The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-07-16
SOME INFORMATION,
APOLOGIES AND EXPLANATIONS
FOR BASEBALL FANS


Many fans are asking why sOcala
lost to Leesburg by so large score.
Our team hates excuses. When we
lose, we lose because we were out
played by the opposing team but in
the cast of Thursdays game with
Leesburg, the management feels that
an explanation would not be out of
order. We did not have a pitcher to
put up against Leesburg, but we want
to show you why and ask that you not
blame us for it.
Goodbread asked Saturday if he
could go home and spend Sunday and
come back Tuesday or Wednesday.
We told him to go ahead as we would
not use him Tuesday against Oak, but
would save him for the Leesburg
game at all costs. Wednesday he fail
ed TO show up so we began looking for
him. We wired him home in Mayo
and Madison but could get no answer
except that the Mayo operator said
Goodbread was in Madison and was
expected to leave for 0cala Thursday
morning. Thursday morning we got
a wire from Goodbread saying that
he was not coming back to Ocala and
asking that his clothes be expressed
to him. 1t was too late then to get a
pitcher. We tried to get Hubbard
from Lawtey, but he was not in town
and by the time we could get in touch
with him the train would have left
Lawtey.
1t was up to US to do the best we
could with what we had. Clements
said that his arm was too sore to
pitch, but we asked him to come out
anyway. He went to doctor and had
his arm burned and massaged but ii
still was too stiff to be any good. We
phoned Homer Luffman to be here in
case of need and before the game he
showed better form than Clements, SC
we pitched him. We regret not hav.
ing a man ready for Leesburg but as
stated above it wasn't our fault this
time
Now we have to get another pitcher
Who? We don't know. In order to gel
one we viii have to be sure of $500 tC
LAY him for the rest of the season
Below is wire sent to Mickler. i
he says yes and we can see where the
money is coming from, we viii ge'
him.
"Ocala, Fla. July Is, 1921"
"Mr. Fred Mickler. care Madison
Drug Co.. Madison, Fla:
"Will you accept one seventy-fv'
per month to pitch here?
| az. T. IzIar."
! If you fans want Mickler or SOM
other good pitcher, you viii have t
help us out some. If those who hav
subscribed to the support of the team
viii all pay up we will have enougl
but like every other drive ever mad
there are some names on the list VIII
have done all the talking with thei
pencils and have not yet let thei
money do much of the talking. The
there are some who have not sub
scribed and have not yet given. Their
may be a few who have given bu
who still feel like helping some more
4 We have about $500 in the ban
now. We owe about SIS war tax an
500 to Harry Wood for the expens
of his car for trips down here all tn
season. These figures are approx
mate but are fairly close to the COZ
rect amounts. Harry Wood has nc
yet sent in his bill and have nc
: figured the war tax yet for June bI
: it win run about as the figures abov'
We have games to give to Inverness
Oak and Leesburg at our own expens
while Winter Garden owes Us gam
at her expense. Taken all IN all "
ought to make little money IN tn
exchange of games unless rains hal
? pens to intervene We viii need SON
! more money to help it out. Let q
the classes mentioned in this artic
donate as they feel that the spirit
a moving them and let the spirit hal
: a 23-jeweF movement.
L. 7. Izlar. Secretary.