The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-12
'KELLEY'S CLOUT
SENDS LALL IN
One Run in Ninth Brings
Victory Over Lanks.
StNtFF ALLOWS BUT 2 HITS
Has Better of Marshall in
Great Mound Duel.
visitor Is Supreme In Plnches ttu>u
the Ninth When Locals Rally and
Cop-Second Game of Double Bill
impossible Because OF storm
Portsmouth Here Today.

jimmy kelley's terrific nunch
through the left wing OF the jnaeld
sent Bill Lalller romping home I'm the
ninth with the solitary run Of veetar-
days struggle with those pepperv
Lanks and brought to an end one of
the niftiest games that has been play
ed at the yard this season.
Eddie Meehan was right behind
Lallier and as Kelley's clout was Of
suillcient length TO carry the hitter
around to third Meehan, too. would
nave counted had It been necessary
10 nave second run. Kelley's drive
u recorded in the records as a single
rhere was but one out at the time.
Opposing fingers were both young.
sters yet veterans never toiled better
under fire. Marshall ana Seneff were
both at their best ana hits were
mighty hard to procure. In the pitch
ing duel Senen toward the close bad
the better OF his opponent ana pitched
himself out of several mighty dam
gerous spots.
Inc pastime was enlivened quite n
bit by some nifty fielding feats Catch
er craig featuring by making three
catches of very difficult foul flies car
ried In treacherous wind.
Two games were to have been play
ed but at the conclusion OF the first
which was interrupted by both rain
and wind, the rain commenced I'm
earnest ana the second struggle was
not opened.
The LanlS Attack.
Marshall secured the first safety
Tor the Lanks In the third. He was
forced at second by II. cain who was
Tagged by Craig's pretty throw 10
Hummel when the Lank attempted
TO pilfer.
Il. Gains drive to left opened the
Lank fourth and caused much appr,-
hension. Eppler sacrificed and cain
advanced to third on Gelb's long lift
TO Meehan Rudolph was paraded.
with the wind blowing ferociously
and raising clouds Of dust. Mum
raised a high fly near the pitchers
box and Kelley, camping under, made
a pretty catch of n very difficult ball
Lanks had runner on in each in
ming except the seventh but until the
ninth none reached second The
ninth was made "A period of anxiety
when Lallier fllpped low to Kelley and
Geib was safe at first. Rudolph sac
rliced. Mum famed i'm the crisis
but Craig dropped the ball and on his
shot to FIRST, Geib advanced to third.
Colligan took Anderson's long foul
ana the danger was passed.
Diggers had an opportunity i'm the
first with two down. Meehan hit to
left and dashing to second was safe
there when Anderson dropped Con-
ley's throw. a passed ball put him
on third where he died when Marshall
grabbed Lindys hard hopper.
Kelley opened the local second with
a bin to right. Hummel sacrificed
and Weller's hard bounder to t. Cain
sent the big fellow to third. Craig
was tanning machine victim.
Paddy Weller opened the fourth
with n safety, was the victim of an
old, old trick, staged by Pepper"
Anderson. After Craig had sacrificed
and Anderson had taken the throw at
first. the Lank continued to hold the
ball while Diggers and fans, too, for
that matter, were slumberlng. Weller
took his lead Off second and Ander-
son sneaking over, had the ball on him
before Weller realized what was up
1t completed an unusual double play
Colligan walked to open the sixth,
getting Marshalrs only pass. After
Lallier's sacrifice, Meehan and Lin
derbeck failed TO score the runner.
Dlggers were docile from the sixth
until the ninth which Laller ushered
in with a wallop to middle. Meehan
bunted to Marshall and both were safe
when Il. Cain dropped the throw at
second which would have tagged
Lall. Lindy's sacrifice put the run
ners around n notch and then came
Kclley's mighty wallOp past second
which would have been good for a
triple and Lallier came across the
rubber. Score: