The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-09-17
Dropping Fly Balls a Par.
ticular Stunt.
6OSh0RM IN GOOD FORM
Refuses Diggers Hits With
Runners on.
Game Soon Becomes a Farce.
Catches by Conley and Weller and
Nany's Great Hitting Are Worth
While.
(By s. IL. Godden.)

The few faithful who strayed to the
patch yesterday saw those aspiring
pastimers from Newark reverse the
order of affairs on our athletes and
waltz away with an easy one, Go, max
ing their runs principally through the
rotten errors of the Diggers 1t was
said that the exhibition of the pas.
time. staged yesterday was similar
to that produced on the recent road
trip. The Bloomer Girls who will ap-
pear next week can do a heap better
Four OF those six runs may be di-
rectly attributed to errors of the
worst variety. Colligan, Meehan and
Weller were the unfortunatns, each
dropping q fly bali and later contr-
ibuting another musser to the delight
of the Molders
Billy Baxter started out in clever
fashion. Yet IL was apparent that hn
was not at himself for Molders were
tapping the bail too hard. But such
support as Baxter received would dis
courage the best of them and Newark
batting averages were fattened slight.
ly.
Goshorn. the toiler for the tourists,
found the sailing easy. He was unable
to keep runners off the bricks in any
frame but the seventh. though once
they got there he saw to it that they
proceeded no further Goshron was
tapped safely six times yet not a tap
came when runners were in position
10 score and nary u one was for an
extra base.
a IT, G~l
when that hitting Nally got his Sec
Ond of five safeties--a beauty poke to
center. Anderson then raised back of
third base within easy reach of both
Colligan and Epler. The short stop
called for the ball. camped under II
and then dropped II. Nally reaching
second and Anderson camping on first
Brown empticd the sacks with n wal
lop 10 right center and Lambert
struck out.
Eddie Meehan played in new role
In the fourth. dropping an easy pop
ny put there by shannon. Merritt
sacrificed and the runner went to
third when Conley was safe nj first
on Colllgans wide throw after hand
ling the hllligan's hopper. O'Day
squeezed Shannon across. going down
Hymmel to Johnstone and Goshron
@lffed.
tnlly's third drive of the game was
q triple because Mechan made "a
poor play to head II on and II went
through untouched. TO open the nth,
Anderson walked ana stole. tombstone
took Browns roller and Lambert
busted one through to left. scoring
Nally and Anderson. Lambert pilfer-
ed but was not advanced.
Weller's error was responsible for
the last run that was thrown into the
Moulder hopper. Conlny hit to middle
In the sixth and ODay sacrificed
Weller to Johnstonc Conley tried for
two bases on the pl,tv and Johnstonc's
return throw had him nicely headed
on but webber murfcd the ball and Con
ley continued to the rubber. Nally got
his fourth hit. a double to right after
Goshorn was out but Anderson could
not advance him.
But two locals reached third ip the
whole party and none was able to gel
all the way round, Getting on and &c
second was not difficult hut Goshorn
with his near-team playing far better
ball than Diggers put up, n stubborn
resistance and refused to allow ever
one little run to filter over.
Score: