The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-08-12

The game by innings:
First: Epperson held us tight in
the first Futch led off and went out
pitcher to first. Leavengood struck
out. Liddell went out second to first.
Elrod was just as good and only let
three men face him Porter went out
Elrod to Brooks. West few out to
short. Rolling went out, Elrod to
Brooks.
Second: Wood and Taylor struck
out. Frank Harris was hit on the
wrist severely by Epperson and took
first with grin. (By the way, Frank
batted thousand yesterday. He was
hit once. walked once and got hit). u
Brooks struck out. Gillespi and Med
lin went out pitcher to first. w.
Wharton didn't hit quite so far so he
was thrown out catcher to first.
Third: Elrod came to bat and went
out second to first. Luffman struck
out. Futch went out catcher to first.
Leesburg scared us half to death in
her half Of the third. Epperson led off
with a two-bagger to right field.
Buckles bunted to Leavengood who
threw a fraction high to Brooks Joe
had to jump little to catch the bali
and the umpire called Buckles safe
Epperson went to third on the play
Two on and nobdy out. Gee, but it
looked bad for Ocala. j. Wharton hit
to short who threw to the plate and
caught Epperson, thanks to the per-
feet work of Harry Wood. Wharton
made first base on the play. Buckles
on second, Wharton .on first and one
down. Porter came to bat and laced a
hot line drive within about three feet
of second base. Taylor threw himself
after it and caught it. made one step
for the second sack and made an un-
assisted double play and retired the
side. I'll say Ocala climbed out of
regular well that time.
Fourth: Leavengood went out,
catcher to first Liddell went out,
short to first. Wood struck out. Lees
burg also took the one, two, three
route. West tried the pitcher to first
plan. Rolling and Gillespi both few
out to Clements in right.
Fifth: Taylor struck out. Harris
walked and cabbaged second. Brooks
and Elrod struck out Leesburg broke
loose and scored her only run in the
fifth Medlin led off and conveniently
struck out. w. Wharton went out,
short to first. Then when we had re-
tired two of their batters it seems
that Elrod let up little for Epper-
son again got two-bagger (although
this was more of fiuke hit, the sun
getting in Clements eyes as he ran
after it and making him lose sight of
the ball) Buckles came up next and
singled, scoring Epperson. J. Whar-
ton walked and Porter was retired by
the pretty catch of his foul by Wood.
Leesburg, l; Ocala, 0,
Sixth: Clements led off for Ocala
and almost got a Texas Lacquer back
of second base but the shortshop rob-
bed him of it. Futch struck out.
Leavengood went out third to first.
Elrod got mad in the fifth when Lees
burg secured their two hits. From
then on only three men faced him each
inning during the game. He had them
literally eating out of his hand. 1t
was a pity to see the Leesburg fans.
Each inning their faces would light
up with renewed hope and as each
man was retired their faces would
again acquire that elongated, ema-
Eciated look In the sixth the unlucky
Ibatters were West. Rolling and Giles
pi, their big men. They received re-
Ispectively strike-out and two pitch
ers to first 1t was shame to take
the money. Leesburg, 1; ocala, 0.
Seventh: Here comes the old lucky
seventh, but how can one call it lucky
for it surely was the death knell of
Epperson. 1t was crime to win the
game from that boy on his own dia-
mond, but it had to be done, so 0cala
did the best she could to soften the
blow. Little Jimmie Liddell leaned up
against one and away,it scared to the
school house roof. Jimmie galivanted
to second while the school house and
the center fielder returned the ball TO
the infield. Harry Wood came up and
tried to sacrifice but both runners
were safe Liddell on third and West
on first, and Wood credited with an
infeld hit. In the meantime Epper-
son overthrew third base and Liddell
came on home. tying the score. Wood
went to third while all that was going
on and scored on Taylor's sacrifice fly
to right field. Harris hunted and
reached first safely. Brooks hit TO the
pitcher who caught Harris at second