The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-21

entered upon now to settle the conten-
ton. Rollins didn't do anything in
her half of the inning, but Ocala
threatened to sew up the old ball
game and go home Fred Luffman
was presented with first by an error
on the part of the first baseman.
Jackson sacrificed him TO second by
hitting to the pitcher and going out
at first. Wood reached first on an
error but Luffman did not advance.
second and Wood on first and poled
a hit to right field. Luffman tore
out for third and then played it safe
by not trying to stretch it home.
Later developments show that he
should have risked it. but how did he
know? Dinkins struck out. A pinch
hitter should have been used here for
Dink had already famed twice and
had not made hit. An oversight on
the part of the management failed to
put in a pinch man for Dink, but did
put in Harris to bat for Leavengood.
Harris played Casey at the bat and
famed, retiring Ocala without the
much needed run. Groans from the
grandstand.
! Eleventh inning: Unless l am way
off on baseball, Ocala (made a grave
mistake here. We play~or should play
ball for the sport that is in it and
play with all our might and strength
= to win, but we must win honestly.
When Ocala went back to the field
Hansel was behind the bat as usual,
although he had been taken out and
a pinch hitter put in his place. The
umpire, when appealed to by Rollins,
said that Hansel could play according
to the rules, but | am seriously under
the impression that the umpire was
wrong or misunderstood, thinking
that Harris batted for Dinkins. Har-
ris did play in the field and Dinkins
was benched, but l feel sure that the
umpire thought Harris batted for
him. At any rate the fans beg Rol-
Inns pardon for playing them trick
like that. If l and the other fans are
wrong about this q have not rule
book her to look it up) we beg the
Irardon of the umpire and the man.
agement of the ball team. Otherwise
we insist on fair play to all visiting
teams in future.
In the eleventh inning Wilson lead
off for Rollins and got an error out
Iof Jackson. Wright hit to Fred Luff-
ran, who threw Wilson out at Sec
ond, but Wright made first. Taylor
struck out. Two down and one or
base. Markovitz got a single Two
down and two on bases. Ward gets a
double and breaks up the old game
scoring Wright and Markovitz. King
made the last out. short to first. Ocals
made desperate attempt in her hall
of the eleventh to catch up and wiz
but didn't quite make it. Liddell. the
first man up, struck out. Liddon hi
to right field for three bases. Glenn.
ents to right for three bases, scoring
Liddon. This made up one run be-
hind, a man on third and one down
The fans felt sure that we woulC
make the other run but it failed thi:
time. Luffman signaled Clements thai
he would bunt and the squeeze that
was worked so successfully in the
third inning was tried again. Whel
the pitcher wound up Clements lef
third on a run and was almost hom,
when the ball reached Luffman. Free
hunted at the ball and missed. Tn,
catcher caught it and touched Glenn
: ents out at home. (The fans here al
lcussed and fumed at the very sam,
) play that they encored for in the thirC
! inning. Isn't life a funny thing, tho?
.. Luffman grounded out to first. Th
. game was over but not forgotten. I
. was the most thrilling l ever saw.
|. Come out today. Thursday, and se
. the, same two teams battle again
0 Ocala will pitch Ethridge and catcl
2 2 Leavengood. Rollins viii use Arrant
. and Storey.
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