Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-06-04

permits us to be succint, brutally
brief and equally positive. The worm
turned. Seventeen hits, three of them
homers, three stolen bases, some
thermos brand of pitching in the
pinches and an esprit de corps COM
mendable and productive, totalled II
runs for the Everglades marvels while
Mr.. Barstow's sterling athletes were
eking out tallies. 1t all took place
yesterday afternoon at the ball yard
The populace, stated on the excess
ses of victory, did not assemble in
such bulk as on the previous day, and
many bugs and buggines were saved
modification. Some of the stand
managers wanted to know why GER
tain of Mr.. Barstow's players had
been permitted to simmer on the
bench when they could do so well in
the sun baked arena. The inquiry
answered itself.
Social Callers Curtail Narrative
Omissions of certain important
events in yesterdays battle are due,
in no part, to our averseness to Civ
ing full and careful detail to the
prowess and achievements of an hon
orable adversary. When small, but
select, coterie of good spirits swim
within cur ken at that hour when it
is permitted US to set down brief
chronicle of a days pastiming, and
insist on telling US yarns Of tex
ture and appropriateness truly be-
quilting, we must push aside the mar
rative of defeat to listen to the Optl-
mistic utterances of Arthur Corco-
ran, Frank Browning and Claud Fer
rell, who assured US that the visitors
merely hung up a horseshoe" To
the tales of these veteran fans is due
all shortcomings in hanging up the
tinted language this morning.
But few events could obscure our
recollections of that proud moment
in the life of Red Horrock, prince
charming of the visiting band of cav
alters. Red has charted and compass
sed everything and anything any OF
the local pitchers had but was never
able to make port. On Wednesday al
ternoon he is alleged to have stricken
pretty close to one of Lew Barstow's
underhand specials, and on Thursday
afternoon he knocked the sweat of
one of Mallory's subterfuges. But OF
a Friday Red was elated. First tint
up he got on on fielder's choice
the next time he walked and the thirc
time he shut his eyes and swung. Tit
ball got in the way and was bumped
over the fence. All, what a moment
When Red had completed the circui
his pals were lined up waiting fol
him and a chew of the best CLIMAX
waited.
Mr.. Hoke, blasted off the mound OF
Thursday came back strong, very
strong. He was arrayed in the usua
regalia and a smile. At several crit
cal moments he was observed to chew
gum, and then gun the chew. But he
had it, he had everything, and those
laymen who shouted that he had only
an undershirt and prayer were just
spoofing. Mr.. Hoke is a baseball
pitcher-er-er. Mr.. Hoke wasn't will.
ing for the Pals to get tally, but his
team mates permitted it on errors
Not an earned run, and if he hits the
St. Augustine outfit in shape the ole
sinker should be cast out with the hook
and line He'll cash. Sure. When he
greets the Saints bring some mullet
money home.
Succint With one down in the open,
err, Mr.. Lightfoot doubled, went tc
third on Wynn's out and scored OF
Doc Criger's first single.
In the local half of the second Larzc
was safe on Criger's boot, and kept
edging up on singles by Lepper anc
Kersey until he scored.
In the fifth the visitors broke out
Roberts singled, Lightfoot home
ruined, Wynn grounded to short
Criger stricken his third single, Selpl
grounded to third, Rogers singled
scoring CrieSr, Usher singled anc
Rogers was snuffed at the pan. Nuff
In the sixth it was worse Mr.. Cal
lahan engineering, Singles jingled un