The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-08-12
OCALA ROMPED ON
LEESBURG AGAIN
The Boys of the City Between the
Lakes Put Up Good Game and
the Contest was Most
Interesting
Il. T. H.

and evened up the score in games yes
terday when she went down to Lake
county about 100 strong. Never before
in the history of baseball in Ocalawas
there so much enthusiasm shown as
the loyal fans put forth yesterday.
The poor little handful of fans repre-
senting Leesburg on her home ground
didn't have chance when it came to
roofing against our squawkers. Ocala
didn't carry a brass band with her,
but thanks to Mr. B. Goldman, every
Ocala man. women and child had a
horn. Leesburg furnished US with
pop bottles and a metal roof grand
stand to beat them on so what more
could one wish in the mater of noise
makers. On top of that each fan was
equipped with a pair of strong lungs
and some enduring vocal chords. What
seems to be severe epidemic of ton
silitis in Ocala today is only an after
math of yesterday. No one present at
yesterdays game can do much more
than whisper today.
The game was typical battle be-
tween pitchers. Epperson for Lees
burg and. Elrod for Ocala divided the
honors with the odds a trifie in favor
of Elrod. Epperson started strong
and gradually weakened. Elrod start
ed strong and got stronger as the
game progressed. Elrod allowed two
tgo-baaggers and single. Epperson
allowed two two-bagagers and two
singles. Elrod allowed single and
twD-baggers and single. Epperson
allowed two two-baggers and two
bagger and two singles. Each pitcher
hit one man. Each pitcher walked one,
but Epp lost his head and overthrew
third one time and it cost him a run,
which turned out to be the winning
run of the game. Epperson has no
one but himself to blame for losing
his game. The rest of his team play
ed jam-up ball.
Buckles, catching for Leesburg,
happened to an accident in the eighth
inning. A fast ball hit him on the
elid of his middle finger and tore the
eTld of it up pretty badly, if it did not
break ID Some of the ocala fans
ragged Buckles about it when the ac-
cident first happened because they
thought he was stalling to give Ep-
person little rest As soon as it was
learned that Buckles was painfully
hurt they were sincerely sorry that
they had jeered and wish to beg his
pardon for their seemingly unsports-
nlan-like behavior and wish for
Buckles a speedy recovery from his
injury
Jimmie Liddell was the Ocala bat
ter who had Epperson's number. jim
naie secured two doubles off the Lees
burg twirler! One of the flies hit by
Jimmie landed squarely on the school
house and bounced back to the fielder
We claim that if the school house had
not been there Jimie would have sc.
cured home run on that swat. Any.
way. it was some mighty wallop. Har
Nv Wood clouted one, to left field thai
was good for three bases but Mr.. I'm
pire decided that it was foot or tw,
over the foul line and made Harry
come back It surely was shame tc
lose that good drive. Harry surely
did lay up against it. Harry made tht
winning run of the game after Lid
dell had made the first run on Epper
on an infield hit and scored on sac
rifice fly by Taylor. Harry did some
good base running TO get in on th'
throw and Harry was also there whel
it came to holding the offerings o.
Elrod. Only one man took second of
Ocala and that was while Harry ant
Elrod were holding a conference. No
a steal was made off Harry's peg
Buckles also held the boys to an hon
est life and allowed no stealing. Tay
lor on short for Ocala played th'
fancy game and saved the day for u
in one inning. He made the thre'
plays of the inning. one of them be
ing an unassisted double on har,
chance. Hats off to Taylor w
Wharton playing short for Leesburi
made pretty catch of a fly from tn
bat of Homer Clements. Harry Woo,
caught foul in the crowd and neve
stepped on anyone. He must hav
been practicing a Scottish swor,
dance While speaking of fielding, let
not forget the way Elrod fielded hi
position. The boy handled min
chances and missed none He seems &
hold magnet in his glove. He turn