Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-08-13
PALS SKIN CATS
IN 81 UG FEST IN
FINAL STRUGGLE
Heavy Hitting on Both
Clubs Gave Bugs a
Thrill

had the same degree of crucial mo-
nents as did the contest in which the
Pals skinned the Cats yesterday, 10
TO II.
The engagement had been placard-
ed as two games under one set of
auspices following the washing off of
the map the game planned for Fri
day afternoon, but the first phase of
battle was so strenuous and drawn
out to such length that the second
mad not proceeded far before rain,
encouraged by the detonations in the
first bombardment, fell and cooled
the fevered brows of the sterling
athletes and sent punches of strained
nerves home for the evening cup.
Seven pitchers were used up in
making the thirty runs that crossed
the pan and the Potato King will
have to unbelt for a new rubber be-
fore other games can be played, so
footworn is the one serving yester-
day.
Plain and fancy hitting marked
the play on both sides and until the
seventh the Cats had a slight bulge,
but it was in that round that Mr..
Hernandez, who had already relieved
Mr.. Willis, began to detonate audibly
and he was wigwagged out to give
place to Mr.. Fisher after he had
passed four men and yielded hit
or two,
The play came so fact and furious
in this round that the chronicle is
difficult, but net results are accu-
rate, so we stand on that.
Two fast ball slabmen in Mr.. Will
lis for the Cats and Mr.. Fowler for
the Pals, raised anticipation of some
hard hitting on both sides-and it
did. Mr. Fowler had a whirlwind in
each delivery, and Mr. Willis was but
little behind. The visitors didn't score
in the opening half, but the Pals did
in their half when Callahan opened
with a single and was forced on a
perfect bunt by Robinson, but still
better fielding chance by Bracken,
who caught the speedy Callahan at
second. cry skied to short and Pc
ters walked, Larzo singing to right
with Texas Lacquer that scored
Robinson, who had stolen third in
che delayed steal.
The visitors came back in their
half of the second and tied it up.
Callahan booted Wynne's grounder,
Rymer singled to right, Wynne tax
ing second and Bracken hit to pitch
eff, who threw too late to third to
catch Wynne, filling the bases. Fowl
II started to deliver the ball, but
Lhrzo siglralled to halt a moment and
ifs jumps caleld it baIk, moving up
t4e runners, scoring Wynne. Over
skreet struck out and Rymer was
caught a 1.-THE plate on Francis
Rrounder to short.
/ In the local half of the second
Gonzalez opened with a single to CEN
ter and Holden hunted, but again
Bracken was on top of the ball and
caught Gonzalez at third. Fowler sin
gled to right and Holden went to sec
end Robinson hit to short, forcing
Callahan at second. Holden scoring
an the play. Fry then hit over the
left field fence for a home run, scor-
ing Fowler and Robinson ahead of
MIN.
Mr.. Leon fired off a futile homer
in the third and just to show that
he could it, too, Callahan saluted Mr..
Willis with one over the center field
fence in the fourth.
In their half of the fourth the Cats
dragged four across after two men
were down. Willis hit to Holden, who
fdmbled. Francis singled to left and
Leon doubled to center, scoring Fran
els md Willis an. a moment later
came nome il front of Brown, who
hit over thc center field fence. Mr..
Wynne hurrahed with double, but
died on second
In their half of the sixth the visit
ors put three more across and Ep-
person took up the burden, relieving
Sanford, who had relieved Fowler in
the fourth, and Mr.. Callahan fired off
another home run in the local half
which led up to the lucky seventh
when eight Pals were lugged across
and forever spoiled hopes of the Wis
itors of winning.
The second game was started
shortly after the first was over, and,
BY agreement, was TO be seven in
1ings, but rain interrupted play in
he first half of the fourth with the
icbrc to l in favor of the visitors.
Whitney, for Ocala, and Colee, for
'slatka, were pitching and the Wis
tors had man on second and one