The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-05-19
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Diggers Toss Game Away
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zMICK'S EFFORT FOR NAUGHT
Twirler Wild But Strong
o. in Pinches.
Harter and His Supporters Get Away
Mighty Lucky as Diggcrs Were
Hitting the Ball Hard All the Way
Through-Colligan Gets u Homer
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i'm the Ninth.
(By s. T.. Go,lden.)


Winning the first encounter of the
season was easy for the Portsmouth
leaders at the yard yesterday after
noon when the Diggers took one OF
the, highest ascensions on record To-
cdiy. But one moment was there in
which Digger fans felt any joy thrills
coursing through their veins-that
was in the ninth when Coligan drove
one over to the right field barrier
for the circuit and scoring Meehan
ahead of him. That drive should have
won,
IL VIII be many q day before Mr..
Harter gets along so nicely with his
opponents taking so well to his Offer
ing. 1t was slam bang all through tho
game with Diggers hitting ferociously
but to no advantage-the old pill al
ways sailing into some Shoemaker's
hands. 1t was almost necessary to
lift one over the wall to do any scor-
ing.
zrpich's effort was in many ways a
weird one. He was wild as a mallard
but In the pinches could come to earth
very nicely and fan couple of the
callers If necessary. That is, he could
until the sixth when single, follow
ed, by two trans, and the squeeze
gave the leaders a run. That was
the only one that they should have
come near getting. Zmichs effort
went for naught when the boot party
opened in the eighth.
The Portsmouth Effort.
Portsmouth opened wen when zmich
passed Plummer, and Reckheimer
weighed in with sacrifice Willough-
bys erred on O'Day's. little tap and let
Plummer advance to third. O'Day
closed the gap with a theft. Scudder
was willing enough but Zmich caused
him to fan and Weinberg raised one
to Collgan.
Hornung walked and was sacrificed
by Chllds in the second. Once more
Zmich was master, striking out both
Calls and Harter. Again in the
fourth Weinberg got the visitors first
hit and stols second but Zmich was
toethe rescue of the Digger cause with
his old tanning machine. Hornung
and Chllds were the victims.
Scudder got a rap to left in the
sixth after o'Day had famed. zmich
went soaring and the walking was
good for Weinberg and Hornung.
Chffds put down bunt with Scudder
coming In and the visitors had the
first run of the game.
About That Ascension.
Two errors on a single drive oc-
CURED at the opening of the eighth.
O'Day hit towards first and Thomas
let the ball go through his legs. Col
ligan got in front of it and allow
ed 1t TO pass him as well and ODay
made second. Scudder sacrificed and
O'Day scored when Meehan dropped
Weinburg's fly in center. Weinburg
going to second. Hornung sent him
TO third with a safety of the Texas
league variety. Trying to steal Hor-
nung drew bad throw out of Reilly
and Weinburg counted while Hornung
went to third on the error. Willough-
by's muf of a liner from Chld's will
low let Hornung count and Child's
went to second on Rellys passed
ball. The Calls hit to middle scor-
ed him. Harter lined to Zmich and
Calls was doubled.
"a The Marion End of IL.
Ayette started in the first frame
with a single but Wiloughby's at
tempted sacrifice failed and the Rab-
blt was caught at second. Thomas
forced Willoughby and Hummel hit
TO Scudder. Eppler was robbed of a
hit, by a one-handed stop of his fast
roller near second by Hornung at the
opening of the third With Zmich also
pllf mt nf tha rtiuninp Ayatta hit for