The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-01

Ernie Burke and his kennel of
Bulldogs failed to develop even as
much as wee tiency growl yesterday
afternoon and, as a consequence,
three things developed: they lost Il
baseball game, Jess Wolfes winning
streak of nine in row received a
rude stop, and for the first time dur
ng the second half the Highlanders
have run up a string of four straight
wins.
Manager Burke. who came to Lake
land tied with the Saints for first
place, seemed determined to COP off
the first game and sort of pitched his
star twirler little bit out of his
turn, with results that were disas-
trous TO the Bulldogs percentage
column. Manager HARRISON, being
equally determined to continue win
ming streak, sent Lefty Smythe back
again after two days rest, and the
little portsider was there with the
goods, holding the Bulldogs to
measly four hits. three of which were
of the scratchiest sort of variety
We Win Baseball Game
Neither side was able to score in
its first inning, despite the fact that
kowalski, leading off for the High
landers, doubled to left field for Il be-
ginner. The Orlando infield, which
has broken up more attempts at sac
rificing than any other i'll the league,
was decidedly on the job when Jor-
dan attempted to sacrifice Kowalski
down to third and the Highlander
second sacker was nabbed at third
base. In the second frame, after the
Bulldogs had been retired without
damage. the Highlanders fell on the
offerings of big Jess for, a trio of
hits, which when coupled with a wild
heave by Burke to head runner off
at second. accounted for three tall
lies. HARRISON, leading off, drew four
wide ones and ambled to first Scott
dumped one in the general direction
of first base which Burke fielded and
threw wide of second, HARRISON count
Ing and Scott taking third. Schorling
hit to center field and Scott counted,
Hunter not even attempting to make
the play at the plate. Gibson flew out
to left field. Lefty Smythe cowtailed
one of Wolfe's fast ones and made it
considerably faster, the hit beng a
clean tbree-baSer to deep left field.
KC walski was just the boy needed in
the pinch and his single to center
counted Smythe with the third tally
of the inning. Eowalski stole second,
and when Jordan beat out an infield
hit Whitley became ambitious and
started home on the throw to first,
only to get caught in chase and
run down, Burke to Maltby to Wells
The Highlanders were held runless
until the sixth, when they proceeded
to salt away perfectly good baseball
game, the Bulldogs having scored a
couple in the fourth and materially
decreased their early lead. Schor-
ling, first hitter TO face Wolfe in this
frame, doubled to left. Gibson dump
ed one to the box which Wolfe field
ed too slowly to catch Schorling at
third. and all hands were safe.
Smythe scored his battery mate with
a sacrifice fly to left field, ellison adj
yancing a station. Kowalsh regis
tered his third safe blow of the after
noon, a single to center, and Gibson
was held at third base. Jordan sin
gled through short and both runners
counted. Pence tripled to left field
and Jordan scored Wolfe heaved one
wide to Phil Wells and Pence made
the count five across the rubber in
this frame. Stewart flew out to Burke
and HARRISON famed for the final out
of the inning.
In the seventh Zig boy Jess made
it known to the world that he had all
the exercise he craved for one after
noon and meandered toward where
the showers ought to be. Burke shift
cd his lineup. sending Swaziland in
to pitch, 0'Brien to left field and
Palmer to right field. The combina-