The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-08-14
OCAlA AND PLANT CITY BALL
GAME AT TAMPA

Yesterday afternoon before q large
gathering composed of the residents
of Tampa and a number Of the visit
ing eXcursiOnists the Ocala team
went down in defeat at the hands of
Plant City, the wearers of the uni
forms with the monogram P. c. hav-
ing two runs 10 their credit, while
nine large juicy ciphers marked the
efforts OF the men Of Marion county.
Matthews was on the firing line for
Plant City, the same Matthews who
made good in the Tampa city league
when he was picthing for the Tampa
Royals, though it must be confessed
that he was lucky TO get cut O. two
bad holes in the second and third in
nings when it looked as if Ocala
would surely score.
Opposing the stockily built Mike
was Frank Harris, 2 southpaw. who
! but for a bad wabble in the third in
ming pitched a good game and kept
his opponents hits pretty well scat
tered.
Harris most costly mistake was
when with a man on second and third
he made a balk, scoring the latter. ad-
vancing the other runner and putting
the batter on first. This WIS the first
run scored, and without il the com
plexion Of the result might have been
changed.
The support accorded Matthews.
while not gilt-edged, was decidedly
better than Harris and on ire whole
ii seems pretty safe TO say that tn
best team won.
Neither pitcher gave up a hit in the
first inning, though an error by tEe.
/ first baseman from Ocs.a a!owe5
Germany TO reach first.
In the second Bennett OF Ocala s.I-
gled to right field, went to second on
Vogt's safe hit into the other garden.
after which Bullock walked, filing the
bases. Guerrant flew out into deep
r!1a. salE AID by 4 good .crow Ezn-
nett was nailed at the plate J-=.ng 70
score on the play. Dodge was cut
snort stop 10 first and the Plant City
.roOters breathed a sigh OF relief. T.
Plant City Matthews famed. SJri-E--
land few ouJ TO right field ard Bah
burn was our trying TO steal second.
after getting q good hit over the &C
ond sack.
In the third the hopes Of Oca,@
were again raised. F4.ar reached first
on the first basema2's tumble OF the
throw and second on W. Dodge's p.et-
" bunt. which the latter beat to first.
Harris drove q hot one TO the pitcher.
which Matthews handled Ike a vet
eran, shooting il 10 first in time TO
nail Dodge of the sack. Jawett walk
ed and stole second AMI Bennett
struck out. Root opened Plant City's
half OF the inning by driving through
second for a single and stealing sc
ond. UrQuhart famed but Robinson
got a nice single to left field, advanC-
ing Root and going 10 second, When
the ball was thrown to head of the
latter at third. Taylor came 10 and
Harris made a balk. scoring Root, adj
vancing Robinson and putting Taylor
on first. DOrmany placed enc safely
in the left field and Robinson scored.
Sparkman followed with another hit
in the same direction, on which he got
two bags. and Taylor was cut at the
plate. Matthews few out TO center
field and the fireworks were over.
There was little doing in the fourth.
but in the fifth Plant City was within
an ace of adding 10 their score, Tay-
lor being declared out at the plate on
a very close decision. /
In the sixth Bennett for Ocala got
as far as third, but died there, and
Harris struck out all three Of the
Plant City aggregation.
Matthews returned the compliment
in the seventh. and no one got past
second for Plant City. bad error by
the Ocala first baseman allowing Root
to get that far.
Two strike outs and a foul fly to
the catcher was Ocala's record in the
eighth. but Taylor was again on the
verge of scoring for Plant City. The
third baseman's error let him make
first. he stole second and third and
only the short stops good pickup of
hot drive by Sparkman and quick
throw TO plate stopped him from scor-
ing. Matthews was out, second to
first, and Strickland few out to-
short stop.
Ocala's half of the ninth was une-
ventful.
The score:
Plant City. 10000 50
Ocala.. =. 900 900 60