The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-07-16
SQUEEZE PLAY
WINS THE GAME
Diggers Capture at Lima 2
to /.
LEWIS HURLS IN FINE STYLE
Proves Great in Times of
Peril.
Colligan's Throw to the Plate BoIclss
Attempt to Tie the Score I'm Sew
entb Chapter-Meehan and Reilly
Lead I'm Digger Hitting.
By John n. Markbam.) J

Lima, o., July 16.-(Special.)-
In a game that fairly scintillated
with fielding features and with some
particularly luminous pitching, Dig
gers pinched off Fridays contest with
the Champs and making second po-
sition safe in the Ohio State league
race. Score 2 to 1, with honors even
until the seventh inning when the WIS.,
itors succeeded in getting one more
run across the pan than the home
team.
Pitted against Eddie Miller in the
exciting fray was Manager Joe Lewis
and the twirlers were dueling almost
constantly from the first ball thrown
in inning No. 1 until the final out In
the ninth. Miller had all of his usual
stuff, though his arm is still paining
him considerably, and 1t was cou-
pie of timely hits and some inside
baseball that gave the Dggers the
game.
Old Top Pinch Prince.
Manager Joe was unusually effec
tive in pinches. Several times the
Digger leader allowed the first man
up to get to first and on one occasion
Doherty lead off with a clean three
Dagger. II looked like Manager Joe
would have to request Pitcher Joe to
take seat on the bench, but Lewis
had too much fighting spirit for that
and twirled all the better under fire.
Outside of the second inning, when
Reilly led off with a spanking double
to middle and in the ninth wnen Epler
did the same thing, the Diggers never
had an opportunity to score except
when they availed themselves of an
opportunity and made the two runs.
Squeeze Play Wins Game.
Meehan started the going in the
seventh. He hit one to Long, which
was too humid for the third sacker.
Reilly drove beauty to left. Hum
mel advanced each base with
neat sacrifice, which Nesser fieided to
McClntock. = Johnstone squeezed
Meehan home with tap to Tong.
Nesser dropped the ball and Reilly
also came home on the same play.
Weller retired the side by popping to
Newnham. Miller pitched all the bet
ter ball for this, and although the
home boys got on bases often
enough, they couldn't worm their way
around.
Things looked mighty good to the
Cigarmaker cause in almost every in
ming but the stout form of Joe Lewis
was the obstacle In the path of runs
whenever they were needed. After
two were down in the first, Lefty
Houtz weighed in with triple, but
perished at third when NesseI
grounded to. Hummel.
Lloyd was the first man up I'm the
second and got on base, but remained
on second when his teammates fall
ed to hit. Miller started the thiro
with a double to left, but Joe Lewis
breezed couple of the home boX'
in this inning just for change ano
caused McClintock to go out on
sickly pop fly which Reilly smothered
In the fourth Nesser beat out
bunt and Lloyd reached first wher
Johnstone failed to put his foot OF
sthe bag. Lewis smilingly refused tC
yield the hit that spelled a run un
der these conditions. The Champs
never had a chance in the fifth ol
sixth. but gathered one large ant
Iucious tally In the eventful seventh
Lloyd poled long one to middle
Textor hit past short. Newman
sacrifice advanced each a base. LonI
sent long sacrifice fy to Colllgal
and Lloyd counted. Miller grounded
to Lewis and was tossed out.
Colligan's Arm Saves It.
It looked like the score would b
tied up In the eighth when Doc Doh