The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-10
sATURnAY,s GAMr.

Piquaians insisted on handing tho
Marlonites bunch Of runs on three
occasions during the contest at the
f"fk saturday afternoon and found
tnat anything they had to offer wes
snapped up with lightning rapidify
ny the Marionites. The Diggers coun,-
ed In all manner of ways. There
were bases on balls wild pitches
passed balls, errors. stolen bases. hit
patters. singles doubles and home
run, all of which rolled up p score of
~ to ., very favorable to Marion fans.
There was not much superiority dis
played In the hitting column. Both
teams touched the pitchers freely
Platter, whom the Diggers have found
to be formidable foe in past games.
was out of form saturday. His heaves
were erratic ms were the hcaves from
the arm of Catcher Bert Blue. The
Piqua battery scored many of the
Digger runs. The Dlggers ran wild
on the sacks making much trouble for
Bert. There were six stolen bases TO
theT credit at the conclusion Of hos
tiltics
Singles by Lallier and Moehan and
double by Linderbcck caused the
chasing Of Platter in the sixth inning.
Mcconnell, sort of utility man for
Manager Ncwnham. was placed in the
box and only one man counted after
his advent Mccall did the twirIing
Tor the Diggers and did not worry
much because OF the many runs his
fellows piled up for him.
One Hit and Three Runs.
with but one shal<y hit the Diggers
counted three times i'm the first in
ming. Collgan was walked and Lal-
licr was safe when Herold essaycd
to throw Colligan out at second Nee
han buntcd and without doubt would
have jcatcn the throw to first but Blue
chose to throw to third I'm an at
tempt to nail Coliigan. The ball wen;
to left field instead. ColHgan counted
and the ether two runners advanced.
a wild pitch scored Lallier. Lindcr-
beck grounded out ana Kelley was
walked. with lIummcl at the bat
Mcchan swipcd the homo pan for the
third count. Ilummcl flew to Gcycr
and Weller. after being walked. was
caught at second.
In the second inning Prysock's sim
gle, Baggan's walk, Hcrold's single
and Platzcr's double Noted the call
crs two runs. Kclley's homer was
the extent of the counting i'm the third.
II wes the first home run for the bis
fellow for some time. II cleared the
fence between center and right field,
a mighty clout.
G'our moro counts were added i'm the
fourth round. Mccall doubled and
Culligan was hit by the pitcher. Plat
2cr threw to second, cndCaVoring to
catch the chief mapping but the throw
went wild and the bases were cleared
with one down. Meehan was walked.
Kcllcy's single scored Lallicr and sen;
LindcrbeclS to third from which sta
tion he scored on Hummel's sacrifice
ny.
In the fifth. Gcyer was safe whom
Kelley dropped Lalller's peg. lie
counted when Riehl doubled.
Ilndy's Double.
The most peculiar thing about tho
nfth was 4 double by Llndcrbcck. with
Lallier on third and Mechan perched
on second. Lindy hit a slow rollcr 40
Gccoud Baseman Prysock's direction.
Hc came in at fun speed intending to
scoop the BAH with one hand, but
missed and the ball rolled to right
field Before any one could corral the
pill, Lindy was at second base and two
runners had scored. a ball that hard
~ reached the outheld went for a.
two-baac hit.
At this iuncture of the proceedings
Platter was removed and Mcconnell
placed on the mound. kelley's sacri-
fee ny scored Lindy Hummel brought
i'm the last count of the day. lie was
walked and stole second. Weller's
single enabled him to reach the pan
in safety Neither side scored after
the sixth and the game went to the
Diggers. Score: