The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-06-20
ANOTHER VICTORY FOR oCALA
Home Team Won From Palatka by
Hard Hitting and Good
Pitching
HAPPY TINE COMING HOME


A good-sized crowd OF Ocala peo-
pie accompanied the home team to
Palatka on the Ocala Northern yes
terday morning. The trip was made
without event, many people joining
the excursion at the way stations. On
arriving at PaIatka, the members OF
the team and most OF the other
Ocala folks put up at the Gem City's
spacious, old-time hotel, the Putnam,
whose pleasant rooms and excellent
tables gave them good opportunity
for rest and refreshment.
The opportunity of looking over
prosperous and pretty Palatka was
interfered with by rain, which how
ever cooled the air and made every
thing better for the game, which was
called at 4 o'clock.
Bats, the first man up for Ocala,
drove out a grounder to second, but
he was out at first; Harris hit to
short and reached first safely, Heidel
FOLLOWING suit with a safe hit to
third which advanced Harris TO
third. Galloway singled to the out
field, scoring Harris. Galloway then
started a delayed double steal and
both he and HeideI scored when the
third baseman dropped the ball. Da-
Wis hit long fly to outfeld which
was caught Dewey reached first on
an error and was out stealing sec
ond. Three runs.
In Palatka's half of the first, Mer-
IrilI was safe on a grounder to Sec
ond, who fumbled the ball. He was
caught off first and run down by An
thony The next two men struck out
Runs, o.
In the second Anthony led of
with Texas Lacquer over second
but he was caught at second when
Brown hit grounder to first. Here
the pitchers arm gave out and Law
renee went into the box to be greet
ed with a long fly to center-field by
Bats, which was muffed. Mcleod
struck out, but Brown scored One
run.
For Palatka, Tenney reached first
on a bunt, stole second; F. Merrill
lstruck out Maull was safe on fly tC
out-field Tenney scored when Da,
Wis missed the ball. Browning drop,
ped bunt, which brought Maull in
home. Hutchinson struck out One
run.
In the third Ocala again scored
Harris was out on grounder to pit,
cher, Heidel struck out Galloway
came in with a single to outfield Da
Wis hit to right and went to second
when first baseman missed the ball
Galloway scored. One run.
In Palatka's half they did mo-
score, two men striking out.
In Ocala's half of the fifth came
the climax and they did not score
again during the game, but they
didn't look good. Mcleod nit tt
| right-field and stole second, Bats
was safe on grounder to second
and took second and Mcleod thirC
when first baseman dropped the ball
Harris was safe on a grounder thru
second, Mcleod and Bats scoring
Heidel then singled sharply pas
third, then Galloway came to bat. He
landed on one and it travelled sky
ward in beautiful arc and dropped
over the left field fence for a home
run. One fan said that during the
first twenty minutes he looked at the
ball and it was still going up; then he
lost sight of it. There was quite e
little shouting about this time in the
ball park. Davis then ended the in
ming by knocking long fly to q
waiting fielder. Five runs.
In the fifth Palatka again changed
pitchers but Ocala did not try tc
Iscore again the boys endeavoring tc
end the game in time to catch the
train.
The only scoring done after this
was in Palatka's half of the fifth