The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-25
BASE BALL.

BASE BALL.
The Lightning SINGERS have organized q
base ball club and are ready to play any
ers compose the nine: W. d. West, president
and D., q. Ii. Smith captain and c.; Ed. ".
Wedin, LIST b.; Cullen Jones, I'd b.; +. Flint
81 b.; II. Harris, s. s.; w. g. Scheible, |. f.; II.
Gardner and Brooks. substitutes: Tom Muir
ply, Jim Rankin and Dan BIanay, shouters
chinners and bottle-hoders; Henry Brim,
water boy.
Any club challenging the SINGERS must use
their new patent bat called the Davis, :
The Bat Calvin Base Bal Club, Of No. 40
st. Peter street, will cross bats with the ii. j..
Rivet Base Ball Club on the Pioneer Green at
10 o'clock, for . sum of IS. Capt. G. @. Cain
will be umpire of the game.
The Democrat Office Base Ball Club will
cross bats with the John Maxexdexarts to
day at half-past9 O'Clock at Coliseum Square,
The following Is the nine: Jos. Donahue, cap
tain and D.; r. Mills c.; D. Donahue, 1st b. !;
9. Carleton, 81 b.; }. McGlonlan, 81 b.; A.
Stone, b. j.; n. Flanagan |. f.. d. Butler, I. t. F.;
T. Burke, g.. t. J.Whlte, substitute.
FOLEY.
The Foley Base Ball Club was organized
May %. 1879 with the following members and
players: =, Ryan, president. .. G%asstinell,
son, match captain; E, Lund, treasurer; Mat.
Ford. secretary: P. Feely, steward; Il. West,
water boy; 2. F.ely, D.; M. Nave, G.; =.
Lund, 1st b.. VIM. Brun, 81 b.; Mat. Ford, 81
b.; IL. Ryan, 3. 81; q. GaStlnell, r. Il, a.
Evans, |. f.; Z. Ferguson, G. T.
Will cross bats with the Hawelys Sunday,
May Is, corner Broad and Co.smon streets.
LoTTA CLUB.
The Lolita Base Ball Club was organized
Thursday. May %, as follows: Thomas Nc
Evoy, captain and p; Alphonse Stanley, pres.
LIST b.; Frank Schaeffer. treasurer and I'd b.
John Wakefield, % b; Mat. Casey, ]. f.; Hugh
Smith, r. f.. james Coyle, 6. r.; Joe Morris,
8. g.; Little Joe Raymond, water boy.
| This club will cross bats with the Hard
M, for SIS side at Ogden Park. Address all
challenges to Thos. McEvoy, No. $40 Felicity
street.
JUNIOR r. e. LEE BASE BALL CLUB.
The Junior r. Z. Lee Base Ball Club was
organized on Thursday, at the corner of Della
chaise and Constance streets, as follows: b.
Savat, I'd b.; j. Calhoun, Sd b.; W. W. Cal
houn, s. g.; D. Bond, L. f.; G. Bender, c. l.; j.
I'll. Schell, |. f.
GUYS cLU1G
AT meeting held at Patterson's Hall, cor
ner OF Franklin and Euterpe street, the Guys
Base Ball Club was organized and the follow
ing members were elected: John Cornell,
captain and D.; G. E. Weser, c.; E. Fnnin,
secretary and 1st b.; Rob. Donnelly, I'd b.;
Joe Boylan, vice president and Sd b., NJ.
William Stouder, president and r. f.; Frank
Bernier, steward and C. f.; Bill Goats, water
carrier; Bill Patterson, substitute c. Would
like to hear from the +. {. Nichols, Jr.
e. "A. BURKE BASE BALL CLUB.
The E. A. Burke Base Ball Club of the first
ward organized yesterday and elected the
airy president; Bat. ?. Sullivan, president and
manager; James Calder, vice president; Wal
ter A. Childs, secretary; Frank j. Bishop,
treasurer; Thomas A. Kennedy, captain
2. Garrigan, p; ,Childs, c.; Chas; Ingram, 1st
8. g.; Sullivan, +. +; Kennedy, |. f.; J. In
gram, @. +. They would like to msoue on the
Mealey or O'Shaughnessy mines.
SOMERSET CLUB.
The Somerset Base Ball Club held their
annual meeting yesterday and elected the
following officers: e. Harmon, president and
D.; E. Egans, vice president and Sd b.; @.
Fisk, secretary and c.; E. Roche, captain and
S. g.; s. Griffin, treasurer and substitute; +.
Dawson, 1st b.. J. Halpin, I'd b.; F. Station, r
f.; T. Lucas, g. T.; Z. Neryert. |. f.; f. Treat
ear, substitute.
J. h. MURTEN's BASE BALL CLUB.
At meeting held on Friday, May %, on
Claiborne street base. ball club was organ
lied, called after one Of our young citizens.
John II. Mehrtens Base Ball Club. President,
j. ii. Mehrtens; vice president, E. A. Landry
| captain, T. Dalton. Thomas Baldwin, c.. A.
Earnharde. p.; J. Doud, 1st b.; M. II. Mehr-
tens. 81 b.; .. Durel, 81 b.; J Martin, 8. 3.
y. \. kuhner, e. f.; T. Tittman, It.; l.. Lob
| miller, G. f.
We would like to hear from the Leon La
mothe and j. ID. Houston clubs for the first
Sunday in June Come and see us If you dare
All challenges can be left with Philip Schwalb
secretary, corner Claiborne and Common
| streets
Skating exercise by members of the Cres-