The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-24
TAMPA AND LAKELAND
ENGAGE N SIXTEEN
inning BATTLE
(By c. Green }

A great battle was fought on the
Athletic grounds yesterday after
noon by the Tampa and local teams,
the contest going sixteen innings
and finishing to 2.
Verigan, hurling for the Locals,
pitched a grand article of ball and
kept the hits well scattered. He had
excellent control at all times and
with the proper support should have
won yesterdays contest with ease.
Three errors by Merrill and Watson
in the first inning, and Blackstock
in the eighth practically gave Tam
pa the game. Merrill muffed an easy
fly in the first with one down and
the next man was caught off first.
In the eighth with two on . base
Blackstock dropped fly ball allow
ing Soronto to score. Four hits were
registered for the locals in the six
teen innings, Sawyer getting two of
them. A number of boneheads were
pulled but most of them on the
Tampa side. In the fifth, B. Me-
harg hit high fly to center, which
Brack did not have to move out of
his tracks for and as the ball was
coming down he assumed pose es-
pecially for the grandstand. The
ball went clear through him. Will
liams pitched a good game for the
visitors and was in danger at no
time, an error by the Tampa short
stop giving Lakeland her two runs.
The Game by Innings
First lnning-For Tampa. Brack
famed, T.. Cabrera got to first on
Merrill's mum, Soronto singled and
was caught playing off first, Brown
got to first on Watsons error, T.
Cabrera scoring, Rive hit for two
bags. Campbell famed. One run.
For Lakeland: higgins and Wat
son out at first, Sawyer popped to
the catcher.
Second Inning-For Tampa Will
liams popped to second, Sparkman
singled and was out going to second,
r. Cabrera out at first.
For Lakeland: Black flied out to
right, Spivey out at first, Merrill
famed.
Third Inning For Tampa: Brack
got to first on shortstop's error, 7.
, Cabrera sacrificed, Back was caught
off second, Soronto out at first.
Fore Lakeland: S. Meharg famed,
B. Meharg out at first. Verigan
walked, Higgins forced Verigan at
second.
Fourth Inning - For Tampa:
Brown, Rive and Campbell out at
first.
For Lakeland: Watson singled.
Sawyer got to first on an error by
the first baseman. Black popped to
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famed, s. Meharg flied to left.
Fifth Inning-For Tampa: Will
liams got to first on third baseman's s
error, Sparkman forced him to Sec
ond, r. Cabrera singled, Brack
hunted and Sparkman was out at
the plate. T. Cabrera famed.
For Lakeland: B. Meharg got
first on center fielder's error, Veri-
gan popped to third, Higgins got hit.
Watson hit into a double play, So
ronto to Brown to r Cabrera.
Sixth Inning-For Tampa: Soron-
to out at first, Brown singled, Rive
famed, Campbell out at first.
For Lakeland: Sawyer famed,
Blackstock popped to first, Spivey
out at first.
Seventh Inning-For Tampa: Will
lliams famed, Sparkman hit for two
bases and was caught mapping on
second, r. Cabrera famed.
For Lakeland: Merrill walked, s.
Meharg sacrificed, B. Meharg SIN
gled and stole second. Verigan out
at first, higgins hit to short and T.
Cabrera juggled the ball awhile and
threw it wild allowing Merrill and
lB. Meharg to score. higgins was
caught OF second. Two runs.
} Eighth Inning--For Tampa: Brack
walked out going to second, T. Ca
brera singled. Soronto singled
Brown hit to pitcher and T. Ca
brera out going home. Rive hit q
long ny to center which Biackstoch