The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-07-07
HICHLANDERS WON MOST SENSATIONAL
GAME OF SEASON in TWELVE INNINGS

If friend husband was late for sup
per last night, or if mother was look
ing for her wandering boy, or if
Sweet Cookie" was late for that
date, just fiSue that they were at
the ball game between the Highland
crs and the Saints yesterday after
noon And what game! Twelve in
ning5 of hcartachcs and boundless JOY,
a struggle from the time the jumps
called the first ball to the slashing
wallop that Whitley" uncorked, put
ting the game on ice to the tune OF 4-3.
The liighlandcrs displayed the kind
of bail yesterday that wins pennants,
and the same brand that carried them
to the fore in the first half The fans
were Il raynG wild bunch yesterday
and they mad ample reason to be. The
wright bunch ably augmented the
enthusiasm and the roofing would
have done credit to any game played
anywhere As said before there was
plenty Of opportunity for the crowd
to get cnthused and the opportunities
were certainly gra5ped.
The twelfth inning proved the down
fall OF the doughty Saints. After the
visitors had been set down in order,
Bonnie Stewart got life when
Dean booted his groundcr. Bugs" cry
laid down a bunt to Lane, advancing
Bonnie and the crowd went wild
when both players were safely
perchcd on second and first. Pence
played the game according to HOyle,
advancing his teammates. Then came
Kowalski. Picking one that he liked,
he smashed clean hit over third base
for single that scored Stewart with
the winning run, and enabled the fans
to get home to a very late supper.
Lakeland broke INFO the score col
umn in the third inning on triple
by Mickey Jordan ana a single by
Stewart. The Saints evened matters
in the sixth when Roser tripled to
right and crossed the platter on Brad
ley's long fly.
The fans got respondent and blue in
the seventh when a single by Mat
thews, sacrifice by Stanley and
run. However, that didn't mean a
thing to the Iiighlandcrs and in the
eighth Bugs" Ery Smacked the horse
hide to left for one base. Pence sac
rificed the genial Bugs" to the mid
die sack, and of course Whitley Ko-
WALSH figured that. he had to aid the
good work, dropped a short hit to
left, putting cry on third. Bud" Gil
son pulled a mighty sweet squeeze
play and Fry crossed the pan with
the tying run.
The ninth was unproductiyc, but the
tenth was the heart-breaker. Ery bat
ted down Bigel0w's hard drive. but
the throw to Craig was wild and when
Smith recovered the ball. Bigelow
was on third. Matthews took three
healthy swings to the huge delight
of the fans, Stanley got free trans
portation to the initial sack and the
same hospitality was offered Block.
but he would be peryerse and he
lunged after one. The result was pop
fly to Gillie and the brea ,iling of the
local fans was easier. Stanley made a
break for second and when Whitley
dropped Smith, throw, and Lane
scored, the breathing of the fans was
again labored But the Highanders
were not to be denied. After Stewart
was thrown out, cry singled to left.
The crowd went wild wien Pence fol-
lowed with another single and bedlam
reigned when Kowalski atoned for
his bcbble by singing. The bases were
loaded apd-Bud ellison walloped one
offane's offerings into deepj left, en-
-abling Ely to score with consumate
ease after the catch.
How tile game was won has already