The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-06-02
TARPON Won BY
THREE TO TWO
Both Teams Did Their Level Best and
the Game Was Most
Interesting
lBy L. 7. ID

(By L. T. ID
The Tarpon Springs boys took the
game yesterday but the fight was .
glorious one and the local team was
there with the goods at all stages of
the game. The game was the closest
and best played we have had this sea-
son and was full of interest from
start to finish. Ocala fans were awe
stricken most of the time, judging
from the conspicuous absence of noise.
In the ninth inning when we were so
close to winning the game in rally
with two out, the fans were all in
mourning for their lost goats, for
very little yelling and no automobile
horns at all were heard. What in the
world will wake up bunch of sleepy
fans? If yesterdays game could not
make them yell, nothing in the world
would. The star players of the game
were Kirlen, center fielder for Tar
pom, and Brooks for Ocala. Kirlen
made several very pretty catches and
by his perfect and lightning like
fielding robbed the locals of several
safe hits. Brooks made a beautiful
shoe-string catch in the ninth and
doubled Hill out at first on the play.
Both pitchers were working like
pieces of well oiled machinery. Hill
loosened up little in the ninth and
almost lost his game them. Galloway
was at his worst. in the seventh. Roy
Galloway pitched wonderful ball when
you take into consideration that this
was the first game he had played
since the war and that he was only
out for practice one day to warm up
for. this game. Manager Jake was
forced to use Roy because we had no
other pitcher besides Mickler and we
have to use him today. Roy not only
came back but he came back big and
strong. 1t looked good to see the old
timer out there with his cap off and
his spit-ball dancing it's varied course
towards the plate. The Tarpon boys
are a good, clean bunch of sportsmen
and play good baseball. It is pleas
ure to have them with US. The game
by its important innings:
In the first inning Galloway walked
the first man and things didn't look
so good, but the next man took three
whiffs and the third few out to Mick
ler on second. Then Dinkins caught
that first batter trying to steal Sec
ond and retired the side. Ocala didn't
smell first sack this time.
Second inning: Tarpon went out
with fly to center and two strike
outs. Ocala slipped one over the plate
in this inning. Strickland reached first
on an error by short. Dinkins sacrific-
ed him to second Brooks hit q two
bagger and scored Strickland. Mickler
reached first on an error, Brooks re-
naming on second. Luffman popped
out to the catcher and Galloway
struck out.
Neither side got man on first in
the third.
The fourth innings was one of the
exciting stages of the game. Tarpon
almost scored, and the Ocala boys had
to work hard to save the day. Willard
Cause led off for Tarpon with sim
gle and stole second. Meet struck out
M. Johnson went out, short to first
Cause advanced to third of a passed
hall. Kirlen walked J. Johnson strucE
out, retiring the side. Galloway surely
pitched himself out of deep hole that
time. Ocala only got one man OF
base in the fourth. Brooks made it or
an error by short, but was left OF
base when Mickler flew out to left.
Only three men faced Galloway il
the fifth. but Ocala again threatened
Luffman reached first on wild throw
from short. Galloway sacrificed him t.
second<but Liddell and Harris fannes
and Luffman was left on base.
In the sixth Tarpon again took tn
one, two. three route. Wood led off TO
Ocala with an infield hit to third
Strickland flew out to center. Dinkin
struck out. Brooks hit grounder t,
third, who forced Wood at second, re
tiring the side.
Galloway loosened up little in tn
seventh and Tarpon got loose for tw
runs before the screws could b
frightened down again. NJ. Johnson hi
a spit ball through Galloway. It wa
too sudden like for Galloway +
handle, but Mickler got it and fielde'
it but luck broke wrong for hin
When he drew back to throw to frs
he had the ball on the wet spot wher
Galloway had expectorated on it. Mix
had to hesitate long enough to tur
the ball in his hand before throwin
it and by that time Johnson was o
first. Kirlen singled and advance
Johnson to second. j. Johnson came t
bat with wicked gleam m his ey
and pasted the pill to center field fo
three bases. M. Johnson and Kirle
had to run home to get out of the wa
of j. johnson when he advanced I
third, so Tarpon made two runs. Ga
loway gazed with horror upon Ii