The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-06-15
OCALA TOOK GAME
FROM INVERNESS
Contest Slow but Stubborn and Close
Winter Garden Team Will be
Here Tomorrow
IL. T. H.

verness and Ocala was the slowest
played game seen this year, although
it was the closest game yet and was
a yeritable pitchers battle from start
to finish. Neither team had the least
bit of pep or dash With them, probab-
ly due to the very hot weather of the
past few days. Both teams used two
pitchers and yet none of the pitchers
were losing when taken out. The
changes were made with view OF
saving the pitchers TOO hard work in
such hot weather. Galloway started
the game off for OcGla and was taken
out in. the second inning, when he
had let up two little hits. Clements
took his place and take it from all
who saw the game the lad from the
Commercial Bank has the goods COM
ing and going. He pitched the other
seven innings and only allowed four
hits while he struck out 13 men,
Even with that good pitching, Vann
of Inverness had the odds on Glenn
ents and should by all means have
won his game but for the bum sup
port of his team. Vann pitched five
innings and only allowed two hits,
while he struck out six men. Bos-
well took his place for the other four
innings and allowed no hits, striking
out five men.
The game was marred in the last
half of the fifth inning by scrap be-
tween Strickland and DIR. Crawford,
umpire from Inverness. Witnesses
vary in their opinions of the fight. 1t
is the opinion of the majority that
Dr. Crawford took hold of Strickland
with serious intent and then Strick-
land hit him. DIR. Crawford said after
the game that he was very sorry that
he lost his temper and that he held
no hard feelings toward Ocala OF
Strickland. The only special feature
of the game was the running catch of
Harris fly by Dunnaway in the Sec
ond inning.
The game by innings:
First inning: Galloway walked one
and an error by Dinkins let another
on base in the first inning but the
home boys tightened down and retired
the side scoreless. Ocala came to bat
and retired just as fast as they faced
Vann.
Second inning: The first two men
up for Inverness. Dunaway and Vann
each drew singles off Galloway, Sc
Galloway asked to be relieved and
Clements took the box for the locals
Clements pulled right out of the hole
that Galloway dug. Myers faced
him first and drew a sacrifice, Leav-
engood to Strickland, Dunaway was
caught off first and Savary few out
to second. Ocala did not cross first
in the second inning.
Third inning: Langston led off fol
the visitors in the third and struck
out. Connor followed the same route
Arnold walked. Shultz singled and
things looked gloomy but Clements
frightened the screws and struck out
Bowden, making three strike-outs fo,
the inning. Brooks led off for Ocala
and bunted to the pitcher. Whether
to give Joe an infield hit or the
pitcher an error was a serious ques.
tion in the mind of the scorer but il
appears that the pitcher booted the
ball little before throwing it so he
drew the error and Brooks got tc
first. Dinkins few out to third base
Brooks then pilfered the second sack
Clements struck out. Liddell went
out, short to first.
Fourth inning: Inverness took the
one, two, three route. Ocala threaten.
ed again but failed to come across
with the run. Leavengood came te
bat first and took three healthy
swings at Vann's hooks. Wood singled
and slipped down to second on the
second ball pitched to Strickland, who
few out. Futch waited them out anG
was given a free pass to first. Harris
struck out.
Fifth inning: Savary came to bal
first for Inverness and struck out
Clements struck out Langston but
Dinkins dropped the third strike anC
threw wild to first, letting Savary gc
to second. Connor hit grounder tt
Leavengood who booted it and lei
Savary reach third and Conner get tt
first. Arnold singled and scored Sa
vary. Shultz fouled out to Dinkin.
who caught the ball barehanded bu
after making that star catch lost hi.
head and failed to throw Arnold ou
at first for a double. Conner stol,
third but was stranded there whel
Bowden went out. third to first. Ocal,
wasn't to be outdone so she came bacl
in her half of the first and tied th'
score. Brooks came up first ant
grounded out to first. Dinkins mad
the second out. third to first; Clement
singled and stole second. Liddel
reached first on an error by the thir,
baseman. Clements came from sec
ond home on an averthrow by tn