The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-06-19

Several things prevented the Dig
gers from taking the rrst game of the
double header at the park. Sunday
afternoon and also from making
it'1eah sweep OF the three game series
as they did with the IIamitonians.
Principle among these things was the
tight pitching of Southplw Ashen-
felter late of Jimmy Barton's crew.
Ashenfelter had been cast adrift by
Barton but he landed with the Reap
ers and with the Springfield team be-
hind him, he whiffed the Diggers yes
terday 10 tn, tune Of to 3 Three
singles was the extent of the offensive
work of the locals and the two runs
they scored were aided somewhat by
miscuea on the part Of the callers.
Mike Has one BAD Hound
A Contributing cause was a weaken
ing of Mike Regah. the Diggars twirl-
er, In the eighth rounG Three sin
giles, a walk and q Wild heave was a
haseballl comblnation, exceeding favor
abb To the opposition, that did the
worl5U ,HRd Mille beetf able 10 main
tain the control OF the affair in this
round as Ne dld in the innings pre-
ceeding the disastrous eighth, fans
would MAYS been celebrating a dou-
BILE Victory inste3d or as single one
But this was not to ne Mike pitch
ed good ban at other tlmes,1V "
Neither side grew dangerous until
the third, when the irst Reaper cross
ed Die counting station. Cqnnell, the
first man "a the pan IN this round
slammed a hot grounder 20 left lhrig
sdcrintad him to second. After AS
henrdlter had been disposed Of by the
strikeout method, NaIiy doubled = TO
Ieft ana Conhell crossed the pan. Mo-
one worried because the visitors were
one to the good as this same pitcher
had received his pumps at the hands
of the Dlggers before but as the game
advanced the one tally on the score
board began TO increase in size.
Two Walk ana Two Errcrs Help.
Jjp to the sixth, the Diggers expert
enced great difficulty IN getting q
man on the sacks. When anything
happened In the Diggers favor. it
was always with two down. However
In the sixth, Digger stock went up n
bit. Regan lifted a fly to i. O'Day as
n starter. Ashenfelter helped mat
ters by walking Colllgan
ana Lallier. Meehan lifted n foul tc
G. o'Day. Lmderbeck hit groundei
which the short stop was unable tc
cover and two countsscame In, LndE
was caught attempting TO steal sec
! ond and the side retired
x -,There was nothing doing for the
y Reapers in tha fourth and fifth but
n I'm the sixth, Nally, after he had SIN
glod. was pushed to second but Me
Y Kee hit grounder to Weller ant
Plddy touched Nally while at'empt
q ing 10 reach his station. There was
danger in the sixth. q. O'Day open
e ed the round with double Fole'
bunted and arrived safe at first wfoi
y an attempt was made To eaten . ia!
at second. Connel flied to Meehan
Ian nailed lhrig's liner and caugh
~ O'Day at third, pulling Regan out o
deep hole by a snappy double play
The Game Goes 10 the Reapcrs'
Trouble come In round No.
Nally singled TO left, his third hll
Kendall followed with a single, Re
gan. walked Il. ODay, filling the sacks
Then wild heave allowed Nall
10 score, although had Regar
who covered the pan, touche
him when he received the ball fror
Smith, the side would have been re
tired and no counting accomplished
The decision was "A close one Re
Mckee WAS whiffcd. &. ODay slam
med a single to Lindys gnrden an
Kendall and F. O'Dny scored. Fole
grounded out but the game had bee
won as the Diggers failed to connet
safely after the sixth inning. score
(INirgt Game)