The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-04-25
zMICH PITCHES IN GREAT FORM
Southpaw Only Tapped
Hard on One Occasion.
Dayton Fails to Tic up In Big Raj
ly I'm the Seventh-Locals get TO
Staley In Time TO Cincb the Game.
Are Unable to Touch Lapc, Ills
Successor-The Story.


league were on the bum end of a
3-2 contest at the yard yesterday
afternoon and the victors were nine
of the Digger stalwarts chosen by
Manager Lewis because of their pc
culiar fitness.
Digger effort was not all that the
fans might have wished yet 1t cannot
be said that II was without merit,
for II was far from that. The day
was cold and nearly thousand fans
shivered and shok and tried to keep
warm by liberal applause routes
Players, too. felt the weather condi-
tions fully as much as the fans and
those who saw the pretty contest were
well pleased and that Is as it should
be.
Perhaps on such day bugs would
rather see some good blugeon WELD
ing; there was little In this contest
Rather was 1t "A battle of the mound
boys. with Eddie zmich pitted against
Staley, another southside thower and
Lape, a speed artist.
Zmich was I'm keen condition for so
early I'm the season. Lewis intended
that he should travel five frames but
I'm that .'.," Lefty had not allowed
ally t1lHB lildl Dltu IL MI anu dS
he was having so much fun out there
he decided to go the whole journey.
A trio of tallies came over In the Dig
ger second and with Zmlch stepping
along In September form IL looked
like very safe lead But Dayton did
not quit Zmich got into trouble in
the seventh and before the blows,
three In number, passed into history
Ill l. tNaa. liz
throw NV Zmlch, Dayton had two and
only sudden brace on the pitchers
part saved his bacon. Aside from
that almost fatal seventh the Digger
was not touched for "A safety.
Marion hitting was confined to the
first two innings. Ayette who by the
way Is fast winning home here, led
off with single to right center that
Richmond just touched with his fin
ger tips after hard dash. Staley
picked him off, yes several feet off
the bag an instant later with quick
slap to first. Pat Flaherty style. Dig
gers were wiser thereafter. They
kept closer but even with Ayette's
sad fate fresh in mind Hummel almost
got nailed at third u few moments
later.
The second found the Digger scor-
Ing machine working nicely Hum
mel, who Is certainty on second,
poled sharp one to middle. van
Uum attempted to bunt but Stines
got the ball and would have nipped
Hummel at second had not he heav-
ed to right field Hnmmel going TO
third and Van Uum to second. Bough-
ter watched few float along the
outside and the sacks were tllled
with none out Grove was looked 10
for a blow that would score PAIR
of anxious Marionites but with two
strikes he let high one pass and
Jumps McAllster called him out
much To the Chiefs disgust NC
Cormick. however proved to be the
Pinch Hobbs and his sizzler past third
scored Hummel and Van Uum.
Boughter went to third and McCor-
mick to second on the play Amich
then hit hard one through the box
Farrow the visiting shortstop' made
a pretty stop and throw to first put
ting down Zmich. while Boughter
counted Staley then took care OF
the Ayette hopper.
WllIoughby opened the third well
by walking and taking second on
Reilly's sacrifice. jay got greeuy
and swiped third shafor, former Dig
ger heaving to left in his suprise.
Willoughby had slid into the bag and
was unable to recover In Tune or
he could have easily counted, Hum
mel then hit to Staley and Willoughby
was called out on a close play aiter
making a clever slide to the plate
But one lonely Digger reached the
initial sack during the remainder OF
the game. Staley worked five M
nings and was followed by Lape, a
right handler whose speed ball SEEM
cd to Jump a foot when travelling TO-
ward the batter. But nine locals fac
ed him In The three frames he Jour
neyed.
For six innings the visitors had to
eat out of Zmich's hands, so to speak
Van Uum's error, In dropping a
thrown ball let a lonesome Dayton
ian get on first. When Van Uum, In
self defense caught Tom Smiths ter
rifle drive toward right. tagged for
three bases double play resulted
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