The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-06-26
oCALA TOOK THIRD GAME

Under the direction or Manager
Hunter the Ocala baseball team has
certainly made progress during the
past week. The club would have per
haps been satisfied to have won one
of the games from the collection of
South Georgia players travelling
throughout Florida as the Ocilla club.
The home boys did not have their
team in good working condition up to
week ago. They were much pleas
ed to win the second game also, and
are fairly jubilant to have taken the
whole series. 1t shows what enthu-
siasm and consistent playing will do.
Manager Hunter had expected to
use his third pitcher, Mr.. Schusler. for
the third game on Wednesday after
noon, but he was unavoidably detain-
ed at the last minute. Harris. who
pitched and won Mondays contest.
was sent to the firing line. He pitched
excellent ball for five innings. but two
games so close together were too
much on his arm, and he asked to be
relieved. Clark, whose good pitching
won Tuesdays game, went in to fin
ish the remaining four innings. Both
Ocala's pitchers kept the hits scatter.
ed, the visitors getting only five sin
giles, and no two hits came in the
same inning.
The game started briskly, Ocala
batting first. Ford hit one to second
base, which was not handled in time.
Jewett hunted and was safe on the
first baseman's error McLin intend.
ed to bring them both home on d hit,
but famed. Vogt was given free
pass on four bad balls. Three on base
and only one down. Harris out, fly to
second. Bennett hit to short and
NOgt was forced out at second. ratir-
ing the side
Ocala had three men on bases and
only one out in two other innings, but
Thomas pitched himself out of three
bad holes. He worked well until the
seventh inning, when the home team
made seven singles, which coupled
with hit batman and an error, Melted
the Ocala boys eight runs.
Neither side scored until the fourth
inning. Harris was given his base
via the big four route" Bennett
was out on a fly to Bowen. Dodge
hit safely to right field. Harris took
second. Bullock hit to sOhrt stop,
who tried to catch Harris at third. but
the runner was declared safe. Three
on bases again. Clark was passed to
first on four balls, and Harris was
forced in with the first run of the
game. Ford then hit to Thomas, and
Dodge was thrown out at the plate.
and double play completed by put
ting Ford out at first.
Ocilla, not to be OutdOne, also tai
lied in this inning. Brown put a sin
gle to right field. took second on a
passed ball. and went to third on out.
Bowen then hit a hard ball to Jewett.
who made phenomenal stop, but his
throw 10 first was too wide and the
runner was safe, and Brown scored
on the play. The visitors did not
score again until the ninth inning.
when Bowen managed to circle the
bases, giving them a total of two runs
The fans have witnessed three ex-
citing games this week, all of which
have been Won by the home club.
With such support as the team has
received during this series the boys
Will endeavor to keep up the present
gait. and win the three games seized
! uled for next week with the fast Ar
cadia team and Leesburg.
The Ocilla boys have been on the
road for nearly three weeks, playing
at Triton. Ashbun and Valdosta. Ga,
and Lake City, Palatka, St. Angus
tine and OCala, winning eight and
losing eight games.