The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-07-24
ociLLA GETS REVENGE

OclIla baseball team played its first
game in Ocala, Rogers pitching
against Harris, and the latter win
ming by a score 81. Two 10 one. Yes
terday the boys from south Georgia
We're with the locals again, the same
pitchers occupying the mound, and
The visitors won by the above score.
II was hard fought game from
start TO finish. and excitement was
al fever heat, when the home boys
made a rally in the ninths inning and
came within one of tying the score.
With three hits and three errors by
The visitors it seemed that the game
would. at least 60 into extra innings.
The boys hit the ball and ran bases.
while in the excitement Ocilla went
into the air. However, they returned
TO earth in time TO retire the locals
before the score could be tied.
The fans were pleased TO see Vogt
and Jewett back in the game. Their
presence seems to give the home
team more confidence. Unfortunate
ly NoSt had TO retire after the third
inning on account of straining
muscle, but he expects to be back in
the game this afternoon. Izlar. Vogt
and Ford made pretty catches in the
field, and Hutchins ran bases like q
veteran. Harris was right on to his
job, but received poor support when
the best of playing was needed.
First inning, Ocilla at the bat. Sim
mons out on a fly TO Jewett AnthO-
ny out. Jewett to Raysor. Bowen re-
tired the side on a grounder to Ray
sOr. Ocala could not do better. Dodge
out on long fly to Anthony. Jewett
out, short TO first. Harris popped up
a fly to second base. The Ocala boys
hit the ball, but they hit it up in the
air. The same may be said of the
visitors yesterday.
Neither side scored i'm the second
inning, each team going out in one
twO-three order. The fireworks were
turned loose in the third inning.
however. With six hits by Ocilla, and
a misjudged fly and three errors b.
Ocala, the Georgia boys crossed the
plate with six runs, which looked like
enough TO win the game.
Following the example OF Ocilla.
the locals got busy in the third in
ming. After Ford had been retired.
Bennett and Bullock hit safely.
Dodge was out on a fly to Snow.
Jewott was hit by the pitcher, filing
The bases. Now was the time for
Harris 10 win his own game. and he
made q strenuous effort, sending a
line drive TO left FIELD. tallying Ben
nett and Bullock, Jewett going 10
third on the throw TO the plate, which
Wills missed, while Jewett also came
home. Harris was caught of bird
base. but Goodwin dropped tha rail-
and Harris also reached the plate
safely. Vogt hit to Rogers. and was
out AT first. Score, 6 TO T.
I'm the fifth inning. on a two-bdse
hit by Bowen, sacrifice. a pas @ !
ball and two errors,s DELLA sent three
more runs around the diamond.
Ccala had runners on the bases in !
the fifth. sixth. seventh and eighth in /
nings. but no runs resulted. They /
put on their batting clothes again in !
their half Of the ninth. however, and /
four runs came across the plate on |
hits by Izlar, Jewett and Hutchins |
and two more errors by Ocilla. With |
two out and Hutchins on third wait /
ing for a hit to put him across with |
the tying score, the best Bennett |
could do was to hit TO pitcher, who /
retired him at first, and the game f.
was over. Hutchins had crossed the !
plate before the pitcher fielded the
ball, but as the side was retired on
The play, the run could not count.