The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-06-02

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johnson on third. Ocala had another
chance to score in the seventh but
the gods decreed that they should be
out of luck 50 there's where they
were. Miekler led off with a single
but the poor boy was sleepy and took
nap on first. Harry Cause, the Tar
pom catcher. say that Mike was doz-
ing, and threw him out to j. Johnson.
The umpire had TO wake Mike up to
tell him he was out. Fred Luffman
struck out. Liddell popped out to
first. Score: Tarpon 2. Ocala 1.
Ocala had another bad inning IN
the eighth. Tarpon scored again Hill
went to bat first and poled out
Texas Lacquer to Liddell, who GOT
under it but let it bounce out of his
paws. w. Cause few out to second.
Meet flew out to left. NJ. Johnson
singled and scored Hill. Kirlen walk
ed J.. Johnson struck out. Again
Ocala tried but some one of the fans
must have left that left hind foot of
gray-haired graveyard rabbit at home
for again we failed to cross the plate.
| This time Harris led off with good
two-bagger to left field. 1t hit just
about on the foul line and was a close
decision but was called fair by the
umpire and believe it was fair. In
the meantime Harris hated to take the
extra exercisasof running to first if it
should be called a foul so he waited
at the plate until the umpire came
Eup to the base line and called the ball
| fair and then Harris ambled off to
first, getting credit for single when
he had hit~a clean two-bagger. Such
base running and Indifference as this
, is where / think Ocala is weak. The
team as d whole shows the same
spirit that Harris showed in this in
stance. They hate to be caught put
ting out any extra work. They be-
| long to the international order of A.
P. o. (Ain't Putting Quit. Come on
boys. When you hit the ball rum
like until you are stopped by
the coach. Don't stop to see where
the ball went. That's none of your
business. 1t is up to the felders TO
keep up with the balls. If they lose it
they will have to buy you another one.
1 Let's see Ocala use little head work
in her base running. We always get
enough hits to win our games and we
always have many men to die on
bases. Shake leg. boys. Get the
old life and let's go. Wood was next
up and grounded to pitcher and reach
ed first when pitcher chose to catch
Harris at second. Strickland drove
out a fly into the center fielder's
hands. Dinkins made the third out
with fly to center. Tarpon 8, Ocala
IL.
| Ninth inning. Tarpon put Burgess
in to bat for Orcutt. Burgess got to
first when Strickland dropped the
ball. He was caught off base and put
out. Powell singled. Hill singled
sending Powell to third. Things look
ed bad then, when w. Cause came to
bat. He hit short fly to right field
Brooks was playing deep and had a
hard run to reach the ball. He pick,
ed it up off his shoe tops when all tn.
players and spectators thought Cause
had gotten a clean hit. Brooks threw
to Strickland, catching Hill off the
bag for double play, retiring the
side. Ocala made one more in he,
half of the ninth. Clements, batting
for Brooks. led off with an infield hi
to pitcher. The pitcher tried to throw
him out too late and in his haste over
threw to first and advanced Clement!
to second. Mickler and Luffmar
struck out. Galloway came up will
two down and Clements on second ant
singled, scoring Clements. Liddel
singled, sending Galloway to third
Harris hit hot grounder to first bas
who fumbled the ball for a secont
and threw to second to catch Liddell
Liddell was called out and the gam
was over. Tarpon, 8, Ocala, 2.
The decisions of Welch as an um
pire of balls and strikes did not sui
either team so he and Leavengoo
were asked to exchange in about tn
middle of the game. / can't say tina
Welch's decisions on the play of Lid
dell at second in the ninth entirel
!. suited me. 1t was mighty close, Nh
Ump and If Jimmie had been safe tn
game was tied right there. I'll tel
you I'm glad it was you and not m
umpiring then, but / do advise tina
you get some glasses before the mex
game:
There was another close decisio
at the plate when Liddell threw tn
ball from deep center to catch ma
at the plate. The umpire called hin
safe and safe he was. Dinkins didn
l. touch the man.
II We miss Leavengood on the team
Hansel was compelled to stop play
ing because the Star is short of mel
Hansel cannot get off to practice an
cannot be sure of getting off for tn
n games. He has turned in his uniforl
and given it up for this year. Th
y team misses him for he is pretty goo
: anywhere you put him and is hittin
well this year.