The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-04-15
Lewis Pleased with Enthu-
iasm Shown by Recruits.
JAY WIllOUGHBY IS COM|NG
Player Telegraphed he Will
Reach Here Today.
Squad has Great Workout at the
Yard This MornlDg-SeyeraI New
Arrivals and More Expected To-
night-Great Game on for Sunday.

J. II. Holloran, of Chicago. an In.
helder who comes here highly rec.
commended arrived last night and
went out with the Diggers to the yard
this morning Holloran has played
in the Chicago City league and his
experience there should give him a
start on some of .he other candi-
dates for the short stop job.
Clarence Smith, of Mt Victory. a
pitcher. reported yesterday Smith
is an old rival of Ray Hancocks and
reputed to be fully as good as the
former Digger.
A good workout was had by the
small squad yesterday under Man
ager Lewis. The boys spent some
Of the time. heaving the ball about
and getting their muscles limebered
up; chasing 1t around the lot and
getting some batting practice. Some
OF the athletes made favorable inn
pressions by the way they handled
the bludgeon.
Successor to Windy.
After the practice yesterday. the
bugs who were at the yard decided
that the mantle of one Windy Lot
shaw will fall upon the shoulders of
Frank Squirrel" Elmer the Column
bus boy who is trying for an out
field job, Elmer is loquacious not to
loquaciousssmus aud the name
squirrel may be changed to
Windy" If he sticks.
The squad was out at the yard this
morning and again this afternoon.
One thing that impresses me is the
Willingness with which the boys en-
ter upon their tasks and the man
ager believes that he will fill up the
vacant places with lot of willing
workers. who will do or die in the
attempt to bring home the bacon.
Reilly Comes Saturday.
Emmett Reilly. Digger backstop,
writes today that he will be here Sat
urday, IL he comes at all and adds
that If he does not come Saturday he
will not come at all. Fans will feel
easier when Reilly gets on the job,
although no one seriously imagines
that the crack catcher VIII endeavor
to stay out of the game this year
especially since he seems to have
such q promising future ahead Of
him.
WiIIougbby on the Way.
I'm on the way. VIII be i'm Ma
rion Friday" Is the way telegram
to Manager Lewis from Jay Will
loughby reads. WillouGhby will get
In today and Join the Dggers. His |
advent will mean some thrills of JOY |
to the bugs, who were fearful lest !
he would not come on this year. Last |
season Willoughby got bad start. |
He came here late I'm the season, |
after Watkins and others had made
a rank failure of playing third base.
While Willoughby, with that long
Alex Reilly stride, was covering a
great amount of ground around third
and skipping pretty well on the bases,
he could not get his batting stride.
This year ne will show the folks
something more to their liking in the
batting line. Willoughby made the
fans forget all about the claesy Purl
LaRue just as Dick Staley made the
bugs cease dreaming about one Jake
Daubert, who, by the way, com
menced the season on the first sack
with Bill Dahlen's Dodgers. yester-
day.
May Play at Second.
The manager may decide to play
Willoughby at second this year, II
Ralph Behringer does not return as
Digger. Second base is Willough-
by's regular position, and he. would