The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-05-05
LAKE CITY ONE
LAKE CITY WON
A Close and Spirited Game Yesterday
Afternoon Opened the Baseball
Season in Ocala
ANOTHER GAME THIS AFTER
NOON
IL. T. ID

from Lne time mayor Teeh CHIS"
the ball that officially opened the 1922
season in Ocala until the last man
was out in the ninth inning, yester-
DAYS game was a death struggle be-
tween Boswell for Ocala and Brown
for Lake City, with Brown@a little the
stronger in the fight. Boswell was
invincible, letting up only one hit and
a scratch hit in the nine innings, but
he was a little wild in the first three
innings and by walking a man and
throwing two bad ones let in the only
run of the game Brown had slow
hoater that baffied the Ocala lads.
Only four hits were registered
against Brown and Boswell got two
of them. Capo, the Lake City left
fielder, ran into Chaplain, their short
stop and injured himself so painfully
that he had to be taken out of the
game and was sent back to Lake City
at once in an auto.
Before getting hurt Capo made a
beautiful catch of a, foul off Over
streets bat. Harrigan, the Lake City
second baseman, made a wonderful
stop of a grounder over the second
sack. He threw himself at full length
on the ground to reach the ball and
then threw it to the bag in time to
get his man. Van Landingham, the
Ocala third sacker, stabbed a hot
grass cutter with one hand and nab
bed the runner at first. This piece of
highway robbery snatched hit away
from Hoke. Joe Brooks made pref
ty catch of a thrown ball from the
catcher.
The game by innings:
First. Lake City: Harrigan led
off with a strike out. Overstreet drop
ped the last strike but threw him out
at first. Chaplain followed with fly
to left. Hoke walked but Medley
struck out and retired the side. Ocala:
Taylor led off with a grounder to
third and was out at first. Brooks
reached first when the first baseman
dropped the ball. Liddell sacrificed
Brooks to second but Van Landing
ham retired the side when he went
out, third to first.
Second. Lake City: Easterly walk
ed. Capo flew out to short. Easterly
was caught mapping off first by Over.
street and Brooks and the first thing
he knew the umpire was requesting
that he return to his dugout. Huber
struck out, Ocala: Wood struck out
Harris went out second to first; Over.
street went out on a long fly to left
and let Capo star on the catch.
Third. Lake City: In this frame
the visitors made the only run of the
game. Fisher led off and went out
pitcher to first. Brown drew free
pass on four wide ones. Harriga1
struck out but the last strike hit the
ground in front of the plate and got
by the catcher, allowing Brown to gt
to third and Harrigan to reach sec
ond. Another wild ball allowed Brown
to score and resulted in catching Har
rigan at the plate, Overstreet to Bos
WELL Chaplain struck out and retired
the side. Ocala: Smith led off anc
flew out to center. Boswell singled
but was forced at second when Tay
lor hit to short. The double play fail
ed when Harrigan over threw first
Taylor was caught trying to stea
second.
Fourth. Lake City: Hoke, Nedle.
and Easterly took the one, two, thre'
rotue to their dugout. Ocala: Brooks
came up first and went ont, pitcher
to first; Liddell walked but was forcet
at second when Van Landingham hi
to second; Wood out, pitcher to first
Van Landingham left stranded o.
first.
Fifth. Lake City: Capo strucl
out. Huber walked and reached sec
ond when Smith dropped the peg fror
Overstreet. This is the only erro
made by Ocala's infeld and it wa
more than excusable for the runne
ran into Smith and knocked the bal
from his hand in the mix-up. Fishe
struck out and Brown went out, sec
ond to first. Ocala: Only three loca
batters faced Brown in this inning
Harris flew out to short, Overstree
grounded out, third to first, an
Smith few out to deep center.
Sixth. Lake City: Harrigan, Chap
lain and Hoke gave little trouble
this square, as none of them reache
first. Ocala: Boswell struck out, Tay
low few out to left, Brooks reache