The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-06-28

HOW IT HAPPENED
Gainesville Boys Took the Second
Game With the Close Score
Of Six to Five

any mans ball game until the winning
run crossed the plate in the last Of
the twelfth, the Gainesville nine sue
ceeded in winning the second game f
a three game series from the Ocala
Wildcats by the score of six to five.
The game was exciting because of the
fact that first one team and then the
other thought that the game belong
ed to them, but on the other hand
loose playing, frequent errors and
bum plays on the part of both teams
made the game somewhat punk. Whit
ney placed several jewels in his crown
in the seventh inning when he led off
for Ocala with a home run and then
when Ocala was playing the field in
the last half of the same inning he
saved at least two runs by an almost
superhuman catch Of a line drive to
right. Lindsey and Chancey each
captured two-baggers to help swell
their batting averages.
Pfeiffer pitched for the Gainesville
lads and got better as the game
grew older. He held the hard hitting
Wildcats to six hits in the twelve in
nings and struck out ten men.
Taylor was in poor form but was
forced to pitch for the Wildcats be-
cause of the shortness of pitchers and
the many games we have to play this
week. Ocala needs two more good
pitchers. Taylor was unable to con-
troll the ball and allowed the Gaines
vile nine to get 13 hits off his deliv-
cry. Many of the licks that were
stopped by the infeld and moved
down by the outfeld were hot. enough
to be hits but Taylor's kittens did
their best for him. Taylor struck out
eight men but he walked eight and
got himself into many deep holes,
some Of which he was unable to escape
without letting runners cross the
plate.
Villaino played first for the Gaines
vile boys and made wonderful stab
of hot one from the bat of Joe
Brooks in the second inning. 1t look
| ed like Joe had hit but the Cuban
gathered it in. Jimmie Liddell and
Rymer each got fly that places their
names in the hall of fame.
Ocala made one run in the first in
ming. Leon led off with fly to left
who dropped the ball. Van went out
short to first but advanced Leon to
third. Wood poled out a sacrifice fly
TO center field and Leon scored. Ry-
mer singled but was left on when
tOverstreet went out short to first. The
| Wildcats next run came in the sew
enth when Whitney led off with a
home run. In the eighth we made
one more run. Van walked and went
to second when the pitcher threw
wild in an attempt to catch him off
first. Wood beat out a scratch hit
and Van went to third. Rymer hit to
second who forced Wood at second
but Van scored. Overstreet and
Brooks went out, leaving Rymer on
base.
| Gainesville made one run in the
third. ViAaino got on by the cour-
tesy of an error by Harry Good. Beck
sacrificed him to second and Lindsey
Isingled, scoring him. Taylor walked
the next man but the side was retired
with only one run.
In the eighth the Gainesville husk-
les sewed up the old ball game by
making four runs. Taylor was get
: ting weak. Pfeiffer led off and drew
: an error from Rymer. Hodges singled
5 Villaino hit a hot one through Taylor
5 that bounced to short but too late tc
| make a play so that the bases were
full with no outs. Beck hit to Brooks
who forced Pfeiffer at the plate but
in an attempted double Overstreet hi
+ Beck in the back and he was safe OF
t first while Hodges scored. Lindsey
hit another one to Taylor and again il
bounced to short and this time Harry
!. threw wild to first allowing Villaint
2 and Beck to score. Chancey singled
: scoring Lindsey. Jones and Whit'
= famed, retiring the side. 1t looked
t like the ball game was on ice but tn
n Wildcats got loose in the ninth ant
!, thawed it out for while.
: The Wildcats half of the ninth wa
t an eye-opener for the Gainesville fans
: -lThey had started home but decided t
come back and stay while after tw
were out Whitney led off and fan
: ned Liddell went out, pitcher to first
t Most of the Ocala players were leav
d ing the grounds when Taylor came t
= bat but Taylor drew an error from
short and got on. Leon Tucked
= scatch single. Van tucked anothe
Terror from short, filing the base: