The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-07-15
LEESBURG BOYS GAVE OUR
HOME TEAM A Licking
LAKE C0UNTY'S BASEBALL CHAMPIONS PRESENTED MARIO
WITH A BIG BAsKETF ULL OF GoOsEEGGs
tBy L T. l.

in shutting out the home boys yes
terday with score of to o. 0cala
was ont classed at all stages Of the
game and lost her game on the timely
hitting of the visitors and untimely
errors of the home team.
Gordon Epperson. pitching for
Leesblrg, held the Ocala players in
the hollow Of his hand and only turn
ed them loose once in a while for
few scattered hits during the game.
He allowed the boys here to secure
seven hits by the score and one addi-
tional two-bagger that had to be taken
away from Liddell because Mr.. Ump
said LiddeIl failed to touch the first
sack as he hastened around the bases.
Many standing by said that Liddell
did touch the bag and that the umpire
wasn't even looking at the runner but
was watching the fielding of the ball
in center field. Be that as it may, the
runner was out and the hit was wiped
off the charge account against Epper-
son.
Homer Luffman from Sparr started
the game off for Ocala but was not
equal to the occasion and was relieved
in the third by Clements. Clements
did not want to go into the box be-
dause his arm was sore from the hard
game he pitched for Oak Tuesday but
it was case of being obliged to use
him, so he was persuaded to try it for
a while. Leesburg romped ON him
with his sore arm and he had to be
taken out after two innings. Strick-
land then took the mound and had a
horseshoe with him for he held Lees
burg to one hit for the last five in
nings and they did not score during
his reign.
There were no fielding specialties
yesterday that deesrve any extra men
ton. At bat Rolling with couple of
two-base hits, Medlin with a two
bagger and single and Clements with
two singles gave forth the extra shine
for the game. Liddell should possibly
be mentioned in this paragraph for he
really hit two-bagger and single,
although his failure to touch first
took his two-bagger completely away
from him, not even allowing him a
single on it.
First inning: West led off for
Leesburg with long fly to center
field. Gillespi followed with the same
thing. Rolling drew an error from
Luffman and Wharton got the same
sort of reception from Strickland
making two on bases. Epperson flew
out to first base and retired the side
Ocala had chance to score but didn't
make it. Liddell struck out. Strick-
land beat out an infield hit. Harris
walked. Wood hit to the pitcher, fore
ing Strickland at third. Clements
famed for the third out.
Second: Leesburg made two runs
in this round Medlin led off with a
two-bagger, Buckles walked and cab
baged second. Leavengood threw to
second to try to catch him, although
there was a man on third. Wood made
the play at second too late to catch
the runner but threw back to the
plate for the man trying to score
The play was made like lightning anC
there was plenty of time to catch the
runner, but Wood overthrew and the
runner scored, Buckles in the mean.
time going to third. Carpenter went
out on fly to Brooks. Allsbrook hit
long fly to left. scoring Buckles or
the play. West went out, second tc
first. Fred Luffman and Brooks STRUCK
out, Homer Luffman singled but
Leavengood famed and retired the
side, leaving Luffman on base Lees,
burg, 2; 0cala, 0.
Third: Gillespi led off with strike
out. Rolling doubled. Wharton foulet
out to third. Epperson singled, seor
ing Wharton. Medlin singled and gor
to second on a wild pitch by Clements
Buckles famed. 0cala's big end went
out in regular formation, Indian file
Ieesburg, 3; OcaIa, 0.
Fourth: This inning was disastrou.
for the home team. Leesburg got OF
TO Clements pretty bad and a few er
rors helped them along. Carpentei
led off with single Allsbrook drew
an error from Luffman. West singlec
and would have scored Carpenter, bu
he hurried too much around third ant
was called out for not touching tina
sack. Gillespi famed but Rolling hi
d two-bagger and scored A1lsbrool
and West Wharton drew anothe
error from Luffman but died on base
when Epperson flied out to center. q
Wood led of with single. Clement