The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-05-06
zMlCH WILD At THE OUTSET
HEAVIER Steadies and Holds
Lima Easily.

(By :. u. Gotldcn.l

mefodrama of the ten-twcnt- -thirt
variety-the kind wherein the william
succeeds as the plot thickens. The
element of chance favors said viii
llan and Just when all seems lost the
hero appears on the scene rescues
tho. heroine, slays the william and
lives happily in peace and prosperity
ever afterward. We refer to the op-
ening encounter between Marion and
Lima at the yard yesterday afternoon
which ended with four-one vic
tory for the chaps representing Dig
gertown.
Lima. the william, so to speak, had
everything coming IT'S way in the
early part of the matinee. But the
author did not let the william run
away with things in the first act, nor
in ithe second, the third, etc. The
fourth was where the william put one
across and 1t looked to the audience
as IL the william had succeeded. But
the apparent success of the william
when the hero is really to come out
on top is what lends zest to the NELL
drama. So was 1t with the opener
After Lima had scored once i'm the
fourth and started well on the road
toward victory the hero, who i'm this
case happens to be plural, came
along. snatched victory from defeat
and as in the melodrama, everybody
was happy when the curtain went
down-eXcept, OF course, the william.
IL was pretty. struggle. There
were many tense moments in the ear
ly innings when a Lima safety would
have made things look mighty blue
for the Diggcrs. But at those times
the strength of the Marion defense
became apparent and Lima went
scoreless.
Ed Zmich Is credited with winning
the first game for Marion in the 1910
season. The big fellow was about as
wild as they make them in the early
part but later he steadied and when
this occurred there was nothing doing
for the champs.
For Lima, Pennybaker, who throws
| from the same side as Zmich, was
on the firing line. Pennybakcr was
right and his defense could not bo
disturbed until the fifth when the
Diggers showed flash of the kind
of work that will win many a con-
test this season.
Green got Lima all to the good by
drawing a pass right off the reel.
McClintock bunted but zmich field
ed fast and cut off Green at second.
Faurot stood and waited and Zmich
could not locate tho rubber. Nesscr
thep fiied to Snyder in right and the
runners were all held on the bricks.
When Williams benefited by Zmichs
Inability to control the sphere, the
bases were full. Weller, upon whom
|so much depended, could only lift
one to Redlin in the middle pasture
Fans had a right TO breathe an audi
BILE sigh of relief and they did
In the third. Green opened with "A
|single, the first of the season and Nc
|Clintock sacrificed. Faurot again
|drew pass but Zmich went To work
land famed both Nesser and Williams.
|The fourth saw the first run of the
season made. Weller walked and
|Newnham contributed sacrifice.
Friend lifted fly to left center
(which Boughter should have reached
Ibut did not and Weller scored while
Friend raced all the way to second.
where he died. After Lima was pre-
|sented with this run, Zmich settled
down. determined to defeat his op-
|ponents mainly by his heaving He
ibid a mighty good job during the re-
|mainder of the game and but one
|visitor reached second.
Thrice Marion runners reached first
I'm the first four frames and each
Itime Relentless Rudolph In the per.
|son or Catcher Friend. moved them
down while trying to steal. Friends
|throwing was excellent and Diggers
|had not a chance to get away with
|nny thievIng.
All Hummel had the honor of polling
fhe first Digger safety II was a ter
'rifc clout TO right in the fifth. Hum
|meI followed II up with a theft Of
Second. II was good baseball per-
'haps since he got away with IT, but
HAD be been caught there would have
been a howl. Reilly followed Hum
|mers lead and sent clean one roll
Dngt over second base while Hummel
.co,>nted Reilly went to second on
tbe play at the plate and followed II
Ip with an easy theft of third. Ayette
fanhed but Redlin was equal .D the
|emfrgency. His long lift 20 VIII
10 rs allowed Reilly to come over
NH the run that put Marion in the
Hedlin made the circuit in the
eigtth and was followed around by
Bo o6thter. The Cleveland boy put a
basbr IN center and Boughter laid
iotn an excellent bunt, beating II
puC 10 FIRST While Redlin scampered
10 lhird. Beughter stole and closed
3p The gap. Cap WIlloughby raped