The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-06-28
Z SAfcHlfocHEs BOYS WIN TIFF
FIRST GAME-How IT WAS
DoNE-THE SCORE.

e; he moment Of their arrival nm
Nc ne'f departure the boys were tire,
IN y "a W.T." VI. The warmess hospitality a,
:, N'no'lest courtesy, and not one ma
IN spite of the defeat, brings ba,
y anything but kindly feelings for tt
K gentlemen of Natchitoches. A We,
enjoyable dance Saturday eveniu
:. was fitting finale for a very plea
6 ant day, and though the Alexandri
n members were prevented by pruder
: ''a' motives from seeing the thin
OUT they carried in their dream
many tender fancies of Natchitocbes
Ia'r women, and our gallant "Righ
fleld' in particular was completed,
oemorallzed by the battery of brigh
giances which be faced with nm
shrinking courage until the hours o
morning.
Sunday broke cloudless, and al
though strong fears of rain were en-.
tertalned during the day, all was &C.
rene when the opposing Clubs, led
by the Natchltoches Brass Rand
formed and marched down to the
grounds. Their Brass Band is quite
an institution and is as we'll yersed
In music as their nine are in Base
Base. An immense concourse Of Ia.
dies and gentlemen wore on the
grounds.
Ihe game was opened at 4:10.
with VIM. Polk, the "Plumed Knight
OF the Bat" facing the pitcher
lhere was highly-strung express
sion about both mines that bodied
we'll for careful playing, and as Polk
led OF with sharp grounder to third
oase' which was considerably allow.
ed to pass on, terse cheer went nm
from the few Alexandrians on the
ground. Our left fielder scored his
run on passed balls to second and
third bases, and came in smiling and
confident. Grogan, Albert and Ir.
wing were retired in one, two, three
order, and Natchitoches in her turn
prepared to do or die. She died.
>prowl out on strikes; johnson first
base on grounder to second base, out
IN double play by Albert on Wares
EASILY reached diamond fly. At the
'econd inning HeTtzog scored his
lFst run, aud Ryan, Dunnenberg AMI
Aawless failed to handle the Natchi
oches pitcher and were promptly
etired with Hayes on third base.-
;arver led of for the second inning
nd died on first base, his groundcr :
eng neatly stopped by Albert
'reneauA out on fly to Dunnenberg. i
J. Tauzin out on grounder to Hayes, >
nd Noonan dead on second base. y
core 2 to 0 in Alexandria's favor. c
ok, Grogan and Albert were very '
sat on in the third inning, q
70 on fly balls and one on double t.
ay, and amid loud cheers Natchito- o
les faced the music and batted the b
Ill all over the field for seven runs. is
We have not the space to review Il
e game inning by inning, as we ii
ould like. h
Irving has established reputation te
our sister Parish, and the appro
| of the citizens was manifested by
e sunfower which was sent him ~
ring the game, and which he wore ~
nspicuously pinned in front, tell ~
: Dunnenberg to "pitch at that!" -
1t is to be regretted that the date W
rules under which the game was ue
be played, was not satisfactorily ~
tiled before the match, as the ~
exandrians labored under great ~ ~
advantage in playing by the now -
solete rules of 1880. -"
The excitement was at it's highest ~
mt when Alexandria came to the &"
for the last inning, the score %
nding 20 to 20, and anybody's w.
ne, and it was with q feeling of o aos
'thly sickness that we saw Ryan !,
lred on a sharp hit grounder 'os
the short stop, Dunnenburg -!
on strikes, and Hayes fly ball o ~
lily taken in by Tauzin, pitcher. On
onan to the bat for Natchitoches,
on fly by Dunnenburg, Sprowl :,
on foul, Tauzin N. long fly to far a,
field which Polk failed to reach, rer
ID base on passed ball, and in on bee
fed third strike by Irving, end son
the inning and the game. nov
tremendous cheers for Natchito. VI
3, in which the boys, pale and ah,
ncast though they were, joined bes
l a will. Unlimited beer and thu
VITALITY followed, and our centre one
Ter dozed at q. M, with "foul,
-, IN h;o line