The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-06-29
field in the games in which he parti.
We Win a Ball Game.

We started right in to take the
final game regardless OF the fact that
we failed TO SHOVE over Il runner until
the third frame. Smith who had been
moved up the batting list to lead Off
man, singled in the first inning to
center field. Gibson moved him UP
a seation with a sacrifice along the
first base line. Scott and Stewart
| both lacked the punch needed ~
: count the runner with and we had to
postpone things until the third i'll
ming, Smith started with roller to
/ SCharding which he first booted and
| then threw wide OF first, Smith jos
ging along to second base while Shard
/ ing was booting a sacrifice hit OF Gil
sons. Scott dumped one and when
I the play was made for Smith at
/ third base all hands were safe. Stew
art hit to Elliott and Scott was out
at second, Smith scoring on the play.
McNoy shot the ball to Burke, and Tor
reasons best known TO himself UNI
pire Clark called Stewart out, com
pleting a double play. The peg was
wide of first base and besides that
Burke dropped it. These miscues with
E
wished Off ON us with regularity that
is entirely too charming. We do not
mind an occasional boot, for we know
all umpires are human, however, four
or five in one afternoon is going L
little too strong.
The game brcezcd along in this
condition until the seventh inning,
when we scored another run. This
last one WAS different, however, as
LChr had another guess and his guess
was different from the grand stand
in its entirety. Gibson pried tie lid
off this frame by grounding to third
for the first out Scott singled to
left field and took second when Phil
Wells threw into right lied trying to
catch him offifIst base. Stewart hi
to McNoy who threw wide OF frs.
base and Scott was called out at the
plate BUrEes throw was high ani
wide and Scott was half way across
the home plate when Wells tagged
him. There was SO much Of Scott 5
anatomy across the plate that Wells
found it necessary TO tag lin on his
letters. Whenever Il hatcher has 10
tag u runner who is sliding in feet
first that high up it is a darn sale
bet that he is safe by yard or So.
However. as we said earlier, Lohr had
the last guess and it was scored as
an out We threatened again in the
eighth but to no avail.
:. Two Bulldog Efforts.
The Bulldogs contested every
inch of the ground and only acipow
lodged themselves beaten when
Swaziland famed for the final out in
the last frame. They were really
dangerous only in two frames, the
fifth and sixth. In the former, O'Bri-
on, leading clf was out at first when
Smythe DETECTED his liner TO kowal-
ski Swaziland lined TO Stewart who
dropped the ball Wells hit to right
field and q wide return Of the bail
permitted it to count as two base
blow, Swaziland being held at third
base Higgins hit to Gibson, who
! throw Swaziland out at the plate.
Symthe frightened up and famed Nc
/ Voy. He had just fed Nc Il pair OF
+ hooks which he missed a yard or so
and the old boy was rather expecting
him to waste one. The Kid decided
not to and before Nc could unload
4 tho old hickory from his shoulder, a
fast bail, down the alley, was in the
fivCdbig mitt In the sixth Scharding
down the third base foul line. Elliott
sacrificed to the same location and
Friend ScharGing undertook to emul-
ate ~ Cobb by taking two bases on
the sacrifice. His effort was an out
at the hot corner, the play being
made by kowalski. Barlte singled
to right field and when Pence return
the ball wide of the infield Ernie
checked up at third base. Hunter
ended the inning and the visitors
chances to score by grounding to
/ Kowalski
/ Burke made desperate try for the
game in the ninth. After he had
grounded out to the pitcher he sent
Wolfe who had been chased from
the coaching lines in the fifth, in
to hit for OBrien. Symthe made
him look like a million dollars in
Russian money, which is our usual
thirty cents, Ivy tanning him out.
Swaziland ended the affair for the
! afternoon when he lined out to catch
err Smith, on three hooks.
| 1t was some ball game, ali things
considered.
| The Highlandcrs spend the week
end as guests OF Burke and his gang
in their own back yard, after which
| they journey to Tampa for series
with the Smokers. We have them
home next Thursday with the Saints
/ for the remainder OF the week.