The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-22
OCALA TOOK THE
SECOND GAME
Won Yesterday Over the Crack Rol-
Inns Team by a Score of
Eight to Four
(By L. T. ID


win saw what they wanted yesterday
afternoon, when Ocala beat the visit
ing team to the tune of s to A, but
those who love real baseball think
that the first game was more exciting
and better game. Ocala tried out
her new pitcher, Ethridge, from Lake
land, yesterday and found that he had
the goods and then some He pitched
as pretty game yesterday as Lid
don did Wednesday. Ocala is indeed
! fortunate in securing a man of this
quality for our team. The attendance
was better yesterday but still not
large enough to pay TIE expenses of
the games themselves, much less pay
the salaries of these men who are here
to amuse you. Try to get all your
! friends to come to the next agme.
Tell them what a team Ocala has and
let them join in the fun. The attend
ance yesterday afternoon was 100
paid adults and three paid boys. Total
receipts, S95.75. Mr.. Sage paid the
Rollins boys s9S to pay for their
transportation and one meal on the
way up. We still owe the Ocala
House and Harrington for their up
keep in Ocala. Come people, support
your team better than that.
The game by innings:
First inning: When Ward came 10
bat and drove clean single over Sec
ond, we began to think that Ethridge
didn't have the goods, but Ward must
have scared him as much as he did US,
for he steadied down to hard pitch
ing. King sacrificed, pitcher to first,
sending Ward to second. Taylor
struck out. Story got to first when
Strickland muffed the ball, sending
Ward to third. Leslie went out, pitch
er to first. Fans breathed a sigh of
relief. Arrants walked Clements, the
first man up for the locals. Luffman
hit to second, forcing Clements out,
second to short, but the play was too
slow for a double and Luffman reach
ed first. Jackson flew out to left.
Wood made first when the first base
man dropped the ball. advancing Luff-
man to second. Strickland struck.
Ocala 0, Rollins 0.
Second inning: Wright lead off for
Rollins and was safe at first on an
error by Luffman who let a grounder
go thru his legs. Wright stole Sec
ond on the first ball pitched. Wilson
out, Jackson to Strickland, Wright ad-
vanving to third Roberts drove a
long fly to Dinkins in right, and tho
Dinkins caught the ball he was un-
able to catch Wright on his throw to
the plate. Wright scored the first
run of the game; Arrants out, short
to first. Ocala came back in the
same inning and tied the score. Din
kins struck out. Leavengood drove a
three-bagger between center and
right. Liddell followed with a clean
single, scoring Leavengood. Ethridge
flew out to center Liddell was held
on first Clements out, short to first.
Score-1 to /.
Third inning: Ward fouled out to
Leavengood. King drew four balls
from. Ethridge and strolled down to
first base. Taylor flew out to right
but King made third on the play.
Storey reached first when Strick drop
peda hot one, but King was held on
third. Ethridge held a conference
with Wood and decided to try trick
play, but Leavengood did not catch
the signal and overthrew to Wood at
second when Wood ran up just behind
the pitcher to receive the peg. King
scored on the overthrow. Leslie was
out, short to first, retiring the side.
Ocala went out in one, two three
order in her half of the third. Rollins
2, Ocala 1.
Fourth inning: Dinkins was moved
in from right field and placed behind |
the bat. Hansel requested Jake to
take him out as his arm was too sore
from Wednesdays injury for him to /.
peg second. Dinkins caught stellar I
ball for the rest of the game. Ethridge |
gave the command, Company dis !,
miss and then retired in good order,
one, two. three. Somebody let down /
the bars in Ocala's half of the fourth, (
and we got loose for two runs. Dinks |
was the first man up and hit single.
Gale reached first on an overthrow by /
third, Dinkins going to second on the
play. Liddell popped up fly to third.
Dinkins got caught trying to steal
third. Two down and Gale on first.
came to the bat and singled,