The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-09-03

The players of the r. E. Lee Base Ball
Club of New Orleans were among the
excursionists, and were received by a
committee from the Burnsides of Don
aldsonville, by whom they were escorted
to the r. f. Lee Hotel, where dinner
awaited them. After the meal the Lees
donned their handsome gray uniforms
and repaired to the Burnside green, on
Nolan square near the railroad depot,
where a very large crowd had gathered
to witness the game between tho Lees
and Burnsides. About las P. NJ. the
play began, and the subjoincd score
shows the result:
Il. E. Lees. 20 9 1 2 5 6 3 GO
Burnsides, 30 0 0 0 90 9 Go
Umpire-John Hisgen of New Orleans.
Scorers-R. NJ. McCulloh for Burnsdes,
- for Lees.
The play of the Lees was of course
frst-class and was greatly admired by
the spectators. Their main strengthen
common with all tie leading clubs of tile
country-lies in tho pitching of the
curved ball, which is such puzzle to
our local players that few of them are
able to strike it. The Lees could have
increased their score had they chosen to
| exert themselves, but it can not be ques-
toned that the three runs made by the
| Burnsides were fairly earned and were
not due to lack of effort on the part of
their oppoaents. Two of these runs
we're made by Dugas, the third by
Bentley. The latter made thrce-hase
hit in the third inning, but was put out
at the home base attempting to go clear
around. The home boys were evidently
rattled-probably by the very idea of
| playing such q famous club as the Lees
and did not handle the ball even I'D
to their ordinary standard. While they
have no reason to feel ashamed of the
| showing they have made against the
Southern champions, we arc satisfied
that if the game should DO repeated
they would do much better. Tho Lee
nine is composed Of gentlemen with
whom it is pleasure to cross bats, and
| we hope their visit to Donaldsonyille af-
| fordcd them even half the enjoyment it
gave our local players. The umpiring of
Mr.. Hisgen was simply faultless and
gave perfect satisfaction. He was struck
in the face by a foul ball during the
| game, but escaped with no moro serious
| injury than a brllise below the left eye.
The excursionists took their departure at
42o P. NJ, apparently in the best of
| spirits.
The Quicksteps Of New Orleans came
up by boat last Saturday night and
played the New Hopes at tho Clark
place next morning. Appended is the
score of a very pretty game, character
lied by good play on both sides:
Quicksteps, II ! 3 2 Ola
Umpirc-Nm. Miller of tho Lees.
| Scorer-Henry c. Braud of New Hopes.
Time Of game hour, so minutes.
AS All tLc HleHlDclS O1 INC tIUlckStcp
nine could not come up, several crack
| players from others club were substitu-
ted. Mr.. Murphy, formerly Of the Cres-
cents, pitched the curved ball and Mr..
II. Boatner caught behind the bat The
Hopes certainly deserve credit for keep
down the Quickstep score as we'll as
ltHey did and for getting i'll three runs
ftga1nst the formidable and deceptive
! curve that is such 4 puzzle to our coun-
try players. These runs were made by
Messrs. Larkins, Lapeyrolerie and Smith.
| After the LeeBurnside game the New
Hopes and Grasshoppcrs began a match
on the public square in Donaldsonville,
but the game was broken up in the fifth
inning by the New Hopes refusing to
continue, second ball having been
thrown in, by somebody standing i'll the
crowd Of lookers-on, which was used to
kpnt out New Hope base runner. The
f<pisodc caused much excitement and in
dlgnation among tho New Hopes and
their friends, and such was the feeling
on tho subject that the visitors declined
to accept any explanation or resume the
contest. All admirers of the sport will
regret the occurrence and reprobatc the
action of the busy body who passed in
the supertluous ball and thus caused it
to appear that the Grasshoppers were
employing trickery against their oppo-
nents, something that We feel confident
they would not be guilty of. We hope
this misunderstanding will be rectiied
by Captains Heating and Boote, to the
end that our base ball contests may con-
time to be conducted with good feeling
When the game broke up the score was
II to ) in favor Of the Grasshoppers and
a pretty contest was promised.
The Witle-Awakes and Nine Stars of
st. james met on the grounds of the lat
ter club last Sunday, and the Wide
Awakes were victorious by score ofs5O
| to 16. This was the second time they
had defeated! the Nine Stars, the score of
the first game having been 90 to in
favor of the Wide-Awakes.
Our active young friend Mr.. j. S. Will
\ son has resigned from the Rurnsitles and
joined the Grasshoppers. He will be
| quite an acquisition to the Hopper nine.
The new Burnside green is still lit
tie rough, but it will eventually be
made very good field.
The Rambunctious club of Paincourt-