The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-06-14
0CAlA WON AGAIN
1t was a Hard-Fought Contest And
Palatka Didn't Lose From
Lack of Energy

i latka Pals by four to one in the second
game of the series yesterday after
noon. For time it seemed that
Jupiter Pluvius was in control of the
afternoons amusement but the rain
desisted about four o'clock and prep
arations were made to play the game.
The diamond was rather wet but it
| was scraped off in spots and then
burned with gasoline so that it was
fairly dry but the ball got wet and
slippery ever time it touched the
ground Or the grass. Everyone pres
ent expected to see loose, wild game,
featured by errors, but they were
booked for a surprise, for neither
team made a single miscue in spite
of the wet ball.
The 1oca1 fans were considerably
surprised to see Taylor step on the
| mound for the home team. Everyone
thought Whitney would perform but
Manager Harris and Captain Whitney
| selected Taylor to do the honors and
he proceeded to do them up brown. He
pitched the entire game and only al
lowed four hits to the hard hitting
Pals. Red Ulrich took Taylor's place
On short and behaved himself in a
very creditable manner. Mallory
Sanford, the popular boy from Palat-
ka, did the slinging for the Pals. NAL
lory wasn't in his usual form and the
Wildcats landed on him for eight
blows, seven of which came in the
| first two innings. After that Mallory
settled down and hits were scarcer
than hens teeth.
Yesterdays game was a succession
of fancy plays and features. In spite
of the wet ball both teams seemed
determined to stop everything that
came down the pike and some Of the
plays were eye-openers. Peters, the
Pals right fielder, ran back almost to
the fence to rob Red Ulrich of long
drive that should have netted Red a
three-bagger. Hansel Leavengeod ir
the same garden returned the compli-
ment when he nabbed the drive poled
out by Wynn. Louis Van Landingham
made the prettiest catch of the game
when he ran from third and caught q
foul back of the catcher that Eddie
Overstreet failed to located when il
left the bat. This running catch was
nothing short of scrumptious. Leor
again started off a fast double wher
he and Red and Joe doubled out Lind
sey and Sanford. This play wa:
equally as fast as the double pulled
off in the first game with the Pals.
Eddie Overstreet and Peters tool
down first honors at bat. Eddie go
a two-bagger and Peters got two
bagger and single. 0cala made he
runs in the first and second frames
In the first Ulrich led off by beating
out an infield hit, This seemed to b.
the regular order Of the day for Ry
mer repeated the dose, sending Red t.
second. Leon sacrificed the runner
to second and third. Van bunted an
filled the bases. Overstreet doubled
scoring all three runners. Leaver
good hit to Sanford who threw Over
street out at third. Brooks went on
i Sanford to Robinson on first. In tn
l second Ocala made her other rur
Liddell led off with a single. Taylo
followed and the Pals expected bun
to advance Liddell, but Taylor lande
one on the nose and the third basema
, who was playing close in for bur
= almost had to swallow the pill befor
= he could jerk his head to one side an
let it GO for long single. Ulrieh far
{ ned. Rymer fed out to right br
Leon landed on one for single an
scored Lidden. Van flew out to fir:
and retired the side.
The Pals were held scoreless unit
the fourth when they scored one ru
u Callahan led off with a single evt
? short. Wynn sacrificed him to secon
d Villaino famed. Peters singled, SEQ
" ing Callahan. Larzo walked ar
le things looked bad for Ocala but Ia.
81 lor frightened up and famed Robinsc
3 for the third out. With the exceptic
III of the fourth inning when the Pa
y scored their only run the visito
ia never had bat three men at bat in {
e inning. They got two men on first b
H. they were caught off base.
" Only twenty-four men faced Tayh
in the seven innings. By pre-arrang
L. ment the game only went seven /
nings because of the late start and t
wet field.