The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-07-14
(By Gosh-For Smiley

The Smokers kept up their winning
habit of the first half by handing the
Highlanders seven to six drubbing
yesterday afternoon for a curtain
raiser of the second half of the Flor
ida State League. The Smokers,
while playing no better article of ball
than did the Highlanders, proved the
more adept as mud hens and bunchng
a brace of hits with pair Of High
lander errors showed over the winning
counter in the ninth.
Caesar Alvarez, pitching ace of the
Smokers and whom rum0r has 1t Is
going higher up before long, was
Leach's choice for mound duty while
Names sent In Ollie Johnson, who hda
taken Caesars measure the last time
they faced each other. A steady driz-
zle began a few minutes ahead of
time to call the game and 1t looked
like a start would not even be made,
however Daughtery, genial Irish Um-
pire that he is, after consulting with
Names announced the batteries and
the game was on. The locals man.
aged to get by their hoodo inning
without any damage being done and
| il began to look like game on the
right side of the ledger when pair
of Highlanders scored in the first in
ming. The second inning opened sort
of disastrously for the locals when
Dean booted one off of Dave Bracks
bat Dawes career was short lived
for Nellie Leach forced him at Sec
ond. Nellie moved up station when
Ollie uncorked a wild heave that
Barksdale could not get hold of.
Nance flew out to Dean and Ollie sent
Caesar down on four wide ones.
Caesar took second and Nellie count
ed with the first Smoker tally when
Barksdale let one of Johnsons high
Motto walked and Felix ended the
fast ones get away from him. La
inning. The Smokers, once they start
the scoring habit don't know when to
quit and showed over another in this
frame. Vaughn grounded out Palmer
to Names. Foss walked for the sec
on time in as many trips up and
stole second. Barber hit to Johnson
who got Foss at third Brack singled
to right and Barber counted with the
second Smoker tally. Nellie threw a
monkey wrench into the scoring
when he fouled out to Names. In the
third the local could not get to Alva.
rez and the game stayed tied up. The
Smokers managed to get man to the
third station in the fourth but could
! not get him over the pan. The fourth
Was the big inning for the Highland
ers and it looked sure enough like
the old game was salted away. Stew
art opened this one UP by grounding
J out La Notice to Vaughn. Names
singled to right, the hit falling safe
when Leach, Felix and Brack did an
Alphone-Gaston stunt and stood BY
while the old pill hit safe. Dear
grounded out to Vaughn and Ne Leaf
was hit in the stats. Bugs Ery was
sent in to hit for Criger, who haC
come to Barksdale rescue in the third
frame, and was purposely passed Il
D first. Johnson hit to Foss who missed
} it up and all hands we're safe. Names
, scoring. Caesar got wild at this stag
|, of the game and walked Fenton, fore
ing in Nc Lean. Fletcher, secured b,
the Highlanders from the Caps at Or
D lando came through In fine style, sing
a ling to center scoring Johnson an
I. Ery. Palmer couldn't get a hold 0
one. even for Alice. and ended th
y inning by flying to Felix