The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-07-07
tIAlAl-WINNER zAsa'
| IN FIRST ROUND
Baxter Hit Hard in Earlv
Frames.
PeAhY0AKER AN ENIGMA
Southpaw Finds Locals
4 Rather Docile. I1T
No Chance to Overhaul the Lima
Crew After Baxter Was Hit So
Hard in the First and Third
Frames-Al Newnham Makes Some
Stellar Catches.


much for the local prides In the first
engagement of the series yesterday
at Webb park and when the early
innings were over and the visiting
crew got through with Billy Baxter
Lima had just five. Diggers got a
runner around In the first frame, saw
Ing themselves from shutout.
| Pitted against Baxter was Penny
baker, the offside HEAVIER who has
been treated rather severely at times
by Diggers this year. II must be-said
In passing that Pennybaker had
more today than in any of the pre-
vious encounters He has been worked
hard lately but his effectiveness was
hardly decreased whit and while his
mates made II easy sailing for him
he found no stumbling blocks In Keen
ing the Marion blows scattered after
the first and even In the first he was
not hurt much.
Baxter's work in this game and in
Monday mornings play was disap-
pointing He came here with so much
promise and with a good record from
fans expected much from him. Thus
rar he has failed to deliver but Il
may be that he will go better in the
future. 1t seems certain that Baxter
Is trying and that Is all that can be
asked He is coolness personified on
the mound and that coolness is Oft |
times taken by fans for indifference.
1t would be foolish to accuse him of
that for 1t is he who has everything
to gain by giving Marion his best as
therein lies his chance of advancement
in his chosen line Of endeavor.
But, let's to the game. Doherty
found Baxter rather wild and got
three wide ones. The next one was
a good strike seemingly but Umps |
Phelan thought otherwise and sent
Doherty on tramp. McClintock
sacrificed. Houtz poled long one to |
Meehan and Doherty was able to |
reach third on the putout. Nesser |
raised little one back of short that |
Wolfe failed to reach and Doherty |
came home. Lloyd laced shot into
lett along the line for three bricks.
sending Nesser across and the Candy |
one counted on Texter's hard drive
to right. <Texter was taken stealing,
REILLY to Wolfe.
After Colligan famed Epler got a
walk and Hummers out, McClintock
TO Nesser, sent him to second The /
peppery Mac made pretty play on
this drive and caught Hummel by a
narrow margin. Reilly delivered
grasser to center, scoring Ep-
Ter and was caught at the plate him
SELF trying to register on Meehan's
nit to short center Doherty making
the throw. 4,
In the second, third and fourth Dig |
gers got safetes but successive smash I;
ng was not to be with Pennybal<er
At his best. Again In the seventh
Eighth and ninth Diggers had runners
In but We're unable to make connec-
Ion In time of need and the cause l.
vas hopeless. |,
which Baxter again opened by pass
ng Doherty. McClintock came In with
ais sacrifice. Doherty got too off sec |
md and Reilly heaved to catch him
Yhereupon the elusive guest slipped
o third. No play was made to catch
lin as Reilly's throw was bad But
wen at that 1t Is very doubtful II a
rood throw would have overtaken the
speed boy. Houtz placed ripple In
ieep right center, scoring Doherty
md then came In when Nesser hit a
ong fly to Epler. Lima had them on
n every frame thereafter but only two
cached second and none got past
hat point.
The feature of the contest was the
work of Captain Newnham In grab
'ing two Texas leaguers far back OF
hort while running with his back TO
he grandstand.
The score:
Marion ABB RHPOA AEI