The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-07-11
BAXTER GIVES
JUST TEN PASSES
Pitcher Generous in Last
Lima Game.
CHAMPS WIN BY 4 TO2 SCORE
Diggers Find Riley Tight
After the First.
Loose Playing Gives Champs Some
Help In Overcoming the Marion
Bead--Hitting of ColligaD, Houtz
and Texter Feature the Struggle
Saturday.
lBy S. Il. GOdden.l

a.
occurred Saturday in which Diggers
served up a game TO the Lima Champs
on a silver platter and the principals
in the serving were Billy Baxter and
Emmett Reilly, his battery partner
Baxter worked the Santa Calus
role. giving ten free rides to first. In
addition the pitcher was in the hole
all of the way; 1t was seldom that he
had the advantage of batter ana
vet when IL Is all said the O-P phenom
was a puzzle most of the time. Even
with all of his passes but two runs
should have been scored on him and
the game should have been going on
yet.
1t was a discouragng thing to
watch. Champs were on the basses all
of the time. Baxter generally passing
the first man, or at least allowing
him to reach first. Diggers raped the
ball hard and 1t looked as though
they would drive Pat Riley from the
game In the first inning but he pitch
ed steadier and ANYTIME n Digger got
onhe had to hit his way there. This
stubborn resistance on the pitchers
part left Lima win by taking advan-
tage of the battery work of the local
pastimers. Losing Saturday makes
four straight games that Baxter has
has dropped
To open the party Baxter walked
Doherty and McClintock sacrificed.
Houtz was out. Ayette to Johnstone
and Doherty went on to third. Big
Nesser waited and walked, He made
a dash for second and Reilly threw
to Hummel, Doherty slipping over the
plate from third before a return could
be made. Then Textor raised to Ayette
and Lima had arun that was every
bit a gift.
Diggers had their spirits raised In
the local half which Colligan opened
with single to left. Epler failed in
two attempts to bunt and then put
two base shot into right center. scor-
ing Colligan. Meehan sacrificed and
Reilly drove to left, scoring Epler and
stretched the drive into n two sack
er by fast sprintlng and a great slide.
Johnstone went down, McCllntocl< TO
Nesser and Hummel hit sizzling lin
er directly into McCIintocks hands.
Diggers hit safely In the second,
third and fifth rounds but could not
follow up the advantage Champs
were getting the first man up each
time and hits came with too many
down. In the eighth. after Lima had
taken the lead. ColliRan and E,pIer
hit safely with one down. Meehan at
tempted to sacrifice and failing, hit
a liner to Riley. doubling Epler and
the Digger cause was a lost one.
In the second. third and fourth
Lima had runners on but could not get
them around. Baxter opened the fifth
by passing Doherty McClintock sac
rihced and Houtz walloped to right
Tor two bases. scoring Dohertv
Ayette's muff\ of the throw-in Iet
Houtz reach third but Baxter tighten
ed and he died there.
In the eighth Nesser was passed 40
starter and Lloyds bunt was IN ,
tended to put him on second RoiII,
however. Tried to cut off Nesser and
Threw into center field, the big fell
low going on to third while I,lovd
was safe at first. Then Ayette muffed
Meehan's throw-in and Lloyd reach. |
ca second Nesser might have scored
at this time but he was stana,r
i'atiooted. Textor polscd to left cen.
YER ana Nesser registered, Llovd
strolling to third. Textor stole and
bax put on the lid for the time hair,
taking Newman. Long and Rilev IN |
order. Il
Again In the ninth Doherty was |
first up and got his usual tramp. Nc |
Clintocks out put him on second and |
Lefty Houtz put three bagger into |
left center sending In Doherty, Nes-
ser famed and after Lloyd received |
Pass No. 10 from Baxter. he pilfered |
second Johnstone took the Textor
roller.
Textor and lIoutz got all OF the
five Lima hits They followed up the |