The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-07-08

HIS1 bdlt ptIcneo- WINTER GaFuenJ Is
Ocala, o.
Fifth: Swink led off with single
and was sacrificed to second by Har-
ris but was left there when Luffman
and Brooks went out, pitcher to first.
Croker came to bat again for the
Winter Garden boys and was the
same poison for the locals. He sin
gled. Goodbread tried to catch him
off first and caught him mapping. He
ran for second when Goodbread threw
to Brooks. Brooks overthrew to sec
ond and Croker ran for third. Lid
dell backed up second and overthrew
to third. Crocker Lit out for home
and Luffman retrieved the ball too
late TO catch him. Talk about your
luck. Croker has it. Winter Gar
den, 2; Ocala, o.
Sixth: Goodbread led of for Ocala
and annexed single to his batting
average. Liddell drew an error from
Croker and both runners were safe.
Leavengood hit to first who overthrew
third. Strickland hit a sacrifice to
the pitcher. scoring Goodbread. Lid
dell scored when the catcher dropped
the ball. Wood and Swink retired the
side by fly to left and a grounder
to pitcher. Winter Garden didn't even
get to first. Winter Garden, 2;
0eala, 2
Seventh: Harris struck out. Luff-
man singled. Brooks struck out. Good
bread went out, short to first. Winter
Garden fans began to yell and cut the
buck for the lucky seventh, but the
Ocala boys played tight and not
man touched the initial sack. Winter
Garden, 2; Ocala, 2.
Eighth: 0cala died quick-one, two,
three. Winter Garden scared us
green this time. Lassenger led of
and was put out. Laffman to Brooks.
This is where Brooks caught the high
one. Crocker again singled. Ward
hit to Luffman forcing Croker at
second. Kindred singled but Ward
only reached third. Griffin struck out
and retired the side. Winter Garden,
II; Ocala, 2.
Ninth: Neither side reached first
Tenth: Luffman led off with sin
gle but the next three men failed to
help him around. so 0cala was retired
seoreless. The first two up for VIM
ter Garden went out, pitcher to first
and short to first, then Crocker came
to bat. He hit terrific one on line
to Luffman. Luffman stopped it but
it burned his hand and he dropped It.
Then he overthrew first base and
Croker went to second. Crocker cab
baged third and things looked rotten
but Ward hit on the ground to Swink
who tossed him out at first. Swink
handled many close chances yesterday
without single mishap and also
starred at bat Swink is a good one.
Winter Garden, 2; Ocala. 2.
Eleventh: Leavengood led off with
single but the next three failed to
advance him. The first two Winter
Garden boys went out quickly. Boyer
came up and tripIed to left but Shan
ahan again gave Swink the chance to
retire the side with the third out and
men on base. Winter Garden, q;
Ocala, 2.
Twelfth: Here's where Ocala
ought to have sewed up the ball game
and come on home but again we didn't
have the stuff to keep the ball rolling
| after it was started. Harris led off
with a single. r. Wood was put in to
run for him as we all know what
speed Harris has not. Luffman drew
an error from the pitcher and Wood
made second. Brooks sacrificed both
runners up base, putting Wood on
third and Luffman on second. Good
bread hit grcunder to second and
Wood was caught at the plate Lid
| dell popped up a foul to the catcher
and retired the side in the most excit-
ing stage of the whole game. The
last of the twelfth was disastrous to
Ocala. The strain had become too
/ much for the boys and things went
bad. Donahoo led off with an easy
one to Strickland who made the only
error he made in the game ON the
easiest chance that came his way.
Kirlen bunted to Goodbread who in
his haste to catch two fumbled lit
| tie and both runners were safe. Las
senger singled and broke up the ball
game. Winter Garden, 8; Ocala, 2.
The Box Score
Winter Garden AB RH PO A f.