The Lakeland evening telegram., 1922-05-01
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LAKELAND WINS
FROM ST. PETE

drawn decision IN the IlTSC start
and being nosed out in the second.
A young forkhanded pitcher by the
name of Dick Smythe, late of Colum
bia and Williston, S. c., was largely
responsible for the game getting on
winning side of the ledger. Smythe
had uncanny control, fast ball that
had the heavy hitters from St. Peters
burg guessing and a hook ball that
had even the umpire begging for
change of pace. In the winning of
the afternoons classic the said Mr..
Smythe was materially aided by COM
rades Jordan, HARRISON, Stewart,
Smith and Ery, who delivered them
selves of extra base wallops at a
time that was most opportune, their
trusty war clubs accounting for the
six large juicy markers annexed by
the locals in the fifth when they de-
cided to salt the old baseball game
away. Smythe started out by hand
ing out brand of fork handed pitch
ing that the visitors were only able
to solve for one safe blow in the first
six innings of the game, that being
clean base hit into the territory pre-
sided over by Gladu-who besides the
best centerfielder in the league is
literary genius of no mean ability. The
visitors laid down an attack in the
last three frames that had the locals
worried for the very good reason that
the crew of George Block are never
beaten until the last man is out.
The locals started after Wilson in
the first frame, it being the same Will
son who started Thursdays game and
had him as we'll as Manager Block
looking considerably worried. Gladu
dumped one along the third base line
and some fast fielding by Stanley
made it first out. Jordan poled one
over Roser's head in left for two
sacks and took third while Stanley
was throwing out HARRISON at first.
Bonnie Stewart who was hitting 'em
hard and often handcuffed Stanley at
third base and Jordan checked in at
the pay station. Smith took one OF
Wilson's fast ones on his left elbow
and with two on the stands began
hollering at Ery to clean house.
Bugs" caused Mr.. Roser to get into
high and it was only after hard run
and a pretty catch that the side was
retired. Wilson tightened up con-
siderably and it began to look like the
stands would be treated to a real
pitchers battle, as the best the locals
could do was to go down in order un-
til the fifth. That fifth inning is
an entirely different story for it saw
a ball game united and safely tuck
ed away on the win side of the led
ger.
Kowalski poked one in the general
direction of Dean at second base for
the visitors, and beat it out for base
blow handily. McCulloch advanced
the second sacker one station and
Smythe made it two down when his
best effort was tall fly to Roser in
left Just at this stage OF the game
Dean became the best player Lake
land had and gave Gladu a lift
at first when he booted his grounder
Jordan delivered one to left field that
counted Kowalski. HARRISON opened
up a barrage of extra base wallops
by doubling to left field and Gladu
and Jordan counted. Stewart saw
the boss ante and duplicated, max
ing his take the other side of the
lot. Smith saw them both and rails.
ed them one sack it being over
Moore's head in center. HARRISON and
Stewart counted Bugs" Ery STAYED
in and was beat in the draw, his hit
only being for two bases, Smith count
ing. Kowalski ended the inning by
grounding out to the box. 1t looked
bad for the visitors in the seventh
when Jordan. first man up, singled
into center. HARRISON skied out to
the catcher. Stewart lined one be-
tween third and short that had extra
bases written all over it, only to have
Stanley take it in and double Jordan
off first base. In the eighth the
locals threatened when Smith poled
out his second three base wallop. Ery
took the third strike down the middle
and Powalski put on the squeeze play.
The only thing the matter with the
play was that Kowalski missed the
ball and Smith was caught flatfooted
howalski ended the inning by tanning
And thus ended the locals scoring
for the afternoon.
The visitors, who had been handi-
capped with Highlander lead of one
run evened up the count, in the fourth
inning, after two were down. Dean
first man up, flew out to center and
Smythe threw three hooksat Roser
for strike out. Bigelow drew the
only base on balls issued during the
afternoon and scored few seconds
later when Stewart threw Bradleys
easy chance under the cars parked be-
yond the first base foul lines. Just
here is where a near argument oc-
Cured, HARRISON claiming that the
runner should be sent back to third
for the reason that he had not passed
second at the time of the play and
was therefore under ground rules, on
ly entitled to one base on the over
throw. Lohr who was ealing them
behind the plate ruled otherwise and
the run counted. Stanley stopped
the, scoring by hitting to Kowaiski
at second. The visitors threatened
in the seventh when Bradley singled
to right fie7dg Stanleyk looked at
three Of Smythe's offerings and went
over to the benchSfQr a drink OLIVIA
ter. Matthews hit what was appar.