The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-05-02
rInSr GAME WAS FINE
mtg crowd saw the Exciting Contest
between ocHIn and DunneIIon

There was a large attendance at the
bali game Thursday afternoon. The
members Of the home team feel much
encouraged with the appreciation
shown them. and will go on playing
good bail all summer IL the popular
interest keeps up,
With the assistance Of eX-ManageTs
Geo X Robinson and +. e. Bennett,
Manager Hunter had laid out the dia-
mond and planted the lucky penny to
keen the links away. Mr. Robinson is
veteran baseball enthusiast. and was
manager when Johnny McGraw and
[ his Giants played on the Ocala team,
land Ed Bennett in later years helped
/ TO plan and win more than one hard
( fought game for the home nine
Everybody was impressed with the
great Improvement of the diamond. 1t
/ is not yet as good as it will be, as Mr..
Hunter intends TO put on two or three
more weeks work, and is planning to
plant the outfield TO grass, which will
be a finishing touch TO one of the best
athletic parks in Florida.
The first throw was made by Miss
Marion Hunter, the pretty little
daughter of the Ocala manager. The
little lady stood at the home plate and
put the ball in play.
The game was well contested, and
very interesting. The applause given
the home players by the Ocala people
was Offset in proportion by the Dun
/ ne1lonites present who rooted vigor-
ously for their boys. Dunnellon play
ed good ball. This Is the first time that
team has been defeated this season. All
concede that the phosphate city play
he IN
pitcher is a crackerjack.
The OcaIa boys showed up well in
their new uniforms. The gate receipts
were over $50, and Manager Hunter
and his helpers feel much holp up.
We republish the following descrip-
ton of the game from the Banner. as
we do not see how we can improve on
it in any way:
The game was full Of good. bad and
; Indifferent baseball. Very few of the
errors made had any effect on the re-
suit, as seven of the nine runs were
earned. The work of the pitchers was
excellent. Neither allowed a base on
balls. Galloway famed nine batters
and Martin struck out ten.
Dunnellon counted in the first in
) ming Howell hunted in front Of the
: plate, and was safe at first, when Keep
pier threw high to Anderson, and con-
: tinued to second on the overthrow
: Thompson hit to Dewey and Howell
was caught going to third, Thompson
, in the meantime going to second. Car
penter hit safely to left field, and
Thompson was thrown out at the plate
/ by Harris, Carpenter taking second or
|, the throw-in. Carpenter scored the
first run of the game. Metcalf tried tC
score on long hit by Martin, but was
: nipped at the plate by an excellent
throw by Roberts, In this inning
OcaIa had three runners left on base:
when Martin famed three batters.
t The locals went ahead on the SECOND
= inning, scoring twice on singles b!
2 Dewey HeideI and Harris, and dou.
BILE by Galloway.
E Dunnel1on again took the lead in tha
= fourth inning. Metcalf doubled II
D deep center. Martin was safe on Rob
5 erts' error, and both runners Tailed or
a long hit by Vann.
The game was a see-saw affair. Thu
locals put two more runs across tn
~Eplate in the sixth inning on a three
= base hit by Galloway, and singles b!
e Anthony Roberts and HeideI
5 Each team scored one run in tn
I seventh inning, making the count 5 II
o 4 in Ocala's favor.
4 ! The crasar