The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-19
STANDING OF THE CLUBS

Barlow .... -. l 0 1000
Kissimmee :. .. l o 900 !
Winter Haven. =. l 0 900
Tuesday-Winter Haven at Lake
land.
(By C. Green.) -.
Accompanied by small but loyal
little band of rooters, the Lakeland |
baseball team journeyed to Kissim- !
NEE yesterday afternoon to cross
bats with the locals there. A pref
tier day foT the fray could not have
been picked out, cool breeze stir
ring over the excellent field, and a
feeling of expectancy stirring in the
breasts of the rooters, foreign and
local, both confident that their team
would fight their way to victory.
It was the initial game of the sea-
son for our boys hut after an inning
or two the newness wore off, and as
pretty game as ever was witnessed
delighted the few fans who were
fortunate enough to be present. The
State Shooting Match, which was al
so held in Kissimmee yesterday af-
ternoon, helped the baseball attend
ance to an unusual degree of light
ness.
At 8 o'clock the KissImmee band
marched into the grandstand and
dispensed some excellent music I'M
til the game started. Our boys came
on the field at 3:15, clad in brand
new uniforms, blue with orange
trimmings, and received rousing
cheer from the little Lakeland bunch
that was present. Promptly at 1880
Mayor May grasped a brand new
ball, and posing in the box he threw
the first ball over the plate, and the
season for the Orange Belt League
was on.
Both teams were on their mettle
and it was pretty game all the way
through. The eighth inning proved
a fatal one for Kissimmee. With
two men out, Bryan Meharg singled
Benny Franklin was hit by pitched
ball and Captain Sawyer came up to
the bat with a do or die expression
on his face. After fouling two balls
over the fence, he was invited tc
' swing at brand new ball. There
: was crack like the sound of pis-
toll shot and the white sphere sailed
: heavenwards clearing the left field
:, fence by about two feet.
The score by innings:
g FIRST INNING
Is For Lakeland-Sawyer famed
k. Hatton and S. Meharg out at first
le For Kissimmee-Alvey popped t.
h short, Pounds singled and stole sec
ir ond, Hunter and Hollander out a
Il first.
in SECOND INNING
ID For Lakeland--Smith famed, Gar
80 let's out on a line fly to left, Bento
popped to third, Hollander making
>, fine running catch to the fence.
!, For Observation-Disclosures flied on
to left, Bullock famed, Storey ou
at first.
~ THIRD INNING
"0 For Lakeland-Robinson, B. M
" harg and Franklin out at first.
For Kissimmee-Parsons out {
~ first, McAllister singled, Alvey two
tic bagged it, McAllister being caugf
at third, Pounds out at first.
-. FOURTH INNING
For Lakeland--Sawyer out at frs
- Hatton out at first, s. Meharg sill
" gled to right and was out trying
steal second.
For Kissimmee Hunter popped
catcher, Hollander got to second c
M Franklin's error, the sum being
the diminutive fielder's eyes, Barto
he popped to right. Bullock popped
short.
he FIFTH INNING
For Lakeland-Smitho out at frs
he Garletts singled, Benton fame
Robinson out at first.
tai For Kissimmee-Story popped
short, Parsons and McAllist
raj famed.
lgo SIXTH INNING
For Lake-B. Meharg line fly
short, Franklin famed, Sawyer 81
100 gled, Hatton out at first.
For Kissimmee-Alvey out
first, Pounds popped to third, Hunt
out at first.
SEVENTH INNING
the For Lakeland-S. Meharg flied o
I'D. to center, Smith and Garletts out
first.
cir For Observation-Disclosures ont
in first, Barstow popped to short, 81
ay' lock out at first.
III EIGHTH INNING
For decentralization and Rob-
IL son out at first, B. Meharg singl,
Franklin was hit by a pitched bs
= D Sawyer drove the pill over the /
'"'- field fence for home run, also SCI
ee' ing Meharp and Franklin, HIATT