The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-06-17
WINTER GARDEN
AGAIN WORSTED
Ocala Came Back in the Eighth and
Ninth and Took the Game by
to 3 from Winter Garden
by L. T. H.

Yesterday afternoon the atmos-
phere was supercharged with excite
ment in and around Ocala by reason
of the closeness and uncertainty of
the came between Winter Garden and
the locals. At all stages of the game
no one was quite certain who was
going to win and the fans were kept
on pins and needles most of the time.
The Winter Garden boys brought quite
a number of fans with them and there
was hot and furious roofing on both
sides during the whole game. The
game was characterized by its whole
sale hitting and many errors. Both
teams made lots of oingles and some
costly ones, too
Croker, the visiting pitcher, fielded
his position with great ease, stopping
several that should have been labeled
clean hits. Pounds. Kirlen and Crock
er each made sensational catches for
the visitors while Fred Luffman up
held the honors for Ocala when he
threw himself full length on the
ground before hot liner off Crocker's s
bat and threw him out at first. Crock
er should have Fred arrested for
grand larceny for such robbery as
that. The hitting of Leavengood with
two singles and double, Liddell with
two doubles and Pounds with single
and a triple were features of the
game.
Another very pleasant feature of
the game that has received much fav-
Orable comment from those present
was the umpiring of C. A. Bouyer, of
Winter Garden. There was not the
least ripple of unpleasantness during
the game and the crowd enjoyed the
game so much more than any other
we have staged for that very reason
The game by innings:
First inning: Winter Garden went
up against real pitcher yesterday
and they found it out in the first in
ming when Clements struck out three
men. Shanahan led off with strike
out. Kindred got a two-bagger but
the next two batters, Pounds and
Bouyer each famed the empty ether.
Ocala got two hits in her half of the
first and it looked as tho the game was
going to start off democratic, but
Croker showed that the G. o. P. still
had little something to do with local
affairs. Liddell hit fly to short who
chased back and stabbed it from the
usual safety zone and disgusted jim
mie Liddell by such ungentlemanly
conduct. Leavengood made up his
mind that no such fate should befall
him so he poled one out for a good
clean hit. Strickland failed to pay
attention to Liddell's fate and tried
a fly to short but that Pounds boy
was there, not only in the first inning
but in every other round until the
ninth when Ocala did finally get one
by him. Wood came to the bat and
annexed unto himself a single. Brooks
retired the side when he sailed out a
long fly to Kirlen in center field
Speaking of Kirlen, do you fans re-
member that tall, blonde-headed boy
who played center for Tarpon? Well
that's him. You understand now why
no hits were scored safe to center
field. That boy is wonder.
Second inning: Donahoo led off fol
the visitors and delighted the Ocals
fans by striking out. Kirlen drove q
fly to right field and the fielder drop
ped the ball. Tanner hit to short whc
fumbled and both runners were safe
Clements hit Wilson in the back anc
filled the bases. Crocker singled anG
scored Kirlen. Shanahan popped up 8
fly to first in an attempted squeeze
play and Strickland doubled the run
ner out at third by pegging swiftly tt
Luffman. Ocala was not to be out
done so they tied the score when the,
came TO the bat in the second. Din
kins led off and secured an error
from the third baseman. Harris hi
to third again to see what luck h,
would have but Bouyer had come bacl
to earth and forced Dinkins at sec
ond. Luffman singled, sending Har
ris to second. Clements struck out bu
Liddel saved the day by doubling t,
center field. scoring Harris. Leaven
good few OFT to left. Winter Garden
/, Ocala. l.
Third inning: Winter Garden ha,
good time this inning and thei
rooters were wondering what manne
of team 0cala was supposed to have
for truly we did take a balloon ascen
sion for a few minutes. Kindred lie,
off with strike-out. Pounds pounds
out triple. Bouyer singled an
scored Pounds. Donahoo hit a Glenn
ents who missed it. fumbled it, sa
down and then recovered himsel
quickly enough to throw Bouyer ou
at second. Kirlen singled, sendin
Donahoo to second Tanner singled
scoring Donahoo. Wilson flew out t
left, retiring the side. II surely di