The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-05-10
By Egbert Lusk

BY EgDElt LuSk
Dick Smythe, portsider, of the clan
of HARRISON, had sweet revenge on
the Tampa Smokers for a six to three
defeat they handed him in Tampa
during the occasion of the Highland
ers' last invasion of that city. Dick
held them to one run Of the uncarned
variety and five measly hits, scatter
ed throughout as many innings, and
piloted his teammates to an eleven
to one victory at Adair park yester-
day afternoon.
Dick was in rare form and deserved
his win, having about everything that
a pitcher needs in his line of work in
order to win ball games. Control, a
good fast ball. and hook that kept
Schubert digging them out of the
ground. Opposed to Smythe on the
firing line was the usually dependa-
BILE Jim Black, who has been about
the hardest nut to crack the High
landers have discovered in their
jaunts around the circuit. Some
costly errors, gotten out of his team
mates system as all errors usually
are, at the wrong time. had Big Jim
in hot water all the time. OF the
four charged up against Tampa, each
and every one figured in the scoring
and had all to do with theuphill fight
Jim had to wager. Black chung to
his guns until the eighth inning. when
Lightfoot was sent in to hit for him
and Long Boy Hawkins took up
the hurting duties, the last counter
of the locals being annexed off of
Hankins.
The Highlanders presented a
change of front due to the fact that
"Micky' Jordan. who has been hold
ing down the right field job, was call
ed to his home in Pennsylvania on
account of the serious illness of
near relative. Smith, who has been
doing the bulk of the receiving, was
shifted to right and Schubert sent in
to catch. 1t took the combination an
inning or so to get going, and when
it did-well, another ball game was
on the right side of the book.
The visitors drew first blood in
their half of the third on a hit, a
fielder's choice and a misjudged fly
that went for three bases. Echols
opened the inning by singing into
right field and took second, while Gil
son was retiring Nance at first base.
Black skied out to kowalski and the
stands heaved a sigh of relief. Nell
son Leach hit one to Smith in right
field which the latter dropped after
making a pretty try for it, and Ech-
OILS counted, Leach pulling up at third
base. Brown ended the inning and
the visitors scoring for the remain
der of the afternoon when he ground
ed to ohnson at third base The
Highlanders started out right to over
come the one run handicap they were
laboring under. Smythe, first man in
the third to fact Black, singled to
left field. Gladu's attempted sacrifice
was little too hard and Lefty was
forced at second. The hit and run
was put on and when Gladu took
too long lead off first base he was
run down for the second out. Black
walked Kowalski and Echols juggled
Harbisons grOunder in his territory
long enough to make all hands safe.
Bonnie Stewart, who has been leading
the locals in the art of hitting, but
who has been in a real slump for
the past lew udyS, came through Ill
fine style, his single into left field
counting Kowaski, Stewart taking
second on the play at the plate
Johnson hit one a mile high along
the left field foul line which got tan
gled up with the wind and was
dropped by Finzel. HARRISON and
Stewart counting. Johnson was
caught at second base on a pretty
play and throw by Finzell The To-
Gals rested in the fourth, but counted
one more in the fifth Gladu opened
the inning by grounding out to
Brown at third base. Kowalski drew
hi ssecond base on balls and was
sent to second when HARRISON sim
gled into left center. Stewart hoisted
one to center and Echols, Leach and
Tilton did an "Alphonse and CASTOR
stunt and the blow was recorded as
a hit, Kowalski being held at third
base. Johnson counted him with a /
sacrifice fly to center and Smith made
it three down when he grounded to
second base.
The sixth inning proved to be a |