The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-16
DENTISTRY OF
THE DIAMOND
Cavity in the 0cala Baseball Teams
Infield has been Scientif-
ically Filled

Inc cavity In the lnneld Is nIled.
Manager Goldman acting as dental
surgeon for the team, ably assisted
by Shorty Davidson of the American
Cafe, has at last filed all the holes
in the infeld. Ocala has a lineup
now that we won't be ashamed to put
up against any team in our class or
even a little above our class. In addi-
tion to having every position salts
factorily filled with first string men,
we have several men on the team who
can play several positions. Take no.
tice of how the boys can substitute
for each other. There is a great ad-
vantage in this because sometimes a
man will be sick or unable to play for
some reason. Then with a shift or
two we still have a pretty good team
although not so strong as the regu-
lar men in their regular positions.
Here they are: Catchers: Leavengood,
Dinkins, Wood, Gale, Brooks. Pitch
ers: Homer Luffman, Clements. 1--WE
are still looking for one more pitcher
and have several in view but have not
signed any yeti. First basemen:
Strickland, Dinkins, Brooks. Second
basemen: Wood, Brooks Shortstop:
Jackson, Wood Third basemen:
Fred Luffman. Leavengood, Dinkins.
Outfelds: Wood, Liddell, Harris,
Clements, Dinkins, Homer Luffman,
Gale, Brooks.
Two of our pitchers, our regular
stand-bys, Clements and Luffman,
can both hit we'll and will likely be
bucket in. the field but is not hitting
don't pitch. Dinkins is hitting WELL
Liddell is fast on his feet and a tar
bucket in the field but it not hitting
much up to date. 1t appears now that
the team is pretty we'll balanced and
with some practice together will make
winning aggregation for the home
town this year.
Leavengood and Dinkins are both
good catchers. Wood and Gale have
both caught a great deal and are re-
puted to be good behind the bat.
Wood caught for Gainesville for sew
eral years. Brooks catches a pretty
good game and works especially we'll
with Homer Luffman, the Sparr
southpaw who keeps them all guess
ing with what they call his prayer"
Say what you will about Homer hav-
ing nothing but prayer, I'll say he
must be a consecrated Christian if
his prayers are always answered as
well as they are in baseball. What
Homes has in addition to his curves
is control and a real baseball head.
Homer has in addition to his curves
pitches to and knows just what not to
give each man. Then that control of
his comes into play. Did you ever see
Ed Topplewine shoot a Winchester
rife? Well, he hasn't anything on
Homer for control Ed can draw an
Indian head on a piece of tin with %
caliber bullets, but Homer can drive
shingle nails with baseball at the
regulation distance. Boys how's that
for a good one? If you don't believe
its so, ask Homer. He will tell you
all about it.
! Clements is still almost an expert
ment with US. We begin to think he
has the goods, though. Every catcher
who has warmed him up or caught
him says he has everything in the
world he needs except little more
control. He can get that with prac-
tice. He doesn't keep the runner
quite close enough to first base, either
BY the way. speaking of first base,
did you see Strickland out there this
week Then there's not much use of
my trying to tell you about him. Did
you see how he could pick ball up
off the ground and not even bat an
eyelid? Well, how about the way he
stabbed them out of the pure ether
way up there where the oxygen is
rare and thin? That boy is as active
as cat after a butterfly. He says
he can catch all this bunch down
here bare-handed He yells at them
to turn the ball loose and then when
they almost throw their arms off al
him he will catch it with his bare
hand and laugh at them. Pep? He is
full of it. His middle name is Cay.
enne.
Harry Wood captain of the team
is going to play second base from now
on. He is good anywhere you put
him. The boy is in the game from
start TO finish He backs up every
position within reach. When it come:
to being in eevry play, Wood is try
ing to make a record of that kind fol
himself. Fred Luffman is not yet IL
his regular form. He made severa
errors the other day. but we have
: faith in the boys playing. We are no
looking for another third baseman
All applicants for that position ma!
save their breath. Fred is good a
that position and all he needs now i
| little practice. He already has hi
batting eye but is just little slow il
bending over for the grounders.
lhave an idea that Fred is afhicte'