The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-05-09


season loking on, those Lanks from
Lancaster, invaded our midst yes
terday and made us think OF old
times when White, Justus and COM
pany were wont to ramble In these
pastures, by winning two to one.
1t was a game in which neither
side should have scored but AZ lots
of things happen I'm baseball that
there Is little excuse for, fans may
merely ascribe defeat as due to fate.
Dame Fortune smiled on Lancaster
and the visitors won.
But even in defeat there was much
for the fans to be happy about
Goulait pitched great game. IL
was his first contest in organized
baseball and the Timber lad from the
St.. Clair flats showed the bugs he
IS of Ohio State caliber. Errors be-
hind him proved his undoing and he
himself proceeded the errors by al
lowing a batter to walk.
For Lancaster, Wentz, a big slim
lad with an ample supply of stuff,
baffled the locals, especially at
times when hits would mean runs,
but there was some good fortune
favoring him or Digger smashes
would have gone safe and runners
would have crossed.
Marion counted without n safety
in the opening round. Ayette walk
ed and stole without waiting for q
sacrifice. After Willoughby had
lifted to right, catcher McGivern let
N ia OF off m thrnttuh hnnnc
and Ayette crossed the plate before
the ball was recovered.
In the second with one down Red
lin beat out slow roller to second
and followed 1t up by stealing but
neither Boughter nor Colligan could
connect.
Goulait, who by the way was the
only Digger to corral twp hits,
started with a single in tho third.
He stole second against the man
ager's orders and when without
waiting long tried to steal third. He
made the base but overslld and was
touched out. AS Willoughby fol-
lowed with n long fly to middle. Gou-
lait woud ha3e registered IL he had
been able to hug the base when he
slid in.I
Redlin got on through Currans'
error In the fifth. Colligan sacri-
feed and Redlin stole third. Here
another chance went for naught
when Boughter famed for the sec
ond time with q runner waiting and
Goulait followed suit.
Reilly got a start In the seventh,
with one down. by driving u terri
fic one to right. He stole second
and when McGivern overthrow. Reil-
ly tried to make third but was nail
ed by Davis perfect throw.
Blakes Saves Game.
The eighth appeared to be rail-
ly inning but 1t fizzled. With two
down Goulait singled and went to
third on q Wild pitch. Ayette was
passed and stole second. Jay Will
loughby appeared to be the pinch,
Hobbs when he drove a fast one
close to second base and pair of
Dlggers started for the plate. Blake,
howver. did a joy-removing thing
when he dashed over and picking
up the ball with his bare hand
heaved to first ahead of Willoughby
making the third out. 1t was moth
ing less than "a phenomenal play and
saved Lancaster from defeat. 1t was
just an instance. of the way things
broke for the visitors after the first
inning.
Hummel tried to open the lid in
the ninth when with one down he
singled and tried to steal. The play
at second was close but Umps Me-
Alllster, who was closest to the play
waved him out. There died the last
chance.
The seventh was the scoring in
ming for Lancaster. With one down
Eryans walked. Ayette then erred
on McGivern's roller. Wentz's roller
to Thomas advanced the pair. Joost
stepped into the breach by hitting
safely over second. Hummel reach
ed the ball and had he picked It up
clean he could have thrown home
ahead of McGlvern, after Evans had
scored. But Hummel fumbled and
both runners were over while Joost
was safe at first.
None OF the regular umpIres show
ed up for the game and McAllister,
who has helped out the club several
times by officiating when there was
no regular to be found. was induced
to undertake the job, which was a
far from easy task before so large
q crowd of ardent fans. McAllister
umpird as good n game as any one
would care to see and though some
Of the fans were inclined to question