The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-06-07
FORT MYERS LOST
GAME TO OCALA
Our Team Changed Unlucky Seventh
to the Lucky Seventh, Thanks to
the Horseshoe Donated by
Keefe
by i. T. u

yesterday when the local boys came
back in the seventh for batting ral-
i1y instead of having the slump that
they had formerly been having at
that stage of the game. Whether you
believe in luck or not, things look
suspiciously like LADY Luck" had a.
hand in the victory yesterday. In the
first half of the seventh (Ocala's usu-
al bad inning) Shorty Keefe gave Roy
Galloway a nice little red horseshoe.
Roy asked the umpire to hold the
game minute and strolled out to
the pitchers box and presented Mick
Ter with this token of luck and slip
ped it into Mikes hip pocket with
prayers and supplications to the god
dess of luck that she would look with
favor upon our battling nine. The
goddess did her part and away we
went. Not only did we hold Fort My
ers down in our bad inning but we
romped on Rogers until his tongue
hung out and he begged Lightfoot for
immediate relief.
Liddell made two pretty catches in
yesterdays game. Aside from that
! there was no outstanding feature.
Both Fort Myers runs were made on
overthrows. Ocala earned three of
her five runs.
The game by innings:
First inning: Fort Myers got us in
| terrible hole at the start, but Mick
ler pulled out with the help of Leav-
engood and Strickland with their
double play. Roberts led off and
struck out. Lightfoot singled. Wynn
singled. Criger walked and filled the
: bases. Tate drove liner out towards
second that looked like a sure hit and
the three runners lit out like a fire
department ON the way to fire, but
Leavengood stabbed the drive from
the rare ether and threw to Strick-.
land for double, retiring the side
scoreless. Ocala did not reach first
in this inning.
Second inning: Fort Myers made
their first run in the second. Selph
fouled out to third. Rogers tripled
to center. When the ball was returned
to the infield Wood overthrew to third
and Rogers scored. Next two men
struck out. Ocala didn't shine in her
half of the second.
Third inning: Neither side did any
thing fancy, although Ocala had an
other chance to score and failed to de-
liver the goods. Mickler led off with
a single. Liddell followed with an in
field hit. Leavengood hit to short and
Liddell was forced at second. Strick-
land hit to pitcher who threw him. out
at first and Mickler was caught out
at the plate.
Fourth inning: Neither side scored
in the fourth. Selph got two-bagger
but was not advanced towards the
home plate. Ocala got man on base
but had no luck.
Fifth inning: This was long,
nerve-racking inning for the Ocala
| fans. It looked as If Fort Myers
would sew up the game then but they
got only one run. Hoke walked and
went around on passed balls, scoring
on an overthrow. Roberts flew out to
pitcher. Lightfoot struck out. Then
with two down the devilment started.
Mickler hit Wynn and walked Criger
and Tate. filing the bases. Seiph
flew out to left. Ocala didn't even
threaten in the fifth.
Sixth inning: Fort Myers went out
in one, two. three style. Ocala got
two hits after the second out but
failed to score.
| Seventh inning: Here's where the
horseshoe came in. Fort Myers went
out one. two, three. Ocala tore loose
and broke all previous records for the
seventh inning. Dinkins led off and
got to first on an error by short.
Brooks sacrificed him to second. Mick
ler struck out. Here is where the
music began. LiddelI made first on
an error by the pitcher and before
they got their heads together again
Dinkins scored. Leavengood singled.
Strickland doubled and scored Liddeli
and Leavengood. Roach drew an error
on first and Wood singled. Strick-
land scored. Fort Myers decided that
Rogers was up IN the air and pulled
him out. Monk took the box and
struck Harris out, retiring the side.
Eigth inning: Neither side scored.
Ninth inning: Fort Myers didn't
threaten.
The roofing in the seventh inning
lwon the game yesterday. Go to it,