The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-05-22
LAKELAND TR0UNCED
L0uGHMAN IN FAST
GAME YESTERDAY

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mond the fast Lakeland team defeat
ed Loughman yesterday afternoon to
the tune of two to nothing.
1t was an uphill contest from the
start and both teams were evenly
matched although Loughman made
more errors than the home team.
Two of these were very costly, be-
ing responsible for Lakeland's two
runs. A better day could not have
been picked out for the game and
Frank Gillespie must have caught
the spirit of the day for he pitched
like a big Lacquer, striking out ten
men. Steady as a clock in the tight
places and not once did he weaken
throughout the fray Haynes also
did himself proud for Loughman and
deserves credit. The best crowd of
the season witnessed this excellent
contest and more than got their
moneys worth.
First Inning
For Loughman-Stroker struck
out, Alney out at first, Haynes
walked but was caught stealing sec
ond by about ten feet
For Lakeland Branch out at first,
| Watson hit to left for two bags, Gar
| let struck out, Sawyer out at first.
| No runs.
Second Inning
For Loughman-Out, one, two.
three.
For Lakeland Robinson got
Ito first on slow hit towards third,
B. Meharg hit to third, forcing Rob-
inson out at second, Smith duplicat-
ed the play, forcing Meharg out, j.
Robinson out at first. No runs.
Third Inning
For Loughman-S. Meharg and
Barker struck out, Hicks out at first.
For Lakeland Gillespie out on a
pop fly, Branch got to first on the
second basemans tumble, Haynes
Wallace who hurt his finger. Wat
now in the box, having relieved
son struck out, Garlet got to first on
third baseman's error, Sawyer flied
out to center. No runs
Fourth Inning
| For Loughman-StOker singled,
Alney advanced him to second, get
ting out himself at first, Haynes got
hit by a pitched ball, Sawyer caught
foul fly, and Pounds came to the
bat determined to win the game
right there. After two strikes had
been called on him, he met the ball
he was waiting for and away 1t
sailed into deep left center and five
hundred hearts sank But Lakeland's
left fielder, T. Robinson, had his
(eye on that <ball. At the crack of
the bat he was off, and running like
a frightened deer he just did man
f, age to get under it and when il
dropped into his glove it stuck like
a bottle of LePage's glue. Pande-
monium broke loose.
For Lakeland-T Robinson got
to first on low throw, got to second
! on Meharg's sacrifice, Smith out on
a pop fly, j. Robinson struck out.
No runs
Fifth Inning
| For Loughman-Wallac struck
out, Meharg singled, Barker and
Hicks famed.
For Observation-Disclosures and
Branch famed, Watson flied out to
right. No runs.
Sixth Inning
For Loughman-Stoker famed,
Alney's liner was too hot for Giles
pie to handle, Alney out, trying to
steal second, Haynes famed.
For Lakeland-Garlet got sin
gle to center and stole second Saw
yer hit to short, Garlet caught at
third, T. Robinson popped foul fly
to catcher, Sawyer stole second, B.
Meharg hit hot line drive right
into the third baseman's hand who
muffed it and as it fell Sawyer who
was running to third kicked it,,
making the third out. No runs,
Seventh Inning
For Loughman. Simpson out at
first, Pounds flied out to left, Wal
lace singled, Meharg an easy out,
pitcher to first,
For Lakeland-Smith got a clean
single to right, Loughman's short
stop juggled ] Robinsons slow one
and Smith perched on second, Giles
pie singled to center Center fielder
threw wild to third to catch Smith