The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-07-08
WINTER GARDEN
BOYS WINNERS
In a Holly Contested, 12-Inning Game.
They Defeated 0cala
Three to Two
IL. T. II

Yesterdays game in Winter Garden
was as exciting asa man can look at
and not be troubled with his heart.
Winter Garden played better ball all
the way through than 0caIa did but
it appeared that our boys were always
able to tighten up in the pinches m-
til the last half Of the twelfth. when
Winter Garden got loose with the
winning run.
The Ocala boys had streak of
overthrowing and lost the game by
their wild throws. Out OF the nine
errors charged up to US only two of
them were fielding errors while the
rest were made after thed had the
ball but threw it away.
Crocker pitched for Winter Gar
den and Goodbread for Ocala. Both
pitchers were in their prime and
went through the game in fine style.
Croker had several horseshoes and
graveyard rabbit feet in his pocket,
for luck surely was with that boy
when he was at bat. He came up
four times and got three hits. That
wasn't lucky but it was Croker that
drew six of our nine errors. When
he got on base and started running
Lady Luck would not let him get out.
He would start out to steal and
Ocala would have time to catch him a
mile but the ball would be caught by
the unseen hand of destiny and spirit
ed away to the clouds while Croker
would simply fly around the bases.
Goodbread pitched better ball than did
Crocker but our boys didn't give him
the support that Winter Garden gave
Crocker.
The game was full of fancy plays
and special features that make a
game exciting and fast. Joe Brooks
played game worthy of several spe-
cial mentions He held that first sack
IN big league style. In the eighth
inning he leaped about five feet into
the air and stabbed one that Fred
Luffman tried to throw away. When
Brooks came down his foot wasn't on
the bag and he then moved it and
touched the bag in time to catch the
runner. I'll say it was quick work.
All during the game Brooks was
snatehing them up off the ground and
out of the rare ether in a manner that
makes one think that Brooks was cut
out for first baseman
In the fourth inning Donahoo ran
backwards to the right field fence and
then reached one hand over the fence
and caught the long fly off the bat of
Strickland. should say that this was
pure robbery and hate to think that
Winter Garden would sanction such
behavior on the part of her players.
Strickland backed up Luffman in the
tenth and captured hot one that
Lassenger had knocked through the
infield. Strick was way out in left
field by, the time he got in front OF
the ball. He steadied himself and
threw on a level to first, catching the
runner. 1t was the longest, fastest
throw ever saw. Kirlen robbed
Strickland of hit in the eighth when
he made pretty catch of his long fly
TO center field. Croker almost threw
his game away in the eleventh by a
wild pitch but Lassenger made an al
most superhuman catch and saved the
day. The special sparklers at bat
were Crocker with three hits, Swink
and Luffman with two each. Boyer
only got one hit but it was for three
bases.
Game by innings:
First: Ocala didn't start off well
Not a man reached first. Winter Gar
den had better luck but didn't score
Ward struck out. Kindred flew out to
center field. Griffin came up and sin
gled. Boyer walked but Shanahan re-
tired the side, second to first.
Second: Swink got a hit for 0cala
in this inning but was unable to score
before the side was retired. Good
bread only pitched three balls in
this inning The batters hit the first
one each time aid went out. catcher
I'd first, second to first and a fly tc
left.
Third: Brooks and Goodbread made
IIlfeld outs. Liddell singled but wa.
caught trying to steal second. Crockel
lead off fer Winter Garden and haC
the luck | told you about with him
FTe singled. was sacrificed to seconc
BY Ward. made third by wild pitch
and scored on wild throw by Leav.
engood. Kindred and Griffin strucl
cut. Winter Garden. 1; 0cala, 0.
Fourth: 0cala went out, one, two
three. Boyer and Shanahan strucl
out but Donahoo got q single. Hs