The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-08-22
DROP THE FIRST,
FORFEIT SECOND
Marion Loses two at Lima
Sunday.
BAXTER IS nit HARD
While Osborne Comes Back
Strong.
Digger Fielding MiscrabIc-It Is
Itaining and Lewis Refuses to
Start Second Gamc.--I,iley Puts Mar
lon Down Hitlcss on saturday,
Tho Games.
(Dy John A. NIarkLam.l

Lima moved two rounds further ur
the league ladder Sunday. due to
Osborne's effective pitching in the
: first Of the double header with Mar
ion and Manager Joe Lewis refusal
to take thu field in the second be-
cause 1t threatened rain. The first
contest was won Go, while the Sec
ond was forfeited to the Champs by
Umpire-in-chief Phclan.
Rain commenced falling during the
latter part OF the first game. IL was
not enough to Interfere with play
and the game continued, the rain
ceasing while the pitchers were warm
ing up for the second game. The
slight rain had the effect of better
ing the diamond and the field was
infirst class shape when the umpire
called the second game. 1t was
lightning and laundering consider
able in the north, q direction from
which rain seldom or ever comes
from, but Lewis refused to take the
field. PheIan pulled his watch and
at the end Of five minutes announced
that the game had been forfeited to
the locals by d core of to 0.
The action OF the Digger leader is
hardly explainable. The big Sunday
afternoon crowd which had gather
ed to see tho double header was
much disappointed. After probably
half an hour after tho game was
forfeited a shower fell, but not
enough to spoil the diamond
the sun coming out and continuing
to shine the remainder of the after
noon, Lewis was undoubtedly aware
of the fact that second beating was
in store for tho Dlggers and took this
means to avoid 1t.
Osborne was aching for a chance
to get back at the Diggers, who had
defeated him in the first game that
he pitched in the Ohio State league
and he got the sweetest kind of re-
venge by shutting out the visitors
and allowing but three hits. His
teammates were evidently ashamed
OF the support they had accorded the
southpaw the other day and backed
him up with fine support.
Baxter was no puzzle for the locals,
while tho Diggers played a wretched
fielding game. Seven errors were
made behind the angular Nwlrler-
twice as many as have been made at
any other game this year on the local
grounds. The usual reliable Paddy
Weller was tho worst offender, hav-
ing three boots at third. None of
the Diggers felded I'm thelr true form
and the errors that they made were
costly, all figuring In tho scoring, The
eight hits secured by the locals also
came at opportune times
Paddle Wellers wobble In the first
inning allowed the home team one
run. Doherty grounded to Weller,
who fumbled the ball and threw wild
to first. McClintock sacrificed I'm
his usual neat manner and Houtz
shot one to middle. scoring Doherty,
Nesser hit into double play. Hum
mel tagging Houtz at second and
throwing oit the runner at first.
The Champs tally sin the fourth
inning was deserved one, Nesser
opening, singled to center. Irving
bunted. Lloyd tripled to right Tex
tor famed and Long flied to Epler,
allowing Lloyd TO remain on third.
Osborne hit to middle in tho fifth,
Doherty sacrificed. Weller booted
McCllntocks grounder. Houtz drew
a walk. Nesser was safe on ilelder's
choice, an effort being made to