The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-06-03
JELLY HITS HOME Run
Regan Leads Marion Crowd
To Victory.
Bases Are Denscly Populated In The
FIRST but no Scoring--Two Hits,
Two Walks and Sacrifice Give the
Diggcrs First Two COunts-kellcy
Adds the Third and Two Singles
The Fourth.

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crumpled the naughty Champs and
| cleared the way for a victory for the
Diggers at the park, Friday afternoon.
Mike gave an exhibition in the box
which radiated brilliantly. Although
Il he allowed the Portsmouth swatters
two more hits than his opponent, Mr..
Harter. did, he had the Portsmouth
twirler backed off the map when it
came to control Mike found the
grove early in the game and kept his
eye4on it throughout the entire con-
test. N~@s HE
There was little hitting for extra
bases, but some mighty healthy sim
giles were hammered out by both sides.
Jim Kelley dropped the ball over tho
right garden enclosure for the run
which would have won the game If
G.; had been needed but the Diggers
we're two counts to the good when the
/ struggle was over, the final score
/, showing 4 to ..
The game was featured by clever
/ aelding on both sides The wobbles
/ were few and far between. The Ports
mouth outfielders speared several
/ hard to- handle bingles which might
| have swelled the score. The only
i miscuc on the Diggers' side was more
Il of an accident than an error. Jones
Il hit "A stinging liner over the pitchers
/ box. Regan knocked it to the ground
Il recovered the ball in plenty of time
Il to throw the runner out at kelleys
Il station, but i'm his haste. the bali slip
Il ned from his hand and rolled toward
second.
Diggers Fill the Bases
4 The Champs were easily retired IN
the first 1t looked like stormy wealth
err for Pitcher Harter i'm the Diggers'
half. Coligan started off with sim
gle. Iallier sacrificed him to second.
Harter commenced to heave wide ones
and Meehan strolled to first. Linder-
beck lifted a high fly to Childs for
the second out. Kelley waited and
drew four wide ones. filling the sacks
with Hummel at the pan, kelley's
ADVENTUROUS spirit got the best of him
and he wandered too far from first
Harter threw TO Edwards and the side
was retired. A golden opportunity
to score was lost
| Harter's wildness helped the Dig
gers a bit in the second but pair OF
singles and a sacrifice did most OF
the work. Hummel waited and walk
ed He was sent to second wher
: smith sacrificed. Weller sent the bal
. to center held for one base and helped
Hummel to third. Colligan was goo'
/. for a timely wallop to right and the
men on the pillows scampered nome
i The next two batters grounded out
| Another Home Run.
Kelley generally picks an inninI
: when no one is on bases and whel
he thinks the following batters vii
I not bring him to the plate to hit on
of his home runs. He did this yes
! terday. with one out, he smashed
,l the ball over the right field fence
II Hummel followed with a foul I
II Jones and smith struck out.
II During all this time the Champ
| we're falling before Regan. Jones sin
II sled in the first and Tennant dupli
lcated his performance in the third
These were the only two hits Rega
lallowed until the seventh round. Man
II chances TO score were brought to
| close by snappy double plays. TIL
Diggers ended the third, the eight
and secured the first two outs In tn
ninth in this manner. The doubl
II the Champs staged in the NTH wa
one of the features of the contes
II Indy drove out fly to Jones !
right with Taller ON third. Lall al
tempted TO add another run but h
I was murdered at the plate by Weir
berg, who received the ball on a pei
j feet peg from Jones.
A trio of triples netted one run ia
the Champs in the seventh Jones sin
. gled to center and was pushed acros
;, the pan by single blows from the bat
= of Conwel and Tenant. The Dig
gers, not to he outdone by the leader
= counted in their half. Resan hit
left, reached second when Colliga
grounded and scored on Lalps secon
IS single.
- Hammond's double and single b
e Chids netted the Champs one ru
y and the scoring for the day was end
e ed. Although the visitors poled tw
d singles in the ninth no damage wa
= done and a good game was brough