The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-18
(By Jack Rcid.)


When they came up for their last
bat In the opening game with the iDig-
gers from Marion, the league leaders,
at Washington park yesterday after
noon. they need two to tic the score
and three to win.
Did they get them. Ask any fan.
who was there. Guess II was not some
finish. Manager Joe Lewis, of the
Diggers, had already salted the game
away when the explosion took place.
lie became bit nervous and hustled
out I'm the lot i'm an effort to bring
Pitcher Goulait back to mother earth
but 1t did no good.
Bring out the dog,'' a superstiu-
Gus fan shouted, as the Rcapers came
In for their turn in tn. eighth. and
the specklcd mascot was trotted out
The canine refused To say, although
Rebel" Keen coaXc- II with sugar
and besfsteak In tle next session
the mascot went forth on the diamond
OF its own accord Joined Budy Allen,
the official mascot. and the FUN began,
When the game was won chorhs ot
voices We're heard TO shout That
cur Is sure some mascot"
Goulait's Speed.
II was a great game and up To the
fatal ninth the Diggers had outplayed
and outgcncraled Tic Reapars. Hix-
on the premier southpaw Of the lea-
que. and Goulait, the French twirlcr
Of the visitors, were having pitchers
battle. Goulait had all of the hcttor
Of the argument i'm the early rounds.
For six sessions he had held our Boys
hitlass. Nothing, which had the
slightest resemblance 10 a bingle, had
been made off his delivery His drop
ball was working hte and his speed
was terrific. When the locals did
connect the pill scared high in the
air or right at some one.
Hixon had pitched fine BAN and in
only one frame, the third one, We're
the Diggers able TO make more than
one hit Off Of his delivery. thicker"
had q way of tightening up in the
pinches that bamed the visitors
The erros of both teams We're prac-
tically responsible for all of the runs
scored ana yet botn pitchers were
given sensational support at times,
Weller was the star for the Diggers.
Twice in the very first inning he pull
ed line drives out OF the air with
his glovcd hand. Again in the ninth
ne robbed +. O'Day Of hit when
he rushed across to the sack, pulled
down his high bounding k;rounder
with his bare hand and touched the
base, a seconda head of Foley. who
had been forced l'hat play looked
like life saver for the Diggers but
il wasn't.
Lallier had an off day and his
clinker in the ninth paved the way for
The Reapers to win. Goulait put on
the finishing touches wnen he fumbled
HiXon's grounder I'm the same round.
lie went down after the ball like he
had partakcn of a hush2l Of apples.
which had been pulled about a onth
too soon.
Nally and Mckee were the principal
offenders for the locals. The former
helped the visitors To score in the third
and McKcc's bad peg to third In tho
nrth came at the wrong time. Yet it
is these uncertainties that make
baseball so popular with tha public.
Lallicr hit safely for the visitors
In the first but got no farther than
second. Hummcl, the first man up in
he second, was walked and Kelly
sacrificed him to second. Their, is
where he remained as Cooper and
'raig famed,
The Diggcrs started the bail rolling
In the third. Goulalt coluted "a safe
puc To center but was Forced at Sec
lnd on Colligan's Eruunder to Weutz,
.allier singled 10 left, sending Coli
gan To third. Meehan grounded to
Nally, who had chanoe FOR a dou-
Die play, but ne kicked the oval i'm
he face. ana Colligan scored. Weller
nit to right and Kendall shot the ball
20 Foley, who tagged Meehan before
he could get back TO the sack. I4al-
Ter headed for home, Foley relayed
he ball to Mckee and the latter hurl-
ID II to Wentz, catching Lallier be-
ore he could get back,
The Dlggcrs got their second and
last run in the fifth, with two dis
loscd Of Colligan bumped one to CEN
ter, stole second and then third. Me-
KEGS throw 10 catch him at the dan
ger signal sack was high and he tho
runner crossed the plate.
Tho Diggcrs threatened in the sixth
Meehan opened with a hit To right.
was sacrificed by Weller and stola
third. He got such n lead ON Hixon
that no attempt was made To catch
him. with Hummel nj the plate the
squeeze was attempted. Hummel
missed the bali ana Mckee snapped
the pill to Wentz before Meehan could
raturn. Hummel got his base on
balls and Kelly tried to break up the
game. He drove long fly to left.
Ihrlg was off with tae crack of the
bat and with his back to the stand
he raised his hanNs and froze to the
oval running at fun speed.
Collgan open the eighth with hit
20 right and Lallier was walked.
Meehna hunted To H-xon. forcing COL
ligan at third. Then Weller raised a
short ny to center. r. O'Day reach
ed It but the pin refused to stick.
Mike picked 1t up and forced Lallier