Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-08-17
PALATEA LOST IN
A BEAUTIFUL GAME
The Largest Crowd Of The Season At
tended Thursdays Contest.
pENToN LIE u ovER lie

Batting Of Both Teams, However, Was
Rather Poor--"RoOssrs" Plentiful
for Both Teams, and Game Was
an Excellent one--Attendanee 1000,
From Fridays Daily Sun;
Undoubtedly the largest crowd that
has witnessed ball game on the
local grounds in years iourneyed out
yesterday to see the Oak Halls ana
Palatka play their third game this
season. Both teams we're In fine
shape and 1t was brilliant. snappy
contest Every player was on ms
toes and putting up the game Of his
life. Several sensational plays were
pulled on which brought the people
TO their feet with roaring applause,
The game was a brilliant one from
start to finish, very few boobies be.
ing made to mar the contest Pa.
latka certainly had their "rooters'
and they did not fail to make them
selves heard all through the game.
The home run by Denton brought
forth great deafening applause. and
the local fans nearly went wild with
enthusiasm.
Watson walked the first man up,
but after that they had TO hit the ball
or sit down. He pitched a great game,
besides getting two hits out Of three
times at bat. and being the only Oak
Hall man TO get more than one hit.
Brown, Palatka's pitcher, had the To-
Gals at his mercy for the first few
innings. whiting them as fast as they
came up.
Harry Denton put up brilliant
fielding game and was there with the
stick. rapping one over rightheld
fence for a home run. But II happen
ed when there we're no men on bases.
McLeod's work was also fea-
ture OF the game IN the eighth In.
ming he stole second, third and home,
and II was the run we needed, too.
Jewett and Merrill carried of the
fielding honors for the visitors, They
handled everything that came their
way and did II very nicely, Merrill
~ the same lad that nearly caught
a ball In the Oak HaltPalatka game
IN Palatka several weeks ago.
Following Is the. game by innings;
First Inning,
Merrill walked. and went 70 second
on calhouns sacrifice; Dillon famed I;
Merrill scored on Payne's hit 10 left.
westbrook retired the side. short to
first, Hits 1. runs 1,
Graham famed; sheata couldn't
connect; Canova was out. second 10
frst. Hlta 0, runs 0.
Second timing.
Warwick hlt safe through short for
ono base; Jewett struck out; brown
hit one 70 sheata In center. who
dcubled 20 FIRST, catching Warwick
Hits ]. runs 0,
Mcleod hit one IN front OF tht
plate. and Was thrown out az nrst;
Mitchell hit to right for single
but went 20 second ON the ficlder''
tumble, Denton struck out. Mitchell
went 20 third on passed ball. ant
scored on watson's single through
second: Watson stole second: Bullock
was counted out az the plate, Hib
2, runs 4.
Third Inning.
Peddyi went out on iiy 70 left
MerriF struck out; Calhoun retire,
che side by sending long one 4
leftecnter, Denton "cahbaglng Il
hits O. runs 0,
Miller walked ana stole second
Graham fanned and sheats and Ca
nova followed suit Rlta 0, runs Q.
Fourth inning
nulon singled 20 lei,, bat was force,
out a, aecond ~ Paynca groundor 4,
short: PAYNE stole second. West
brook went cut on As 10 Hsht payu'
going 10 third 90 thFowsin. ana SCORE,
whNn Watson ard Canoya hmhlsd Al
easy one from Mnrtieka hat: Mar