The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1904-07-22
STARS TOOK THE RUBBER.
BY 9 Close Score Our Hsmesake Was
Defeated

ed on the South Third street diamond
Wednesday afternoon before an en-
thusiastic crowd. We regret TO state
that the team bearing our name was
not able to be the cOndueror. They
fought every step of the way and did
not reconcile themselves to defeat
until the last man was out in the ninth
inning.
The Stars started off with a rush,
and had scored five runs before the
Banners could get into the grme.
After the Banners got into the game
they came to within one run of tying
the score.
Many nice snappy plays were made
by players on both sides. Errors
were plentiful. Several clean hits
were also made. Vogt hit for three
bases in the second inning. Bullock
and Jewett led in safe hits, each
making three.
Stars first to the bat. Vogt sawed
out. .Jewett was given base on balls.
Morris made first on an error by
short stop. Both tailed on Liddell's
drive past short. Wheeler was out
on fly to short, who threw to- second
catching Liddelll, making a double
play. The Banners had only three
men to the bat this inning. Ford out
gitcher to first. Harris out third to
first. Peyser hit to deep short, who
pulled it in. Stars ?, Banners 0.
Second inning. Martin hit a slow
one 20 short and made first. Little
hit 70 right field for one base. Bailey
famed. Clark sacrificed. VOgt hit
to deep right for three bases. Jewett
hit to center. VOgt, Martin and Lit
tie added three runs to the Stars
score. Morris retired the side out
from second to first. Bullock hit
safely past third but was caught try
ing to steal second. Anderson was
retired on fly to Little. Camp hit
for one base and was left there when
Cole famed out. Stars 5, Banners @.
Neither side tailed in the third
inning. The Stars were retired in
one, two, three order in the fourth.
For the Banners Peyser made first
on third baseman's error. stole
second and came home on Bullock's
hit past third base. Bullock was
caught at second when Anderson. hit
to short. Anderson took second
on a balk, was sacrificed to third by
Camp, was caught off third, but in
the mix-up finally reached the home
plate by a beautiful slide Stars 5,
Banners 2.
In the fifth inning Jewett circled
the bases for the Stars. The Banner
boys could not tally. However,
Peyser, Harris and Bullock went
around the diamond in the sixth.
For the Stare Little and Clark scored.
Stars 8, Banners 5.
Both sides were BANKED in the
seventh. Peyser and Bullock scored
for the Banners in the eighth, and
in the eighth, and the next three
men were retired on flies to the in
field. The Stars could do nothing.
Stars s, Banners Z.
Morris and Liddell added two more
runs for the Stars in the ninth. The
Banners came very near scoring IN
their half of the ninth. Ford was
caught between third and home and
ended the game with the result 10 to
Z in the Stars favor.
Batteries, Stars, Clark and Liddel.
Banners, Moore and Ford.
Following is the score by innings.
Banners % 0 0 ? 0 3 0 , Z
Stars - 0 0 0 2 0 10
NOTES.
The Ocala Banner team did itself
proud Wednesday afternoon even if
it did lose.
Counting the series of games by
runs it stands thus: Ocala Banners:
D; Ocala Stars, 10.
Now that this series has been COM
pleted we hope that the boys of the
Ocala team will organize two more