The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-08-15
NEITHER SIDE SCORED
Clearwater and ocaIa Baseball Teams
Played Twelve Exciting Innings
Without MAKING 4 Run

Park diamond was staged Tuesday
afternoon before medium sized
crowd. Yesterdays contest really de-
served packed house, and the at
tendance should have been as large
as a Gainesville-Oc game on the
Fourth of July draws. Those who
failed to see yesterdays game missed
the treat of the season.
The Clearwater team is composed
of some of the best amateurs in the
state. With two exceptions the Wis
iting team is composed of big, husky
athletes who have a thorough knowl-
edge of baseball, and who know how
to play the game.
A few years ago the local team and
the Clearwater boys formed a habit
of exchanging annual visits, but for
some reason during the past four or
five seasons these annual exchanges
have not taken place. The Ocala
team was most pleasantly entertain
ed in Clearwater last week, and it
is hoped that the Clearwater club will
enjoy its present stay in Ocala fully
as much as the local team enjoyed
its visit to Clearwater.
Some people who saw the games
in Clearwater last week formed the
opinion that the Ocala team was not
composed of ball players. Such an
opinion would be changed after Tues
days contest The locals never
played better, and the few errors
made really amounted to nothing.
John Chazal and McMullen had a
royal battle in the pitchers box, the
local artist allowing only four hits
and striking out eleven batters, while
the visiting pitcher gave up five hits.
one of them a scratch, and famed
seven. Each pitcher gave one base on
balls. Both pitchers were backed up
by fine support in the infield and out
field.
With Clearwater at the bat in the
first inning, McReynolds hit the first
ball pitched to center field for two
bases, and stole third, but was left
there while Cobb and Kirk famed and
Davis threw T. Howell out at first. In
i Ocala's half C. Chazal hit to c. How
ell and was retired at first. John
Chazal came through with single to
center, but Harris flied to Daugherty
and Bats was out, third to first.
Both sides went out, one, two,
three, in the second inning, Couch,
for the visitors. on tap to pitcher,
and the next two batters striking out.
Brown, Davis and Bullock were all
| thrown out at first.
| With two down in the third, Nc
Reynolds got his second hit when he
beat Bats throw to first, after which
he promptly stole second. Cobb end
ed the inning with foul fly to c. Cha
zal. In Ocala's half of the third, aft
err two were out Charlie Chazal sin
gled to center, but was caught off
first base.
| Fourth inning-Kirk again took
three healthy swings and sat down.
John Chazars curves were breaking
well. T. Howell flied out to Dewey
and Couch to Brown. For Ocala, j..
Chazal was out, pitcher to first, and
Harris and Bats on flies to left and
center.
| In the fifth inning not man reach
ed first base. Daugherty expired on
high fly to Bats, Hicks via the John
to Charlie Chazal route, and McMul-
len from Dewey to first In Ocala's
half Brown went out, McMullen to
Couch, Davis famed and Bullock from
Kirk to first.
Clearwater got another hit in the
sixth inning After c. Howell and
McReynolds had been turned back at
first, Cobb singled to left. Harris max
| ing hard run and dive for the ball,
but the runner was caught in his at
tempt to pilfer second, Bullock to Da-
Wis. In Ocala's portion of the sixth,
Hicks got Pat Anderson's high foul
and Dewey flied to center C. Chazal
struck out. ),
In the seventh inning each team
got one hit, but there was no scoring.
Kirk was retired short to first, and
T. Howell on a fly to Davis. Couch
hit safely to left and stole second.
| Daugherty hit to Dewey, who threw
him out at first. After John Chazal
had been thrown out, third to first,
Harris hit safely to center. Bats at
tempted to sacrifice, but popped a fly
to McMullen, Harris getting back to
first. Brown drove hard liner to
Cobb, who held on to it.
The first error of the game was
made in the eighth inning. Davis
famed, and so did Bullock, but Hicks
let the third strike get away from
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