The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-07-12
ST|FFEST CONTEST
Of THE SEASON
A Goose Egg Apiece was the Score
Yesterday of Ocala and St.
Augustine

the MuIlets yesterday and covered
himself with glory. He pitched the
entire thirteen innings of the game
and was able to work out of every
tight place during the game. Time
after time the local fans breathed
easy, thinking that we surely would
score and win the game but they fail
ed to take Hernandez into considera-
tion and that boy shut the Wildcats
out.
The game was close and hair rails
ing from start to finish. Time after
time both teams would get men on
second or third or both with nobody
out or one down and then the oppos-
ing pitcher and team would tighten
up the strings a little and retire the
side scoreless. Many heart lost its
regular beat during the close plays in
that never to be forgotten game.
Geiger started the game for Ocala
and did not allow hit for the five in
nings he pitched but in the last part
of the fifth and the first few batters
of the sixth he showed that he had
completely lost the plate. He walked
two and made two wild pitches, leav-
ing men on second and third when
Louis Van Landingham went into the
box. Louis worked out of that terri
BILE hole without allowing a man to
cross the plate and then held the Null
lets for two hits and two scratch hits
for the next eight innings. Ocala has
uncovered a pitcher in her dearly be-
loved Van. We knew that he was the
best third baseman sotuh of the
Mason and Dixon line but we now
realize that he has the goods in the
box. Louis displayed wonderful abil-
ity to work hard with men on bases
and pitched a game of ball that would
pass muster in any mans league.
Overstreet caught the prettiest
game he or any other catcher has
shown on this park for many a day.
He was catching a wild pitcher and in
spite of the almost superhuman effort
necessary he succeeded in blocking
nearly every one of the wild heaves
made in his direction. His peg to
second was sudden death to any run
ner who had the nerve to try him out.
Harry Wood made another worth
while catch in right field. He ran
back and robbed Van Landingham of
hit on the first ball in the game.
Leon displayed baseball head on two
occasions. Once when he, tagged a
man between second and third after
running him down and the other when
he prevented runner from scoring on
hit to him and yet succeeded in
stopping the batter at first. Leon
first pretended to make throw to the
plate to force that runner back to
third and then threw like lightning
to first, making the out while the
runner on third was still headed back
to the bag. 1t was pretty work. On
top of that sort of work in the field
Leon got three hits out of six at
tempts When it comes to hitting you
will have to hand it to Burrie Taylor.
He came to bat four times and made
double and two singles out of his
chances. Rymer followed close with
the willow by getting two safeties out
of five attempts.
The Mullets pulled off two very fast
doubles both of which caused sighs
and groans from the fans. The first
one went from Hernandez to Toilette
and the other from Wolfe to Francis
to Toilette.
After making thirteen attempts to
get through the defenses of the op-
posing teams darkness came on and
it was decided to stop the game be-
fore the gathering dusk caused some
fielder to make an error that would
end the battle. The same two teams
viii play this afternoon. Yesterdays
game was the best seen in Ocala this
year and probably for several years
past. Were you there? Well, every
body else worth while was. Better
come meet your friends and business
pals at this afternoons game
The Box Score
Mullets ALB R Il PO A E
Van, 3rd ...4 A o 0 2 0
Drysdale, rf .... 4 o 1 0 1