The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-05-07
OCALA BROKE HER
LOSING STREAK
Thursday, When Her Baseball Team
Took the Game, Q to 6, from the
DunnelIon Nine

DunneIIon Nine
Ocala broke her losing streak when
she won the game from Dunnelion
Thursday. The game was not an espe-
cially good one for the scoring was
toe frequent on both sides to make a
good exhibition of baseball, but the
Ocala team showed signs of better
team work and faint traces of prac-
tice. The team as whole played
jam-up baseball and used their heads
for more than hat racks. With the
exception of Jackson only one man,
Harry Wood, made an error, and ne
was in hurry to handle hot one In
the seventh for double play and aft
err Jackson had made four errors In
that inning. Harry is certainly ex-
cused for his error for he played Al
baseball all afternoon. Dunnellon had
some real good material in her team
and if she keeps that team together
this summer we will be able to test
our metal with them many times and
gives the fans a good game every
time. The game by innings:
First inning: Dunnellon started the
game off by scoring in the first half.
Dukes was first up and hit grounder
to Strickland who put him out unas~
sisted. Homer Luffman took shot
at Bryant and beaned him, but Bry-
ant seemed satisfied when the umpire
told him to take his base. Coleman hit
a long fly to Jimmie in center field and
Bryant stayed on first. Ward then
came to bat with wicked look In his
eve. He drove a long. low fly toward
left field. The wind got hold Of the
ball and made it do several jazz steps
and Clements was unable to judge it
when it left the bat. By the time he
realized it was going to pass over his
head it was too late for him to run
back enough to catch it, so Ward got
credit for a two-bagger and Bryant
scored. Donoway came up next and
famed. Ocala's half of the first was
almost uneventful Liddell bunted,
thinking that he was speedy enough to
beat it out but the catcher slipped one
of those perfect pegs down the line to
first and Jimmie found the ball wait
ing there for him. Strickland ground
ed out to first. Jackson popped up to
the pitcher, but our old friend Earl
Vann had little sympathy for his
former home town and dropped the
ball. Clements grounded out to first
and retired the side.
Second inning: Ocala frightened up
in the second and Dunnellon did some
sudden retiring. Hunt came up first
and hit to Woods, who tossed him out
at first. This was one of Harry's star
plays of the game for Hunt had con-
signed that ball to right field and it
was headed that way in full force but
Harry took left oblique on the dou-
bic and intercepted the sphere way
back of the infield territory and
caught Hunt several feet before he
reached the bag. Marrow saw what
poor success Hunt had trying to get
hit through Harry so he took stab
would have been hit under ordinary
conditions, but Hansel took flying
start and was there WHEN the bdll got
there. Vann made the third out. The
locals didn't smell first in their half
Wood few out to short, Brooks
grounded out and Leavengood famed
Third inning: 1t was one, two
three for Dunnellon again. Bowder
went out, Harry to Strick. Dukes went
out, Jack to Strick. Bryant popped
up a fly to Jackson. Ocala got away
for three runs in her half of the third
Dinkins was first up and Vann again
helped out his old town when he walk.
ed Dink. Fl. Luffman made a clear
sacrifice, third to first, and Dink went
to second. Jimmie Liddell came up anG
poled single to the out field, scoring
Dink. Strickland played lucky and go'
on first when the center fielder drop
ped his fly. Jimmie went to third OF
the error. Jackson got to first whel
he hit to third but Jimmie was caugh
out at the plate, third to catcher
Clements hit to short for an error OIL
that gentleman and Strick and Jack
son scored. Clements tried to max,
third when the second baseman muffe,
the ball and was caught at third
Score: Dunnellon, l, Ocala 8.
Fourth inning. When Ocala took tn
field Joe Marshall of Oklawaha was il
the box and Homer Luffman was ol
the bench; Fred Luffman was in right
replacing Brooks. who sprained hi
ankle. Homer requested Jake to TAX
him out because he said his curve
were not breaking much and he wa
afraid Dunnellon would get on to hin
and lose the game. This is what ca,
real spirit. There had only been on
hit made off Homer, and yet he fel
like he was weak and rather than tax
the chance of making Ocala lose b
asked to be taken out. Hats off I
Homer! He has the ST that make
real men. Marshall was a little vii
and things looked pretty bad but Ii
team held tight and Joe came out I