The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-07-18
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\. PAIR OF GAMES
Riley and Lloyd the Win
ing Heavers.
FIRST CONTEST IS CLOSE
Hard Luck Pursues Local
FASTENERS.
In the Second Lloyd is Mighty and
Diggers Fail to Cross the Rubber
--Goulait and Boyer Toll for Mar
ion-Pinch Pitching of Riley n
Feature.
(By John II. Marsham.)

Lima. July 1S-(SpeciaD-
grabbed bot gamds of Saturdays
double header with the Diggers, cop
ping the first one by score gof
to 2. ond banking the visitors
to in the seven inning session.
The double victory made it three out
of four for the series and brought
the Champs up within a few points
of the aspiring Diggers.
Some fast fielding stunts relieved
the monotony OF the first contest.
which dragged considerably. Pat
Riley was on the slab for the home
team, being opposed by Goulait, the
young Frenchman. Ireland had IL
over France I'm the struggle though
Riley had to toll hard several times
90 extricate himself from holes. and
the Diggers looked troublesome in
nearly every inning.
Riley got himself in a ticklish
place In the opening round and many
a less stout-hearted twirler would
have quailed before the odds and
quit cold. Long booted Colligan's
grounder, Eppler singled to middle
and Riley then ribbed Meehan. Did
the Pennsylvania boy go aeroplan-
ing? Not he! He famed Reilly
and Hummel in rapid succession and
caused Johnstone to go out on n
sickly grounder to McClintock. The
feat was something seldom seen on
the local diamond, retiring the side
with out a score. with three men on
bases and no outs.
1t was in the sixth that the Dig
gers got1their first run. After Hum
nell had grounded out to Riley, Bill
Johnstone hit down the third base
line for drive that Raphun called
fair. Weller popped out to Nesser
and Ayette singled to left. Goulait
hit to center and when Johnstone
started home Doherty threw to Tex
tor, the throw being high one. Ay-
cite attempted to come home also,
but Riley recovered the ball I'm time
TO throw out Ayette at the plate.
The Digger shortstop was painful
ly injured, In sliding, being shaken
up badly and II was at first thought
that he had been seriously hurt. A
physician was called from the stand
but the plucky little short stop soon
revived and asked to take his reg
ular position. He did so, but was
forced to quit. Baxter. the former
O.-P. pitcher, took his place ut short.
1t may be that the position Is n new
one for the elongated youth, but his
work in the remainder of the con-
test indicated that he Is still indif-
ferent and Ayette took his place In
the second game.
Another Digger tally came In the
seventh inning. Colligan led off
with n drive to middle. Bppler was
safe on fielders choice, Newman
and McClintocls disposing of Colli-
gan. Meehan doubled to right and
Eppler came home, when Friend
failed to locate the ball promptly
Reilly then grounded to McClntocl
and Hummel hit to Nesser, the big
first baseman making sensational
stab and spearing the ball.
Diggers tried hard in the ninth
and succeeded in getting three men
on bases again, but Riley frightened
up and retired the side without fur
ther scoring.
The Champs made one run in the
opening round. Doherty drew 9
base on balls, was sacrificed to sec,
ond by McClintock, and scored TO or
Houtz's drive TO left The other two
tallies came in inning number foui
Houtz got a base on balls, but was
caught at first when Nesser raped
to Goulait. Friend singled to mid
die and Nesser counted. Textor sin
gled to center and Friend count
ed. Newman hit into a double pla,
Aystte and Hummel dsposlng o.