The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-05-17

Superb pitching by Sam Payne,
who has been ont of condition for
the greater portion Of the present
season. enabled the Highlanders to
make it two in row from the fast
going Islanders. This was Payne's
third start. and his first complete ed
game of the season, his other two
efforts having met with disastrous
results early in the game, forcing his
retirement. The Payne who worked
in yesterday afternoon game. de-
spite the fact that he was wild was
the same effective Sam Payne of last
season, who turned in eighteen wins
and eight defeats, on a team that
lost thirteen in a row, yet managed
to finish third in the pennant chase.
Sam had the usually hard hitting Is
landers at his mercy in every inning
save the fourth. when they fell upon
his offerings for four hits and three
counters, it being the only inning eX-
cept the last one in which they reg
istered a hit In the ninth frame they
garnered their fifth and final hit OF
the game, clean one-base wallop to
left field by MCGEE.
Payne walked O'Brien. the first man
to face him in the first inning. and
Francis promptly moved him I'D a
station with a sacrifice to the box.
MCGEE skied out to ellison and PAYNE
bounced one off Shannon's Stats.
Payne settled down and made Resco
Whit at the ozone three times for
the first out of the half inning.
The Highlanders started in to win
IN the very first frame. and when the
smoke had cleared away four count-
ers had been showed over the nan
Furcell, who was doing the heaving
Tor Martins Islanders, was eoually
as wild as Payne and walked Gladu
and howalski in a row. Harrison
moved them up station with n sac-
rlhce in front of the plate. Stewart
VINO has been hitting them hard and
regular, cleaned up the bases with n
timely single to left field. and took
second when the throw was to home
IN an effort to head off Kowalski.
Stewart was sort of feeling his oats
and took a real healthy lead off sec
ond base, which seemed to excite Mr.
Purcell who had wound I'D to de-
liver the pellet home. For some rea-
son best known to Purcell. he chang
ed his mind and undertook to head
Stewart at second Umpire Fergu-
son, who was calling them on the
bases, also called this one on Purcell
and sent Stewart to third Johnson
grounded to the pitchers box for the
second out. Smith doubled down the
right field foul line and Stewart reg
istered at the pay station. Smith got
a small sized lead off second. and
when Purcell's throw was wide to
catch him, ambled TO third, from
which station he checked in when
Gibson singled down the third base
line. ellison pilfered second base and
remained there. as Schuberts high
fly was handled by the Irish center
fielder of the opposition.
Neither side was able to dent the
rubber during the next two frames.
despite the fact that the locals had a
couple of runers on. with none out
in the second. Payne and Gladu each
singled. Purcell famed Kowalski
and HARRISON, purposely walked
Stewart, and made Johnson force
Bonnie at second. The visitors staged
their big inning in their part of the
fourth when the fell on the offerings
of Payne for a total of four hits,
which coupled with a base on balls,
netted them their afternoons scores.
Wood, playing at second, and being a
new man in Daytona's lineup, hit
one on the nose to left field for a
pair of bases. Mum duplicated the
location and Wood counted Mum
taking second when Stewart threw
home. Kohn grounded out to the
infeld, and Payne famed Purcell,
only to walk O'Brien for the third
time in as many times up. Francis
singled to left field and Mum count