkey wrench in the smoothly oiled
cogs of the Digger machine, that has
been moving down the other Ohio
State league teams with too much
regularity to suit the Lima fans. In
his efforts to stop the triumphant ad |
vance of the visitors Mr.. Riley had full |
cooperation of his teammates, who |
were a bit abashed over the support |
that they had accorded Miller on the |
day before.
Riley streaked the bah past the |
Digger batsman until they thought that |
It was the tail of Halley's comet |
brushing by their noses but on several |
occasions spectacular work onthe part |
OF the Cigarmakers defense robbed |
the visitors of what looked like Ger
tain hits.
Zmich was also touched up ana |
while he was not hit hard in any in
ming except the seventh the locals kept
tapping the ball for safties just often
enough to let Mr.. Zmich know that
they We're still in the game. Zmich's
support failed him at critical times,
Thomas at first being the worst often
der. Two of the errors made by the
Digger first sacker figured in the scor-
ing.
Marion Starts Well.
Marion got away ahead of the To-
Gals, pushing their first run across in
the first inning 1t was during this
frame that Riley got in the most SER
ious difficulty of the entire game.
Ayette was the first man up and he
drew o walk. Wllloughby sacrificed
h i'm TO second Thomas was ribbed
and the bases were filed when Hum
mel was walked. At this critical period
Emmett Reilly came to bat and push
ed a long fly to Doherty, Ayette
trampling the home plate on the sacri- ,
flee. Riley blushed TO think that he =,
had been so careless and burned the :
next three across with such speed that
Meehan spoiled his initial appearance :
nt bat by striking out.
Diggers Score Again.
In the fourth the Diggers were sue '
cessfu in wormlng two more men 7
around the circuit. Hummel drew a ]
walk and in attempting to field ReI- !
ley's sacrifice, the Lima twirler threw J
the ball wild to Nesser. Colligan {
weighed In with a three base hit, the /
first bingle of the game, at this oppor- !
tune time and Hummel and Reilly
laughed gleefully as they cantered
across the pan.
After the fourth the Diggers never
had look-in, although If ii had not
been for the brilliant fielding or
Doherty in center the result might have
been different. The Digger half OF the
seventh was one OF the most peculiar
ever witnessed on the local lot and Al
Newman got every putout during this ,
frame Boughter led off and drew a
walk. zmieh reached first, when Weller
threw 10 Newman to catch Boughter
at second. Ayette got a life when
Riley and Newman took care of Zmich
at the second sack, the Marion short
stop later being caught by Textor and
Newman in an attempt to steal.
Lima Scores IT, Second.
The Champs got two men on bases ,
in the opening inning, but Pat Weller
was the first player to complete the
circuit In the second. Weller got a walk =,
10 first and went to third on Riley's
drive, after Newnham and Textor had
gone out. Doherty scored Weller with a
single TO left, but perished on first |,
when McClintock lined TO Zmich.
Another run trlckled across the plate
in the fifth. McClintock walked and
stole second. Lloyd doubled TO left ana
Mack counted. Nesser then went out l.
on a slow roller which Thomas field
ed. Friend sent a high one In the dl-
rection of right Hummel got his hands
on II, but let II fall and Colligan
caught II before II touched the ground.
Weller popped to Reilly, retiring the
eide.