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Newspaper
The Marion Daily Mirror
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1908
Page
6
Marion secures a hard fought second win behind strong pitching by Brown and timely hitting while Wilson sustains a finger injury from a slide. Lucas moves to left field, and the team clamps down in late innings to preserve the victory.
In a tense 7-5 victory, Marion’s timely hitting and superb defense outpaced the Diggers. Key moments included multiple two-base hits, notable injuries, and standout work by pitcher Tom Garvey and reliever Brown. Diggers’ offense managed nine singles as Marion built a late lead.
Mansfield joins the Diggers in a tight series with both teams likely bringing a strong crowd. The Diggers have won five of seven, part of fifteen of seventeen recent decisions, as Marion Paden assigns nicknamed players and O Day leads the visiting club. Marion and Mansfield meet at Mansfield on Wednesday and Thursday, with a special train bringing fans and Dalley and San Burk slated to pitch for their sides.
Local sports writers blast remarks by Diperk on Lima baseball attitudes toward Clearmakers during telecast discussions. The Sporting Editor of the Gazette cites Lima’s 1888 Tri-Btle pennant and argues Lima cannot win with few players. He notes Marion’s winning streak and laments Lima box scores and summaries for missing key details.
The report notes Lima's defeat as Marion won seven to five, with Diggers pitcher hurt in the fifth and Temeky involved. Marion played sharp ball, several bases loaded situations appeared, and a late hit could have changed the outcome, though Lima fought hard.
Green Camp beat Prospect debt to nothing as George Hogan pitched and W Hogan caught. Prospect failed to record a hit through six innings before the game ended. O Day and others listed as Diggers players suffered injuries or absences during the matchup.
The piece mentions Samuel Sheckard whose first name differs from James or Jimmy, notes Moxey Manuel as an ambidextrous pitcher with the Chicago Americans from New Orleans, observed in St. Louis under manager Fielder Jones, and recalls Charles Rhodes moving from St. Louis to Cincinnati with Dusty Rhodes once wearing a Cincinnati uniform now with Cleveland. George Stone of the St. Louis Americans is praised as hitter and described humorously as a skilled farmer and craftsman.
France halted fruit imports after large shipments to Paris led to a ban on the dodder parasite feared to devastate hops and peas. An author faced removal after criticizing a Paris theater performance. The minister of fine arts authorized women to be appointed as attendants in public libraries and museums, with gendered examinations for posts varying by job.
A jumble of clipped phrases from multiple papers notes lighthearted views on end times drinkers and failed bets, a cablegram about Paris crowds, church attendance doubts, a jab about trains and microbes, and a stray note praising Gold Medal Flour for bread.
Marion led with 52 points as Ohio State League action featured Marion at Lima and Newark at Manefield. Results from yesterday show Marion 7 Lima 6, Portsmouth 4, Lancaster 4, with Mansfield and Newark both at 1. Lancaster and Portsmouth split a doubleheader. first game tied late, White pitched well for the Shoes. President Quinn attended the game.
Mansfield defeated Newark 8 to 1 behind strong pitching from Davey and a powerful batting display featuring Flood and Kettler. Totman and Mercer contributed in scoring, with errors and wild pitches noted as the Newark defense faltered.
Joseph Hart, a famed vaudeville star, scores a hit in London while Edward B. Kidder drafts The Moon Child for Marguerite Clark in Meriden. Connie to be loaned The Merry Widow. Marle’ Doro may keep broad work after a social season in London. Reginald Barlow retires to enter the ministry. Ambrose Channel, from New York Bay to the deep sea, remains the city’s key waterway with seven years of progress and about $1,000,000 more needed to finish the planned work, four years hence.
In Germany a hunt yields half a million sportamen with annual kills of 40,000 red and fallow deer, 200,000 roebuck, 4,000,000 aren, 4,000,000 partridges and 40,040 wild ducks. Total wild game reaches about 25,000,000 kilograms valued at 26,000,000 marks or $6,000,000, composing nearly 1 percent of Germanys meat supply.
The Philippines rely on tobacco as the fourth largest export, with its value surpassed only by hemp. The main tobacco belt spans Luzon Cebu and Panay, including Cagayan Valley, fueling large scale cigarette making and manufacturing as the island’s top industry.
The Government of New South Wales, Australia, now offers very cheap passage for young women willing to undertake domestic service in the colony. The fare from land to Sydney, a 12,000 mile voyage, is advertised at only 15 dollars.
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