The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-10-25
DONALDSONVILLE VS.. ALEA'
ANDRIA.
Alexandria Again Victorious! y
Hurrah for Our
Boys!

Boys!
The match game of Base Ball be-
tween the Nolans, of Donaldsonville,
and the "Picked Nine" of Rapides,
for the purse of One Hundred Dol
lars offered by our public spirited
and generous citizens, was played on
the ball grounds at this place on
Sunday last, and proved to be the
most exciting and interesting OF the
games III which our Club has been
engaged. Expectation had been on
tintoe for weeks and much interest
was displayed in the result. 1t was
known that the Rapides Club, good
players as they are, were matched
against "foemen worthy of their
STEEL" and this brought large
crowd of ladies and gentlemen from
all parts of the Parish tos witness
the sport. From the beginning to
the end of the play the interest in
the game never tagged, and every
good play on either side was loudly
cheered.
THE GROUNDS
are as fine as any in the State, the
day was perfect, and at 2 o'clock P.
N. everybody was on the Qus v've--
The rush of carriages, filled with
gaily dressed ladies, the hurrying OF
eager feet to secure eligible places Of
view, the apparent excitement which
pervaded the immense crowd, all
gave evidence Of the fact that q great
battle was to be fought, that great
victory was to be won and lost on
the diamond field;1 and made up a
varied scene of animation, life and
interest which it has been our good
fortune to but seldom see. Prompt.
ly at the hour appointed
THE NoLANs,
in their handsome uniform of blue,
took their station at the bat, and the
Rapides Nine assumed their stations
at the bases and in the field eager
for the fray. Their white dress was
in pleasing contrast to the blue of
the others, and we doubt if ever the
white plume of Navarro was follow
ed with a livelier interest than was
that white uniform watched through
the varying fortunes of the day
The first inning of the Nolans re.
suited in no run, and
RAPIDES
came to the bat. They, too, went
into the basket with a goose egg for
a score, and this but served to in
crease the interest in the game
When three innings each had been
played with like results the excite.
ment rose to fever heat. On the
fourth inning
AwILD THROW
by one of the Rapides Nine gave the
Nolans three runs, and when the Ra
pides Nine had taken the bat ant
were put out without a run to theil
credit, things began to look blue fol
our side. This feeling was increas
ed by another run for the Nolans OF
the 9Th inning, al the expiration o
which their score stood four tt
nothing. About this time one o
their friends went around through
the crowd Offering to bet ten to fv'
on the Nolans without takers. Not
withstandlng all this Rapides came
to the bat as game as her boys have
always been on either the diamond
or tented field, nothing daunted BY
the tide of victory which seemed te
be setting in favor Of their oppo
nents, and their pluck was destined
to be gloriously rewarded. Dunnen.
berg was at the bat and he was the
young Lochinvar who was to turn
the tide of battle. He struck one OF
his characteristic ground balls and
made first base safely-then second
aud third, and it was now or never
for Rapides. Hayes, Sullivan and
Lawless were on the bases behind
him and Grogan at the bat, He
struck a magnificent ball that wen,
flying straight out over the heads Of
the Nolans' field players and before
it got back
DUNNENBERa HAD COME HOME WIFE
THE FIRST RUN
for the Rapides Nine, and was close
lily followed by Hayes, Sullivan ane
Lawless, with Grogan on third base
Before the inning was over Grogar
got safely home and the score wa'
now 5 to 4, and still it was uncertain
who would win. About this tim,
the gentleman who had been so anx
tious to bet ten to five on the Nolans
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