The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-07-17
LAKELAND WON GREAT
GAME YESTERDAY

In the fastest game that has been
played on the home grounds this
season, the Lakeland team defeated
the fast team from Fort Meade in a
ten inning contest by a score of one
to nothing. 1t was a pitchers bat
tie from start to finish, neither
twirler having anything on the 9TH
er, although Beck famed twelve
men and Gillespie but seven. 1t was
one of those kind of games that
keeps the player and the spectator
ION their toes" all the way, and in
many a tight place hearts rose and
fell. Time and time again it looked
as if Lakeland would score, time and
time again it looked as if Fort Meade
would do likewise, but every time
lightning like play removed all pos.
sibility. A bevy of pretty girls came
up from Fort Meade with the team,
also quite a number of rooters, and
their words of encouragement went
a long ways. 1t must have been dis
heartening to lose contest like that
but the OLD LAKELAND LUCK was
right there again This contest was
similar to the one played in Dade
City when our boys were victorious
by the same score, winning in the
ninth on an error through first In
yesterdays game with two on base
and two out, Ginter hit fast one to
third which was gathered up in fine
style but the throw to first was bad
and Reid let the ball get through
him, Branch scoring. The Fort
Meade boys looked well in their new
uniforms, and certainly played
bang up game all the way. We will
be glad to welcome them here again
only we pray that they will not
bring along the same umpire.
The score by innings
First Inning
For Fort Meade-Cabera out at
first, Stevens popped fly to second,
Brown famed.
For Lakeland-Ginter dropped a
ball right in front Of the plate and
got to first by five feet but the Fort
Meade umpire called him out, Spivey
popped fly to second, Sawyer flied
out to left. No runs.
Second Inning
For Fort Meade-Dix singled,
Rieve famed, Del Rio famed,
O'Connor popped fly to second.
For Lakeland-Garlets famed,
Smith walked, Watson famed,
Branch out at first. No runs.
Third Inning
For Fort Meade-Reid famed,
Beck out at first, Cabera flied out to
center.
For akeland-Meharg out at
first, Gillespie got to first on short
stops error and out stealing second,
Ginter famed. No runs.
Fourth Inning
For Fort Meade-Stevens out left
field, Brown famed, Dix out line fly
to pitcher.
For. Lakeland-Spivey famed,
Sawyer out at first, Garlets out at
first.
Fifth Inning
Fort Fort Meade-Reive famed,
Del Rio out at first, Simmons (now
playing in O'Connor's place. out at
first.
For Lakeland-Smith famed,
Watson famed, Branch out at first
No runs.
Sixth Inning
For Fort Meade-Reid famed,
Beck out at first, CABRERA walked,
stole second and was caught off sec
ond.
For Lakeland-Meharg flied to
right, Gillespie famed, Ginter sin
gled, Spivey out left field. No runs.
Seventh Inning
For Fort Meade-Stevens and |
Brown out at first, Dix popped to
short.
For Lakeland-Sawyer out at
first, Garlett singled, Smith popped |
fly to pitcher, Watson singled,
Branch flied out to left. No runs. !
Eighth Inning
For Fort Meade-RieVe out at |
first, Surrancy (now playing in Del
Rios place. singled and was caught |
mapping off first by Watson who |
held the ball, Simmons line flied to
third.