The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-21
ROLLINS WON
THE FIRST GAME
Ocala Made a Gallant Fight, but Lost
by Three to Four in an Eleven
Inning Contest
(By L. T. ID

One of the most interesting games
ever played in the Ocala park was
won yesterday afternoon by Rollins
College in the eleventh inning. The
game was featured from start to
finish with hitting and errors. The
teams were well matched and the nat
tie waged hot from the time the UNI
pire announced that Taylor and Sto-
rey would work for the visitors, while
Liddon and Leavengood served for us.
Our team shows need of practice but
is the best collection of players that
we have ever put in the field and
The score was Rollins to Ocala 3.
When Rollins came to the bat in
the first inning things began to look
bad for Ocala right then. Ward
drove not bouncing one to Jackson
at short, who booted the ball and re-
covered it only after Ward was rest
ing on first. King tried the stunt
down the first base line to Strickland.
/ haven't yet decided whether to give
Strickland an error or give King
credit for beating out slow infield,
but think the error belongs to Strick.
Anyway that put Liddon in terrible
hole with runners on first and second.
Lefty" Liddon didn't let that get his
goat though. With cool head he
faced the next man up. Leslie popped
up a foul to Hansel. Storey took
three healthy whiffs at the pill and
then Roberts got robbed of clean
single when Dinkins threw him out
at first, retiring the side. Ocala went
down in one, two, three order in her
half of the first. to 0.
Second inning: Arrants tried a
bunt Hansel threw him out to Strick
at first. Wright popped up fly to
Harry Wood on second. Taylor tried
Harry with a grounder and found the
ball waiting for him in Strick's mitt
Ocala took the one, two, three route
again, with fly to third by Strick,
a strike out by Dinkins and fly to
short by Hansel. 0 to 0.
Third inning: Markovitz made the
first out. pitcher to first. Ward had
so much luck with a grounder to
Jackson in the first that he tried it
again and what do you know about it,
Jack booted this one too. Looks like
Ward carries the left hind foot of a
graveyard rabbit. King went out,
Luffman to Strickland, advancing
Ward to second. Leslie bunted and
advanced Ward to third. but was
caught at first himself, Hansel to
Strick. Ward was left on third.
Ocala tore loose in the third and put
over two runs that ought to have won
the game, but did they? III say they
didn't. Jimmie Liddell got up first
and drove fly to right field. The
right fielder dropped the ball and
Jimmie tore out to second as he al
ways will do. Lucky for him he just
did make it ahead of the throw Lid
don came to bat and knocked grass
cutter through first base, advancing
Jimmie to third. Clements struck out.
One man out and Jimmie on third.
Then the team worked the squeeze
play to perfection and all the fans
thought it simply grand baseball
watch for this later). Fred Luffman
came to bat and signaled to Jimmie
that he was going to hit at anything
the pitcher throw over and was going
to hit the ball if it was within his
power. When the pitcher started to
throw the ball Jimmie left third like
shot. Fred laid a sweet little bunt
down the first base line and Jimmie
crossed the plate with the first run
before the ball had left the bat good
Fred was thrown out at first, pitcher
to first. Liddon advanced to thirC
on the play. Jackson came up ano
hit clean single, scoring Liddon with
the second run. Wood few out tc
short, retiring the side. 0-2.
Fourth inning: Storey came to ba-
first for the visitors and laced out 1
three-bagger. Roberts went out, pit
cher to first, but Storey did not scor,