The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-09-01


How the lowly Mechanics utterly
ruined the Diggers chances of coping
the 1911 rag by winning two games In
their town a short time ago-two
games which started the Dlggers on
disasterous road trip--was something
hard for the fans, who witnessed the
set-to at the park Thursday afternoon
to figure. They were easy yesterday.
The Digger batters landed on Mr..
Bush, who endeavored to turn q win
ming stunt for the visitors but who
fell down miserably. ana hommered
him for twelve bingles, FIVE Of them
Icing of the extra base variety. The
score was 8 to /.
Donncily's Home Run.
Center Fielder Donnelly saved his
team from thick coat of white wash.
He was one of the four men In the
Hamilton lineup who touched Gou-
lait. who pitched for the Diggers, for
safe hits, each getting one. In the
third inning, with two down he
smashed tine first ball Goulait served
him and the pin Travelled far over the
enclosure surrounding the right gard
en-. He rounded the sacks for the Wis.,
itors only count
The Diggers started their counting
IN the first inning soon after Colligan,
the first man to the pan, grounded TO
Marlin. Meehan hit surely to center
and stole second while Bush was
handing Lallier walk. Linderbeck
polIed another single 10 center and
Meehan scored. Lallier. who reached
third when Lindy singled, counted on
Kelley's sacrifice to -enter. Weller
was handed n walk but Lipderbeck
attempted to reach third when the
fourth ball was thrown but Joyce's
throw to third stopped him and the
side took the field.
J The Digger's half OF the second was
productive of two counts. Bush open
ed the inning by walking Hummel.
Smith, the next batter, laid down n
pretty bunt and Hummell reached
second. Goulait grounded out, send
Ing Hummel to third from which posi- =
ton he crossed the counting station
when Colligan cracked "a double to
left near the foul line. Collgan hadn [
long to wait at third before coming
home with the second score of the
inning. Meehan's second single drop
ped in the right garden and Bill tai
lied. Lallier was the recipient of
four balls but the side retired when
LinderhecS struck out.
Weller's Work Helps GouIait.
In the third inning, Weller's work
'helped Goulait hold the Mechanics to
, four hits After Joyce famed West
hit hot one in Paddy's direction
Paddy made brllian, stop and a
perfect throw to first. Donnelly's
homer came next and the callers on
ly tally was tackled to the score board
Weller figured in another bit of star
work when Hobbs banged a groundeI
toward third. The Digger third base
man knocked the baii 10 the ground
recovered and heavad 10 first in time
TO retire the runner.
BY this time the Diggers had de.
cided to do all their scoring In pairs
and annexed two mora tallies In theil
part of the third. Kelley led off by
smashing the ball through the infielt
into right. Weller sacrificed and h,
reached second. Hummel whose work
at the bat and in the scoring depart,
ment was one of the features Of thu
game. doubled, the ball landing fan
out between right anG center fields
giving Kelley ample time to score
Smith skied to Beswick but Goulait
hit fast grounder through the pitch
er's box, which netted nm two bases
and scored Hummel. Colligan famed
and the team took to the field will
Goulait on second.
The fourth pair of tallies arroed II
the seventh inning. After Kelley ant
| Weller had been disposed Of. Hum
muel made 1t possiD-e for the Dig
gers to score by singing to left
smith followed the blow With sin
gle over the second pasemans head
Goulait cleared the bags with {
healthy triple to right. Colligan lift
ed a fly to Beswick FOR the last out
Few Opportunities.
Aside from Donneliy's homer, th'