The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-07-04
THURSDAYS GAME WENT TO RIV-
ERSIDE
and Jones Ended in jacksonville
Victory

son, and since the exciting games with
Gainesville several years ago, the
Riverside baseball team, made up of
Jacksonville's best players, and the
home boys Daty4ed for nine innings
Thursday afternoon. the contest end
ing in favor of the visitors by the
close score Of ) TO ,. 1t was Ocala's
first defeat this season, but it was
one Of which they need not be asham-
ed, though with perfect play the home
boys could have kept Jacksonville's
score to less than three runs, and
with more judgment in the running
of bases they could have scored often
er themselves
1t was a hard game for Galloway
to lose, as he pitched excelIently, and
il was not his fault that the locals
came out on the short end of the
score. Both Jones and Galloway al
lowed seven hits each. and while
Jones famed only five of the Ocala
team Galloway struck out double that
number, three in each the third and
ninth innings consecuutively, which
were the only three batters to face
him in those innings, and he did not
give a single tmse on balls.
Riverside scored one run in the first
inning. Fernelty was retired on a
high fly to Dewey Biggs singled over
second base, and stole, and advanced
TO third on Hunnicutt's hit to left
field. Hunnicutt then stole second.
Mack bunted to Bats, who fumbled.
permitting Biggs TO tally the first run.
For Ocala, Bats was out, shUrt to
first Harris singled to left, but Hell
del nit into a donble play.
In the second inning three Jackson
vile batters were out at first in sue
cession. In Ocala's half of the sec
ond inning, Galloway drove safe hit
to center Brown was retired on a
fly to right field. Chazal, after foul
ing off seven balls, was given free
pass to first. On shortstops error OF
Daviss hit, all runners We're safe.
Three on bases and only one out.
FleckenStein hit to Jones, who threw
Galloway otu at the plate, but Lums
den attempting to double Flecken
stein at first, threw high and ChazalI
crossed the plate. which evened the
score. Dewey was thrown out at first.
Neither team scored again until the
seventh inning. though Riverside got
TWO hits and a stolen base in the
fourth The visitors added another
run in the seventh, With one out
Lumsden singled to left and was sac
riGced TO second by Jones, and tailed
on Ferneltq's drive to center Fernel-
IS was caught at second trying to
stretch his hit into a double.
The locals tied the score again in
he same inning. Brown hit safely
over first base close TO the foul line
and reached second when Jones threw
high, trying to catch him mapping at
first. Chazal was out on a fly to An
derson Davis singled to right, scor-
ing Brown. Davis taking second on
the throw-in, but was caught off the
base on a quick throw from Lumsden
to Mack. This spoiled a chance for
another run, as Fleckenstein imme-
d'ately singled to deep left. The next
batter famed
Riverside won the game on an er-
ror after two were out. Biggs reach |
ed first on an error, but was doubled |
up when Hunnicutt popped out to
Bats. who threw to Chazal, complet- |
ing the double play. Mack then
bdnted down the first base line, Gallo
way getting the ball but as it was
necessary to throw to first in the line |
of the runner it made a hard chance /
for Chazal. and Mack was safe at first I
and also reached second on the play |
Three Of Ocala's errors were made on |
hits from the bat of Mack. SPOTS
wood was next up, and he had no,
udU q LII III TIE SdiISs anu etS dG uS !
ually gets as much as one, he singled |
be<ween right and center field, near
er 10 right than center, the ball fall
ing safe before Heidel could reach it.
and Fleckenstein not making any at
tempt This permitted Mack to cross
the plate with the winning run. 1t
was a close game and hard fought
and the locals have no reason to be
They should really be
pleased at the showing they made.
The Score
Riverside Alb r H PO A E
Fernelty IT,. ~ Q l , 0 oil