The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-08-10
NEWARK TAKES GAME IN NINTH
Bunting Game Puts Locals
in the Rear.
Merz Pitches and Wins Ills Second
Game of TIE Series but Was
Mighty Fortunate to Escape So
Easily-Lohr Hits Over Fence q
Few Inches Foul.
(By S. II. GOsItlen.l

Had that usually very reliable Pad
dy Weller played up to the mark In
the ninth inning yesterday he would
have been coming in when Merz bunt-
ed a pep fly in a squeeze play and
double play would have been the
easiest thing, you know. Newark
would not have scored and the game
might have been going on yet.
But Paddy was standing fiat foot
footed and as n result could not reach
the pop that carried half way to third
base. 1t bounded past him and
Charley O'Day scored while Merz was
credited with a hit. Two more came
in later, clnching 1t tight enough with
Merz on the firing line for the vls-
itors.
AS usual, the cellar club of the lea
que is giving the Diggers a harder
battle than any others. Newark $
victory, five to two, yesterday makes
1t even up on the series thus far and
tomorrow will be played the deciding
game. Diggers will probably have to
use Baxter 10 get 1t.
Merz came back and won his second
game of the visit The big German was
tapped hard I'm the early innings and
some of the swats were screamers but
he always let the Diggers get just so
far and then effectually put an end to
the romping.
Newark Found Way.
Goulait, the local hope, was wild
and in difficulty much of the time.
Sacrificing that magnificent speed
made II easier for some of the callers
90. s,tp rl,ta 20, fa tna apt
tory. Yet in the early part had Col
ligan held a toss from Goulait New
ark would have opened the ninth in
ming scoreless and the unpleasant
ness would never have happened. But
Colligan did muff the ball and two
runs were the direct result.
On the other hand a Molder mis-
play was responsible for the first Dig
ger count. Van Horn, lengthy ath-
lete from some place in Hoosierdom,
muffed Lemons throw after that
Molder had dropped a third strike on
Epler, Reilly following shot to center.
Epler completed the circuit when
Kendall let the hard smash through
his legs. Reilly hauled up at third.
Move staged a brilliant play thar nail
ed Meehan. Grabbing up a hopper
that Merz had knocked down, he
threw the Digger hiker out by inches.
Dlggers got one run as gift but Joe
Lohr had just minute before whack-
ed n long drive over the right field
fence that the wind carried foul by
not more than six inches.
The second looked good when Hum
mel was hit on the arm for n starter
but Johnstone,J instead of using the
old reliable bunting game, tried to
hit through, forcing Honus at second.
Weller beat out an infeld tap toward
Move and Johnstone went to second,
Goulait famed and Colligan raised TO
O'Day.
Diggers Stage Pretty One.
For the callers Naily got an open
dali pulled on high one and raised
to Colligan while Elxon went down
on the prettiest play of the day.
Johnstone let his drive get through
his legs but Hummel was backing
and tossed to Goulait on the sack be-
fore the red top reached there.
Lemon scratched hit In the sec
ond with two down, Meehan trying
for a shoe string catch and falling as
his hand closed over the ball. Reil-
ly's throw to Hummel cut down Lem
on In an attempt to pilfer.
1t was in the third that Diggers lost
| Just as much as In the ninth. Loberl
walked. Merz bunted to Goulait who
dipped to Colligan ahead of Lobert
but Colligan muffed 1t and an easy