The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-06-30
LOCAL TEAM WON
MORE LAURELS
Took the First Game from Leesburg
Thursday Afternoon by Score
OF Four to Three

prised yesterday afternoon when the
local Wildcats trimmed the Leesburg
team by the score of four to three.
Every fan in Ocala knew that our
team was in crippled condition and
expected that Leesburg would have
little trouble in running away with
the first game of the season between
the two towns. When the Wildcats
took the field at the opening of the
gan4e Overstreet was not in the game
and Taylor had swapped places with
Brooks for the game. Red Ulrich
was catching in Eddie's place and it
might be we'll right now before we
forget it to tell all who did not see
the game that Red is a regular back
stop and has a peg to second that
would make Schalk sit up and take no
tice. In spite of the disorganized con-
dition of the team they played eight
innings of errorless ball, combining
with the lack of errors continued
presence of sensational plays. Ocala
has never seen a team play better
ball that our boys did during those
eight innings.
Laricy showed 'em in for the visi-
tors and seems to be a pretty good
pitcher, but it was little trouble for
the Wildcats to land on him for clean
ones when they were needed. All of
Ocala's four runs were earned. Lees
burg made one error during the game
but it did not do any damage. Ocala
secured ten hits from Laricy, three
of which were for extra bases.
"Old Folks" Whitney worked in the
box for the Wildcats and held the
visitors to nine hits most of which
were scattered but in the ninth they
landed on him three times, which
coupled with three errors by his team
mates almost lost the game. Neither
pitcher walked a man or hit a man
during the entire game. Strike-out
honors did not run very high. Whit
ney famed three and Laricy succeed
ed in fooling one batter.
Joe Brooks played one of the pref
tiest games ever witnessed on this
diamond. He handled seven chances
with only one miscue. In the third
inning he made a one-hand stop of a
hot grounder hit by Porter that was
certainly intended for clean hit di-
rectly over the second sack.
Leon covered himself with a coat of
glory so thick that it will never wear
off so long as. he plays with the Wild
cats. He ran back almost into deep
right field and caught the fly that
Freuble thought was clean hit. Leon
could hardly get under the ball. 1t
hit the end of his fingers and then he
juggled it until his legs could get him
under it. Then he made a quick
throw to Taylor and doubled Oser on
first. 1t is doubtful if such a pretty
catch will ever again be seen in this
neck of the woods. 1t was nothing
short of supermelogorgeous. Later in
the game Leon again featured in a
fast double when he caught a line
drive and doubled Porter at first.
Leon was not satisfied with playing
sensational ball in the field but tried
to make a record for himself at bat.
He came to bat four times and secur-
ed two doubles and a single, Rymer
drove out three-bagger and single
out Of four trials while Liddell and
Whitney each batted 800 with one hit
out of two times at bat. Gillespi and
Oser each secured two hits out of
four times at bat.
Ocala made her first runs in the
fifth. Brooks led off with a single
Liddell sacrificed him to second. Whit
ney singled, sending Brooks to third
and then stole second. Leon doubled
to center, scoring both Brooks ano
Whitney. Van singled, scoring Leon
Wood flew out to short and Rymel
went out, second to first. In the
seventh Ocala made her fourth run
Liddell led off with a single. Whit.
ney sacrificed him to second. Leor
doubled to center and scored Liddell
Van and Wood went out in short
order.
Leesburg did not get a man to sec
ond base until the ninth Several hit.
had placed their men on first but s
double play or forced out at secont
had shut them off. In the ninth they
came near tying the score Aftel
playing alright ball for eight inning
the entire Ocala team slowed up will
almost disastrous results. Whitne,
eased up little and West led off witt
single Gillespi hit an easy one t.
Brooks who was in hurry to doubl
West at second and booted it. 0se
singled, filling the bases. Ferubl
went out, third to first, and West wa
held on third. Medlin flew out t
right but West scored on the throy
to the plate. Alsobrook hit to thir
who booted it, allowing Gillespi t
score. Herlong singled, scoring Osel
Porter hit to third who again errore