The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-06-10
GOOD GAME At
WINTER GARDEN
OcaIa Went Visiting and Brought
Home the Bacon by a Three to
Nothing Score
(By L. T. ID


spanking good ball game and saw the
Ocala team come out on the top side
of the score, with the first shut-out
we have played this year.
Winter Garden has a fast clay dia-
mond and the Winter Garden boys
| play good game of ball. Time after
time in yesterdays game it looked as
if they would tie the score or maybe
win the game from u.s. Quite a large
number of fans went with the team to
Winter Garden and all report having
a good time. The roads were good and
the game was good. The team played
better ball because it had the support
of these loyal fans and the team ap-
preciates the fact that you are behind
it.
The special feature of the game
yesterday was star catch by Pounds,
shortstop for Winter Garden. when he
ran back and robbed Harry Wood of
a hit in the first inning. The fielding
of Kirlen, center fielder for Winter
Garden, running catch by Clements
In the eighth inning, a pretty catch
of fly by Harold Smith in the fifth
and a long running catch by Liddell In
the third. Strickland made a leap
into the rare ether in the ninth and
stopped what would have been bad
overthrow. The game by innings:
First inning: Ocala got two hits in
the first inning but failed to make a
run out of them. Liddel had the first
chance at bat and went out, second to
first Strickland struck out. Brooks
singled. Clements followed with
twc-hagger, sending Brooks to third.
Wood got what would have been hit
almost every time but Pounds robbed
him and retired the side. Winter Gar
den was not to be outdone by her WIS.,
itors, so she also took two hits in the
first. Donahue lead off by making
the first out, catcher to first Shana-
han got a single. Pounds hit d
grounder to Fred Luffman who forced
Shanahan at second. Waits singled,
advancing Pounds to third. but Bow
yer struck out.
Second inning: Crocker frightened
up little and Ocala didn't reach first
in the second inning. Winter Garden
scared us again when Kirlen led off
with a hit. Bennett sacrificed him to
second. Kindred hit a grounder to
Mickler who. threw to Luffman at
third Kirlen tried to turn and go
back to second but Luffman and Smith
caught him out between the bases.
Crocker went out third to first. (And
speaking of third to first, the fielding
of Fred Luffman deserves special
mention. That boy handled six
chances yesterday without bingle).
Third inning. Ocala made two runs
in the third. Mickler got a two-bag-
ger, then Crocker made the fatal err
ror of walking that fast little Jimmie
Liddell. Strickland struck out. The
next man, Brooks was lucky and drew
an error from shortstop, while Mick
Ter scored. Clements got his second
two-bagger and Liddell scored. Wood
hit a fly to center that looked as if it
would not be caught and Brooks was
not touching up on third so was not
able to score on it after Kirlen caught
the ball. Smith struck out. Winter
Garden made mighty effort again
in the third and things looked gloomy
for US but came out better than we
expected. Donahue led off with fly
to center. Shanahan hit hot one be-
tween second and first. Strickland
ran after it and could have fielded
it but was too anxious to get 1t and
start back to the bag to beat Shana-
han so he picked up his hand before
the ball got there. Smith was back
ing him up but was so certain that
Strickland had the ball that when il
came on he missed it clean and Shan
ahan stood on first giving them the
horse-laugh. Mickler hit Pounds or
the arm and advanced Shanahan te
second. Pounds had to be taken out
of the game on account of his arm)
Waits hit long fly between center
and right that looked like two o.
three bases but Liddell started on tn,
crack of the bat. Everybody held thei
breath as he raced with. the ball ant
it was nip and tuck until they met
but Liddell overcame the ball and VOL
a series of yells from the Ocala root
ers and groans from the Winter Gar
den people. Bowyer went out, thir
to first and retired the side scoreless
Fourth inning. Ocala didn't eve
think of smelling first Winter Gar