The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-03-14
DEALING OUT THE
BASEBALL DOPE
Izlar Gives a Straight Line of Talk On
How to Build q Winning
Team for Ocala

Who says Ocala isn't going to have
a winning team this year? Manager
Goldman has his fingers on a pretty
good lineup already, but listen, it's
only the tips of his fingers so far
Won't you help close his fists on them.
ALI it takes now is little money and
we will beat the state. Just cast your
glimmers over this list:
Leavengood behind the bat. You all
know Hansel. There's not boy here
who puts more work into the game
than he does. He is our prospect for
catcher. If a better one comes out
he is benched P. d. @. That's the
spirit of the team this year. The best
man plays no matter who warns the
bench. That applies to all the posi-
tions / am going to tell you about. i
am just singing little dope about
the ones that are available and that
we know have the goods.
Do you remember Wallace, the tall,
good-natured boy who pitched for
Leesburg? Of course you do. There's
not fan in 0cala that doesn't re-
member that kid. Well, he wants to
play with Ocala this year. Do we
want him? I'll say we do. Do you
know Clements, the great big blond
at the Commercial Bank! He says he
can pitch. Let's try him out. Then
we all know Homer Luffman- He is
our old standby. We cant get him
and believe me, we had better do so.
There is another banker in our midst
who claims to have the pill under his
thumb. His name is Mcneil. He is
trying to get his arm in shape to beat
the crowd out for first twirler. There
is a painter in town named Raymond
Know him? We'll he pitched in the
Texas State League and is hum
dinger. He works so hard every day
that he doesn't even have to get IN
form. Isn't that some list of pitching
prospects? Who could want more fol
a starter?
How about first base? Well, boys
we're sorry but we can't get Lucy
Dansby this year. cause we let hin
go and getSa job in Gainesville, but
just take slant at this guy. Las
year all the Ocala fans hated long
tall guy who had such big mouth
but who never missed ball. He j.
wonder, and he is ours this year
Who am n talking about? Strickland
first baseman for High Springs las
year. How many of you have forgot
ten Fallow? What, do you all remem
Der him? That's funny. Isn't it to-
bad we lost him? Well, hold on min
ute. He is coming back to Ocala T.
work and is going to play second bas
this year. But, listen; there is con
dition to this, The job we have TO
him won't pay him for the afternoon
he practices and plays. Aren't 20
going to kick in to pay Fallow for hi
lost time? Another High Spring
player that never missed "a gras
burner on short is Jackson. He
Ocala's for this year. Gainesville ha
a hard hitting guy last year name
Harry Wood. He lives at Irvine an
is going to play with us this year. q
, says he is going to beat our old frier
! Fred Luffman out at third but hay
: my doubts about his being able to {
: so. If he loses there he will be
good hitter for the outfeld. Then v
have Harris, the fat guy that cove
so much territory in left and has
( wing like the American eagle; ia
Jimmie Liddell; that sure hitter al
: fielder, Walter Bishop from Reddic
n Joe Brooks, Young and Thompson a
{ all trying for the outfield-
Later reports say that Hansel mi
lose his job behind the bat becau
Brown, catcher last year in the Flo
ida State League, wants to try f
ithe position. Well. let him try. T
: competition is open for all. but ne W
o have to go some to beat HanseL 1t
: claimed, however, that Brown pla
le a pretty good short or second, so
d might just as well take him on If
E wants job.
2, Jake is working up the team. Y
- - can see from what he has a line
re that he is going to deliver the goo
IN this year. Most of these players v
have to be paid. There is no oti
\ way to get team. Some of them
5. lOcala well enough to play if we 9
them expenses or pay them for
time they lose from work Others ,
:. semi.professional and want full p
=. It's up to us. Let's get EN- WI
do you say?
Baseball meeting Wednesday mig
~ Morob 1S<I, oscIoelr Road of r.