The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-04-23
MUCH STILL TO Be DECIDED
Manager Will Begin Prun.
ing on Monday.
Diggcrs Practice Twice and Achieve
Good Results i'm Spite of Rough
Grounds-Sam Grove TO Land
Right Field Job--Gossip of, q Day
In tho Digger Camp.
(By S. L. Gooden.)


sood workouts yesterday although /
looked Tor awhile in the afternoon a
though the rain man would inter
lere. The players are laboring will
sore muscles and there is some lame
ness In the squad. The past weel
has been very unsatisfactory worl
but the manager has more or less o
a line on the bunch.
inc squad was split up yesterda,
and practice game @indulged in
uulgcd. All of the pitchers wer,
given an opportunity to hurl a few
and several shifts were made in tn,
other positions although even ther
some of the fellows did not get into
action except on the sidellnes.
Lewis worked an important shift
yesterday when he sent Sam Crow,
now called Chief by his teammates
into right field. Grove is an infield.
cr but Lewis feels that there is nc
chance for him at third with Jay vii.
loughby going at his pest and there
fore he is trying to make an out
fielder out of the redslSin. Grove did
well out in the garden that was the
stamping ground of Chief Williams
last season. The Indian is a natural
ball player and will make good
outfieldcr without doubt.
The infielder proposition is practi-
'cally settled. 1t will be Van Uum at
first; Al Hummel, at second; Ed.
Ayette at short and Jay Willoughby
at third LeYis admitted yesterday
to the sporting editor of the Mirror
that this was the most probable line
up of the infield for opening day al
though there are number of other
classy players who still have chance
TO break in. Getting a chance to
show what they can do is all that
seems to worry them
At third base, in the battle of the
nations, jay Willoughby wins. Will
loughby is keen as they make them
and II he does not have a great year
he and his friends will be very badly
disappointed. Opt there yesterday,
ON the toughest kind of ground he
was getting everything and it was the
tail end of the season instead of the
very opening. lnflelders with hopes
of landing at third must turn aside
and direct their efforts toward making
good at either short or second.
The catching problem is great
one. With two old heads on hand
and three classy youngsters. Lewis
Is in doubt as to what to do and will
not cut any loose until he can make
up his mind. Bill Johnstone was out
yesterday and worked couple oi
innings. Buzz Thomas was heaving
them into Johnston's mitt and after
they worked a few minutes Thomas
effort was greatly improved. The old
head is long on working with young
pitchers and has as much life and
ginger as ever. Boil showed up well
yesterday and Guettschaw and Cool
idge have already shown the manager
that they have class.
About the pitchers Lewis has de-
cided little. Besides himself and
Zmich. the manager has Goulait.
Boyer. Thomas. Elliott, Smith, and
the exception, of Mullen, have shown
that they have something and the
contest for the right to remain is a
warm one. Ii Is certain that Lewis
will get two good ones and probably
three out of the bunch,
In the outfield Sam Grove looks
like a certainty. O'Hara will prob
ably not come but the manager has
Elmer. Jordan, Mccormick
and one or two others who may be
shifted from the infield. From the
present outlook it appears that the
outfield will be weaker than either
the infield or the pitching depart:
ment IL present candidates will not
do, Lewis will endeavor to grab off
A pair of experienced men who can
handle the willow. This done and
diggers will have a grand lineup.