The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-08-07
LAKELAND, ?; Ccala, Q
The Scare WcUlG Have 9een Even
Bst for Sensational Cunning
Catch by Dona .dson
FROM Fridays DalIy:

Lakeland has 3 strong team. a part
OF which is composed OF four Arcadia
boys who were rivals OF The locals
during he early part OF July. This
team appeared on the scene yester-
day and took the home boys into camp
10 the tune of TWO TO nothing. After
. the game. according TO figures, The
score should have been even a. the
end of the ninth inning. say nothing
TO nothing.
Both runs made by the visitors
were tailed on errors, two high
throws. One of them came in the sec
0nd inning. For Lakeland, Taylor
singled over third base, ami stole sec
ond Terrell was retired on a fly to
Bennett. RoQuemore hunted to Har-
ris, who threw wild TO first, and Tay-
Tor amhled home.
In the sixth inning, after Riggen
had famed. Taylor and Terrell were
given bases via the Big Four" route.
Both advanced a base on a passed
ball. Roquemore hit to w. Dodge,
who threw Taylor out at the plate.
ROquemOre attempted to make sec
ond on the play. but Bullock nailed
him with pretty throw TO Guerant,
completing a double play.
With one out and two on bases in
the sixth inning, Harris famed Tay-
Tor and Terrell In the seventh in
ming, Roquemore, Alderman and
White were thrown out in quick sue
cessiOn from Jewett to Blalock.
The visitors second tally came III
the eighth inning. Donaldson hit to
/ Jewett. who made a wild throw 10
/ first. Blalock made a nice stop. bat
| the runner was safe. Donaldson was
sacrificed 10 second by Bower anG 10
| third by Hadley. When Hadley was
iCut at first, BlalOck attempted to make
/ q double by catching Donaldson at
third, but the throw WIS high, ond
Donaldson crossed the plate.
For the locals w. Dodge, Je,etJ
and Harris went out in quick order n
the first inning Bennett was give a
free pass by four bad ones in The sec
ond. Guerrant sacrificed him TO sec
ond. where he was left when Fore
land d. Dodge were retired. Rocu e
more famed three batters in IN
third .nning.
Ocaia came Hear scoring in III
fourth. but missed whom Donaldson
made his sensational catch Of Ford's
I line drive TO center. Jewett hit down
1.-THE first base line and b5at it out
Harris hit TO White. and was safe on
Ian error. Jewett going to second.
Bennett and GueTrant struck cut.
With Jewett on third and Harris or
second, Ford hit a line drive 10 cen
ter. while tha runners crossed. l. ~
iplate, but the runs could nos &C r..
las Donaldson. after 4 long, hard ..in
and a head-long dive, p"lleG in IN
dying sphere, He fer, bUt continued
10 hold the ball ct in full view. lie
was fully entitled TO the liberal a
plause he received from the stands.
leven though he killed Ocala's chanc-
es 1t is support of this kind that
encourages a pitcher, and makes the
whole team play harder.
There will be another game with
Lakeland today, and if the play of
yesterday is a guide, it is sure to be
a good one.
Lakeland. =. % 10000 I %
Ocala. o.. -. % Q Q 0 Q Q Q Q %
Summary: Sacrifice hits, Bower ,,
Hadley, Guarrant, Bullock. Stolen ba.
ses, Harris, HadleS, Taylor 5. Double
plays, w. Dodge to Bullock to Guer
rant, RouOemore to Bower. Left on
bases, Lakeland 6, Ocala Z. Base OF
balls, by Roquemore 3, by Harris 3
Struck out, by Roquemore 10. by Har
iris 6. Passed ball, Bullock. Time o.
game, las. Umpire; Mr.. Carmichael