The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-07-14
LIVELY BALL GAME
At LEESBURG
Ocala Wildcats Polished Off the Lake
County Lads by Score of
Four to One

When Umpire Jimmie Ryan an
nounced the batteries for yesterdays
game in Leesburg it was hard mat
ter to tell from the crowd in the
grandstand and in cars around the
Leesburg park whether there were
more Ocala people or Leesburgites on
hand to witness the slaughter. The
OcaIa fans were generous in their
roofing and loudly applauded the good
plays of the Leesburg boys.
Few games have been seen in in
terror Florida where the roofing was
more spirited. Cries of "We've got
the best ball team" and "speech"
were most predominant. Several en-
thusiastic Leesburg fans drew the
special attention of the Ocala rooters
and great care was taken to call
their attention to all the good plays
made by their team but when the
Wildcats pulled off any good stunt the
Ocala fans claimed that it was GUS
tomary for our team to make star
plays and that Ocala got accustomed
to it and little notice was made of the
star player. Harry 0. Cole was not
present at this game much to the re-
gret of his Ocala friends for it is
great delight to point out the in
teresting features of a game to Harry.
Scharding operated in the box for
the Lake county boys and pitched a
good game Ocala made only seven
hits off him and no more than two in
any one inning. Rodenbraugh did the
singing for the Wildcats. He is a
recruit that Manager Harris is giving
the once over. Rode, ETC., pitched good
ball yesterday except that he was a
little wild and got himself into sew
eral serious holes that caused no lit
tie anxiety in the Ocala section of the
stand. He walked five men during
the, game but was always able to pull
out of the hole without serious mis-
hap.
Three plays in the game call fol-
special mention. In the second inning
Alsobrook made very pretty catch
of fly that Burrie Taylor drove out
in his garden. In the sixth Gillesp
leaped several feet into the air to pull
down line drive that Rymer started
on it's way. Burrie~Taylor nabbed one
that Archie Porter had instructed tc
go to the fence. Taylor covered more
territory than usual yesterday. That
boy is fast ON his feet. His error il
the game was because of his trying tt
take in too much territory. We arr
for you, Burrie. So long as you make
lerrors by trying hard chances, keeE
on making them.
i Brooks and Alsobrook each polet
out two-baggers to the left field fence
} Ocala drew first blood in the secont
inning. Harry Wood led off and wa
hit in the head with the ball. Brooks
sacrificed him to second. Liddel
singled to center, advancing Wood t.
third and making second himself OF
the play to third Rodenbraugh sin
gled to left, scoring Wood and Lid
/ dell.
In the fifth Leesburg managed t.
slip one run across the plate. Schard
ing led off and was an easy out
pitcher to first. West fouled out t.
third. Oser singled to center an
: made second when Liddell let the bal
: roll through his legs. Gillespi single
to left scoring Oser.
In the eighth Ocala got her othe
two runs. Taylor was up first an
1 hit fly to Freible in right who drop
e ped the ball. Van attempted to sac
= rifice and beat the bunt out for an in
field hit Taylor went to third on tn
4 play and Van stole second while tn
whole Leesburg team slept at tn
j post. Leon singled through third bas
and scored both Taylor and Van. Ry