The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-05-11
Lewis Pitches Diggers to a
Victory.
ERRORS TIED THE SCORE
Tighter Play Would Have
Meant Shut Out.
Visitors Are Retired Runless in a
/, Ninth Inning Rally That Caused
Fans Some Worry-Lancaster Had
IAN the Luck I'm the Series as the
Figures WIN show.

Dfggcrs sent Lancaster away WITH
out the last one OF the series when
at the yard yesterday afternoon,
Lewis and eight others fought hard
to overcome the hoodoo and succeeded
by four-two score. There were anx-
ious moments though and not until
the last Lank had been retired did
Marion cinch the game.
Diggers have really outplayed the
visitors in every game but fortune
beamed upon Leader Wills and his
men. Perhaps 1t was because owner
Ruff was on hand to watch the work
in this series. Lanks had the bug on
Marion and despite all of their splen-
did attack the Diggers were in reality
lucky to get away with the game.
Lewis decided to try for the final
game. on his former attempt the
manager was beaten by Lima In a
close contest with the kind of pitching
that would have won nine out of
ten games. This time Lewis pitched
just as we'll but things broke badly for
him and three Of the seven Lancas-
scratches came In the final round.
Teddy Purcell, the rotund one, was
on the Lancaster hill. Teddy affected
an attitude of indifference but he
used all he had and most of every
thing that he used was TO the liking
of several of the Marlons. Purcell re-
ceiyed good humping, a bigger one
than the score shows for some of the
fielding behind him was of the light
ming order and as has been mentioned
quite often in these writings of this
series. Lancaster got the break OF all
of the baseball luck. Diggers should
have blanked the visitors and made
them look like amateurs. The I.ank
luck really made them contestants for
the game.
Diggers got going in the second
when Hummel hit safely along the
first base line. beating the ball to
frft Purcelrs throw. made from n
difficult position. struck Hummel in
the shoulder and sheered off into
right field. while Hummel went to
second. Reilly drove TO deep center for
three bases. scoring Hummel and af-
ter Redlin and Collisan had been dis
posed of. Boughter came to the rescue
with a hard clout to left that scored
Reilly Lewis famed.
The score was tied by Lancaster I'm
the sevsnth-an inning that has seem
insiy been fatal TO Diggers of late-
when Ayette's error with two down
let q pair cross. In fact all of the ds-
turbance and unpleasantness occurred
with pair out. Anderson singled to
center and Currans followed with a
double to left, Anderson being held
at third. Erven then rolled to Ayette,
and the little fellow who was in hard
luck all day, allowed the hall to slip
away. Hummel, recovered it but rot
in time to head off the second runner
and the count was tied.
Dlggers lost several opportunities
TO register and in the third sfth and
seventh innings but the eighth was
where 1t was broken up. With one
dte~n Thomas hit 10 center for base
ard Hummel followed with clean
drive to right. Reilly got a Texas
Lacquer i'm center and Thomas scored
while Hummel went to third. Reilly
reached second on The play. Wher
Redlin walked the bricks were al
occupied. Colligan lifted to Anderson
and Hummel scored on the fly.
In the ninth there were some anx.
ious times for Digger fans who feared
TO leave lest Lancaster tie UP the
count. With one down Anderson drove
one, at Lewis that the pitcher knocked
down but could not recover in time
Currans famed but E.rven instilled
interest by hitting to left for sack
Lewis went after McGivern's boundel
with one hand but was unable 10
spear 1t and the bricks were jammed
At this juncture Teddy Purcell hat
the chance of life time to win his
own game or at least TO tie the count
with safety. Hummel was under hi
fiyrand fans breathed more regularly
as they left the stands.
q.anra.