The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-09-12
H|GHLANOERS
TOSSED GAME
AWAY IN THE
NINTH INNING
(By Smiley.)


J Highlanders another push downward
by taking the fourth straight game by |
score of 3 to 2.
Fulton made his first appearance
in local uniform and held the visit
ors to hits and had the game about
tugged away under his belt whenhis
team mates tossed it away in the
ninth inning. Alexandria was on the
mound for Sanford and the big blonde
held the locals to five hits and being
specially effective with men on base.
In the fifth frame the locals had
three men on with but one down but
were unable to score.
base on balls, wild throw to
second by Nance coupled with hit
and muff by Poland and a squeeze
play was responsible for the visitors
two runs in the last frame. The
Highlanders tossed away good OPP
portunity to gain full game on Or
lando by losing to Sanford yesterday
as the Smokers gave the Caps thor
ough beating.
First Inning
Sanford Steward hit by pitcher;
Chapman out, Fulton to Morris, Stew
, ard going to second; Steward stole
third; Johnson few to right, Steward
held at third; Crow lined to Smith
who dropped the ball, Steward scor-
ing; Walker famed. No hits, l run.
Lakeland-Love walked; Wicker
forced Love at second; Poland singled
1 to left, Wicker going to third; Thrash
I er forced Poland at second; Thrasher
!, and Wicker pulled double steal
= Wicker scoring; Smith flew to right.
4 hit l run.
i Second Inning
Sanford-Thompso flew to Morris;
Banville flew to right; Childs flied to
:, right No hits no runs.
Lakeland-Morris famed; Cohen
/ drew a pass; Nance out pitcher to
Q Banville; Fulton out via the same
/, route. No hits, no runs.
II Third Inning
q Sanford-Alexandria out, Fulton to
Morris; Steward out, Cohen to Nor
ris; Chapman hit by pitched ball;
3 Johnson singled to center; Grow flew
u to Cohen. hit; no runs.
J. Lakeland-Love walked; Wicker
d, out Banville to Steward, Love going
y to second; Poland singled to left, Love
= going to third; Thrasher beat out al
III infield hit Love scoring; Smith hi
n into double play, Steward to Thamp
j. son to Banville. 2 hits, 1 run.
Fourth Inning
Sanford-Walker safe on Love-
tumble; Thompson rolled out to Nor
ris, Walker going to second; Banvill
q fouled to Nance; Childs few to Smith
q No hits; no runs.
j Lakeland-Morris struck out; CO
~ hen out; Banville unassisted; Name
q out, Grow to Banville. No hits; n
Il runs.
q Fifth Inning
Sanford-Alexandri singled owe
" third; Steward out bunting foul o
q the third strike; Chapman popped
Il Love; Johnson singled through sec
q ond; Grow forced Alexandria at thir'
A Thrasher unassisted. hits; no run
Lakeland-Fulton safe on THANH
sons tumble; Love out, Chapman
= Banville, Fulton going to second an
n went to third on wild pitch; Wicke
). walked Poland beat out a hot one
third Thrasher forced Fulton at til
q plate, Thompson to Chapman; Smit
q famed. hit; no runs.
ol Sixth Inning
~ Sanford-Walker out, Cohen
Morris; Thompson few to Love; Bal
2 Vile singled to center; Childs out, G.
- hen to Morris. / hit; no runs.
Lakeland-Morris flied to Wake
Cohen out, Alexandria to Banvill
2 Nance out, Thompson to Banville.
hits; no runs.
Seventh Inning
acknowledgements out Cohen
Morris; Steward drew a pass; Cha
man beat out perfect hont' SteWa
out, oversliding second, Fulton
Love; Chapman safe at second a
took third on Cohen's error; Johns
walked and stole second; Crow Of
\ Love to Morris. / hit; no runs.
Naturalization few to Thorn
son; Love out, Crow to Banvil
Wicker doubled to left; Poland stru
out. | hit; no runs.
Eighth Inning
SdUIOTu-WdlhcT uOuUlcu w ~
Thompson safe on fielders choi
Walker safe on third; Thompson st
second, but Walker caught off
third; Banville flied to Pola
! Thompson held at second; Childs fl
= to Love. hit; no runs.
Thrasher grounded
Banville; Smith out, Crow to B
n Vile; Morris but, Johnson to b
Il Vile. No hits; no runs.
Ninth Inning
Alexander out Thrasher to M
ris; Steward singled to left and W
all the way to third when Nance thr
the ball to right center in an after
to catch him stealing. Chapman s
at first on fielder's choice, Stew
safe at third; Chapman stole secol
Johnson flied to Poland who drop
the ball, Steward scoring; Chapn
scored on squeeze play, Grow go
out, Fulton to Morris; Walker
to Wicker. 2 hits. runs.
Lakeland-Cohen famed; Ma