The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-08-06
MARION SHAKES OFF SLUMP
Diggers Get Their Batting
Eyes Back Again.
Pitchers Show Poor Form on tho
Road--IIomc Stay Should Bring
First Place Again-An All-Star
Team Is Selected for the Fans to
Considerable Averages.
(By S. Il. Godden.l

Just thirteen weeks of play have
elapsed in the Ohio State league and
today the race is perhaps more excit
ing than 1t has been at any time
this season. Strange as 1t may seem
there is battle royal on not only
in the first division where all battles
are supposed to occur but down to
the very tailend of the procession.
When the staters got away to
good start on May they opened q
race that will not be over until tho
wire is reached on September IS.
Portsmouth today is leading again
although week ago Diggers appear
ed to be safely resting on the ladder
top. Lima in second place looked
| like a strong contender for the lead
but Portsmouth not only walked
over Lima but Marion as well.
| The Digger play in the week has
| hardly been up to the standard. 1t
has all been staged on the enemy's
| battlefield and therefore, with the
umpiring that Is to be expected away
from home and the fact that tho
team struck batting slump. 1t is
regarded as 70 rather happy thought
that Marion did not tumble harder
and drop into third place. But yes
terday the Diggers mauled new re-
cruit in the league for II safe smash
es which produced seven runs. That
was "a pleasant way to put a batting
slump in the rear and 1t is argued
now that Diggers with their hitting
l togs properly arranged will come
sailing home for the long series
and do some execution against the
enemy from day to day
Baxter Shines on Trip
The loss of Ed Zmich Is felt keen.
ly just now. Baxter Is the onl!
finger on the staff who has showI
: well on the trip and 1t might be re
marked In passing that Baxter 4
rounding to in great shape and from
this time forth the Spring Valley lat
should upset many an opponent
Baxter's work I'm the past thre,
weeks has brought him to the at
tention of several major league tai
ent hunters and the local club ha
received several propositions for him
A continuance of his high las
work will mean that he will grad
uate on Sept. is to higher league
probably the big show.
Goulait's trouble on the trim wa,
wildness, probably due to beins
played in utility roles in several o
the games. Rice and Hughes los
games through wldness and Levi.
was unable to overcome the Ports
mouth hOodOo. Boyers effectiveness
was doubtless decreased by the util.
ity roles he was called upon to as.
sumo ON the trip. Hughes or Goulai,
Will be used today and Baxter will
perform tomorrow with big league
scout in the stands looking him over
Portsmouth and Lima in the past
two months have Shown little class
on the road. In fact MariOn's worl,
on the road has been better than
that of either of the other contest.
ants for the pennant AT home Lima
Portsmouth and Marion have won
the greater part of their games.
| Strengthen For the Finish.
| There Is general Strengthening
on not only among the second divis.
AT the close of the present week
ers with great regularity all season
but among the leaders The race
down the home stretch Is to be in
tresting In the extreme and no team
Is going to be put out of 1t If there
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