The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1922-08-25
UNLUCkY WEEK FOR THE OCALA
BASEBALL FANS

defeated the Oca!a wildcats Z to 3.
For eight innings it was a pitchers
/ battle between Lucas for the pals"
and Alvarez for the Wildcats" the
former getting the best of it on ac-
count of almost perfect support while
/ the Wildcats" were way off color
/ Herb Thomas with three hits out of
four and Bugs" Ery's long double
with the bases full in the ninth were
the batting stars for the visitors while
Bracken was the hero for Ocala for a
while when he hit with the bases fill
ed in the fifth, scoring two runs and
tieing the score.
Palatka scored two runs in the open
er. Kowalski walked and Robinson
forced him at second. Callahan doubl-
ed scoring Robinson. Thomas singh
ed scoring Callahan.
In the second inning Ocala scored
once when Rymer singled, went to
second on a wild pitch and tailed
when Bracken hit for two bases to
deep left.
Thomas first up in the third was
out short to first. Peters was safe
when Bracken threw his grounder
wild to first and Peters went to Sec
end on the play. Fry out first to
pitcher but Peters scored when
Alvarez tried to catch Peters at third.
Francis first up in the fifth was
safe when third errOred and Taylor
singled to right Leon advanced both
runners when he was out catcher TO
first Brown hit to third forcing
Francis at the plate Rymer was
purposely walked and Bracken then
singled scoring Taylor and Brown.
Rymer was out at third on the play.
In the seventh after Callahan had
famed, Thomas singled and went to
second when Brown fumbled and
scored when Peters singled.
1t was in the ninth that the visi-
tors sewed up the game when Robin
son singled and both were safe when
Alvarez fumbled Callahans bunt
Thomas filled the bases when he laid
down a perfect bunt to third Peters
hit to short and forced Robinson at
the plate then Bugs" Fry hit long
fly to deep left scoring Callahan,
Thomas and Peters.
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Pals ..-,-,..,,...... POI 600 1877 8 2
Wildcats ............ 010 O20 Cos Z 6
Batteries, Lucus and Larzo; Alvarez
and Rawson. Earned runs, Pals 5;
Ocala, 2; two baggers, Callahan,
Bracken; struck out by Alvarez, 10,
Lucus S; bases on balls, Alvarez 5,
Lucus 5; wild pitch. Lucus l. Umpires,
Clark and Leavengood
The Palatka Pals invaded the
Wildcats" den this week good and
proper and left for home last night
with three straight victories to their
credit, winning yesterdays game
which was the prettiest of the three
by score of to 2.
With the score a tie up TO the first
of the ninth and Peters first up laced
cut a line drive that went to center
field to be the winning run after Quinn
had hit sacrificed fly to right. Be-
sides this triple it was Peters who
singled in the fourth that scored the
Pals" other two runs.
Hernandez, who pitched for the
Wildcats" was going like a house
fire until he was spiked by Kowal-
ask for the third out as he slid back
to first in a chace after Hernandez
caught him off first in the third in
ming and it seemed TO weaken him
quite bit Bugs Fry for the pals"
pitched good ball and held the Wild
cats" to five hits.
Robinson singled in the fourth and
went to second when Brown fumbled
the ball for a second. Callahan singh
ed and Robinson drew up at third.
Callahan went to second on the first
pitched ball. Thomas out pitcher to
first. Peters hit to left, Rymer try
ing hard for the catch but missed it
and both runners scored easily.
Ocala tied the count in the fifth. |
Rhymer walked and went to third on
Hernandez single to right center. On
the double steal Thomas tried to catch !
Hernandez and ran him almost back
to first and when he threw to home
his peg was bad and Rymer scored. |
Bracken out third to first, Hernandez |
going to third on the play and scored !
when Wood hit Texas Lacquer over
second.
Peters hit line drive that Brown |
was slow in going after and it went
for a triple and he scored the win
ming run after Wood caught Quinn's |
fly to right.
Score by innings: He
Pals ..-....----..0o0 200 001-3 10 Of