The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-06-24
MARION POSITION ENvIABlE
Club is going Great on Hard
~ Road Trip.
Big Chance to Cop Lead Is Ahead.
Rlehl Leads Batters and Grandle
Several of the Homer Rolcs-Gos-
sip of the Chase.
Cry S. T.. Goddcn.)

pennant probability is now just as
difficult as It was In the days when
the stove league was in session and
King Winter and MaEnatos held sway.
That the Ohio State league race is
hotter than any in the land and prom
ising to get even more so as the days
come on. Is admitted on all hands.
Four clubs In the first division are
having "A battle royal Flopping aboul
like barefoot lads on q hot stove the
four leaders are having q lot of fun
and giving the fanbugs plenty OF
chance TO see If they (thc bugs) have
weak hearts.
Portsmouth, Chillicothe. Marion and
Springfield there is little to choose
between them The first two named.
with Lancaster and Piqua are enter
tanning the western clubs. Marion,
Springfield, Hamilton and Lima ON
the eastern pastures 10 date Marion
has done best among the invading
clubs and II the Dggers are abb, to
maintain their present speed until
they return home next Wednesday
the chances for getting to that top
early In July are great once home
from the present trip Joe Lewi' ana
his band of braves viii have q long
stay Oh the rome lot whore they are
mighty hard to beat.
CIub Is Now Intact.
Another thing that many fans seem
TO have lost sight Of IS that Lewis for
the first time since early IN the race,
has his whole team Intact and every
one ready aud willing 10 night each
game To the death The last trip was
a disastrous one but there was ample
reason for the poor showing made
Ecgan was away part Of the time,
Goulait was not in condition and Lew
Is was out with a sore ann Smiths
fingers were IN terrible shape ami
Craig was sick. Yet at that Marion
did not do worse than any OF the other
wcsterncrs
Holding Portsmouth and Chilli-
cothe within range while they are
having long stay at home. meana
that Diggers and perhaps Springfield,
win be able to run them of their feet
when the schedule sends the two top
clubs onto the road again.
Piqua Coming Strong.
The second division must not b.
overlooked in the scheme OF things
piqua IS going at a rapid pace thai
only sterling work by Diggc.Y was
able to slacken for minute. Almost
.; one bound Al NewnhIm'J athletes,
then the Newarks, leaped from last
place TO the top OF She second diyi-
sion. And that la not al. Newman
has good bali club and II Piqua
extends to them the cordial welcome
that she should, the orphan club viii
soon be lighting Tor place In that
first division.
Lancaster ana Hamilton were dis.
appointments to their admirers dur
ing the week as both lost connlder-
able ground. Lima did not holl heg
own and prospects for the Osborne
outfit getting NJ there this season
seem To- be about nil And car4er
Lima was toutcd highly. But There's
something wrong Lima cannot win
consistently.
Both Hamilton ana Lancaster have
shown nashel Of FIRST division form.
They are even now in pos'tlon-anl
! Lima Is too for that matter--whcrc
they misht. by steady play for fort
might do what Newark has done. Fans
are not yet counting out any of the
, second division clubs but as the fourth
OF July draws near It is up TO them t."
: get onto better gait else they VIII
/ b,. struggling when the goal Is reach
| 40 On I.aE0r dag
| Al tho close of the league week, that
Iheavy person. c. Riehl, now of Piqua.
! If You please, still tops the leaBu"
swatologists. yet his blud8eon record
has melted 10 pointa Reilly, eN-DiB-
| eer. and now the pride of Hallerhud,
| m entitled 10 second place uaul put
out by injury Emmett was lambasAns
| The bah ga hurricane style.
Indy 9ull stealing.
our own Liuderbeck, youngster eX'
ltraordmalY veteran, or speed boy as
Won viii, i9 the terror OF The ieaGne on
the paths. Lindy has pilfared 40
ltmes aud not only that bat he !5 H'tll
lgoing. with an average Of .33i ne
Lis hitting wen up IN the pack. Col
Eigan Is the loaIing run-getter OF the
organization, the digger lead-on man
lhaVing scored 10 tines. ~ Eewnhan
Heads the sorridce hitters ana keene,
crippled Reaper, ig al the top In the
lniatter of circuit smashof,
Ills record for the - asoA marrcj
by but one defeat and nine victories
lla his credit Nmau Gran We, OF Iml
licothe. leads thc pitchers. Following
.losely IN his wdbo is AlVa Senei' OF
Marion. w!th ten victories ana bn
three defeats, The lively BAN h-'
lnot bothered thcae Two 10 any G;ea
extent
Al tae urtseut time joe Lewis seen
10 have his cluh pretty wei la nan
Certain dia3ati3lacuvn likely 10 Greer