The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-07-10
REOOKSViLLE WINS IN NINTH.
Ccai7 Mace Z Series Of Errors in FL
nal Inning On Account e Wet Ball.

SCai5 Wsce Series OF Errors in F.
nal Inning On Account = Wet Ball.
From thursdays Daily.
And again it happened ina, the
ocala boys lost Icy not doing what
was expected OF them. When the er-
rors started uey came thick and East,
No pitcher can win games If he is not
properly backed up by the aeIders.
The above is the cause Of the home
teams defeat by BrooksviIle yester-
day.
The errors - the early part of the
same did not amount to much as no
runs resulted, but when the ninth in
ming was played in the rain and with
wet ball, il was errors that lost the
game. on account ofthe slippery con-
dition OF the ball Clark could not ex-
pect 70 strike the visitors out. but had
TO let them hit the sphere and count
on the felders handling the hits.
The only special feature was a hard
running catch by Harris in the seventh
inning. re and the short stop we're
after a Texas Lacquer, which the
short stop did not get 70. Harris.
however, made dive for the bail.
turned a couple of summersaults. and
recovered himself. the ball not hav-
ing touched the ground
Another cause for Ocala's defeat
was poor base running. The home
boys were caught off the bases On
numerous occasions. They either got
the wrong signal or used poor judg-
menr. OF both.
After Ocala had been retired in the
first inning. with three on bases, the
boys from fernando county got busy.
Kirk was out. Clark to Ford Cook hit
safely to center field, stole second.
took third on an our. and crossed thu
plate when Shopke hit TO short, who
made a wild throw 10 first
/ Ocala took the lead in the third in
ming. Ford was out on a fly TO Soc
ond base, Harris hit safely 10 les
Brown failed 10 handle Jewett's Luut.
Vcgt hit 10 pitcher. who threw Harris
/ out ar third. Jewet taking second. ami
reaching third on DoJge's short nil to
ri2ht field. Jewett then stole nome
! by a daring piece of running, while
| the ball was being returned 10 pitch
or. VOgt taking third on the same
play. Vost later scored on a passed
ball. Ocala held The lead and added
one more run in the ninth. Bennett
was safe on Kinks error. He went TO
/ second when Cook failed TO handle
Bullock's hit To third. was sacrificed
to third by Izlar, and scored on Ford's
single TO center.
When Brooksville came TO the bat
in the ninth inning the score stood ,
10 one in :ors.sr. 70 O.. JaGN. WwIi2g
Ting some. Waller hit 80 LETT Ter one
base. He took second when Ford
missed Schopke's high fv. SaNo1 hiJ
TO Vogt. who pupose'y missed RE
ball as the base runners werH huGcilE
/ first and second. expecting he fy u
! be caught. NOgt then threw 10 t&iri
10 catch Male. but Dodge UUHed
the bali and all runners We're safe.
/ Without making any hits the visitors
then scored three runs on as many or
rors. Saxon. E. coming home with the
winning run on a wild pitch by Clark.
/ Ocala. e.. 90 d = 0 o o @ o Is
Brooksvile e.. Il 90 600 O ST
Summary: Two base hit, Waller.
Sacrifice hits, Dodge, Izlar. Stolen
bases. Jewett, Cook >. Mccoy, Dou-
bic plays, Jewett TO Ford, Waller to
Mccoy 10 Waller. Left on bases,
Ocala ;. BrooksviUe .. Bases on balls
by Clark 3. by Brown >. Struck out.
by Clark I. by Brown =. Passed ball,
Waller. Wild pitch, Clark. Time of
game l:35..
! Umpire. Mr. Snyder.