The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-10-07

who possesses high qualifications and
considerable experience as writer for
the press.
BASE BALL.-The Nolans of Donald
sonvifle succeeded in making their an
ticipatetl trip to Plaquemine last Sunday,
and played very enjoyable game with
the P. .Viguet. club of that town, the
champion nine of Iberville parish. The
match wasaplayed on splendid field on
the batture just across the river from
Plaquemine, and was witnessed by a
large crowd Of people, who were much
interested in the sport and heartily ap-
plauded all good plays. Although short
two of the ,hembers of their first nine,
the Nolans played in excellent form and
achieyedan easy victory over their pluck
opponentsbysthe appended score:
2. Vigaet sl .s... .... 0 8 / 6-a
Umpire-A.aA. Brown Of Plaquemine
scorers-H. a. Winfree for. Nolans,
Paul Lebauvefbr Viguets.
A lively shower of rain fell during the
game which wet the field and the ball.
Had it not been for this circumstance,
the score might have shown still
| smaller number ofrounds tailed OH each
side. The Donaldsonyille boys were re-
| ceivedz in q cordial and hospitable man.
her by the Vigueb and their friends, and
were highly pleased with their treatment.
They were eutertlped at the Cosmopoli-
tan Hotel, a we'll conducted establish.
lnent of which Mr. G. Henri Cretin is
proprietor. This gentleman was unre-
hitting in his attea tons, and earned the
grateful thanks Of our base ballists and
their companions. Plaquemine certainly
knows how to make her guests feel at
home and leave the pretty town with
pleasant memories of their visit. We
hope the Vignets and Nolans will cross
bats many a time In the future and that
their friendly contests will always be as
amicable and satisfactory as the two
they have had Up to this date. The
players who participated in last Sundays
game were the folbwing:
Tiguets-So!o,nolb pitcher; Garig, catch
er; Bourgeois, frstbaseman G. Wilbert,
second baseman; HILBERT, third baseman
j. Wilbert, short stop; H. Levy, left
fielder; Marshal, centre fielder; Dupuy,
right fielder.
Nozaas-Tearney pitcher; Cook, catch
er; Stockmeyer, first base,ual !; Leroy,
second baseman Dugas, third baseinan;
Melancon, short sop; Wutke, left fielder,
Gauthreaux, cenlre fielder; Wild. right
fielder
In the Ibervills South of last week we
noticed the folbwing among tile base
ball items:
The champion P. 7iguets showed their superb
GRITTY again on last Sunday by defeating the
AriZonas. the brag Hne OF Ascension.
If it is intended by this to characterize
the Arizona nine Is the best i'll Ascension,
our contemporaries been led into error.
The Arizona club 5 composed, we UNDER
stand, of some members from this parish
and some from Bcrville; it has never
played i'll Donaltsonville or with any
club from this paiisI, SO far as we are
informed, and hes zee can prefer no claim
to superiority Owe the Nol;lns, Bentleys
St. Martins, Keathgs or any other As
cension nine. 1t generally conceded
that the Nolans ar the local champions
and they hope to demonstrate in the near
future that they are able to defeat any
club in the State outside of Now Orleans.
For the edificaton and information Of
the Nolans and thir friends, as well as
all our readers WHO take an interest in
base ball matters, we publish tile sub
joined paragraphs from two of the
Alexandria papert These are from the
Louisiana Denocrd:
viii the Donaldsoiville boys carry off that
Sunday, October 22has been fixed as the day
on which the base ball match between the
Nolans Of Donaldsonhlle and our parish team,
the Alexandria ninesis to come off. All the
necessary arrangements are being made to give
the boys of Ascensio1a grand reception.
And this is from We the People:
The 22na of Octobe next is the day definitely
decided on for the mach game for one hundred
dollars and the championship between Donald
sonville and Alexandra. The Donaldsonyille
boys may rest assuredtlat every thing possible
will be done to assuapethe pangs Of defeat that
surely awaits them, and that they will be accor-
ded full measure OF that magnanimity for
which Rapldlans are Characteristic.
If these extracts Indicate the feeling
of the Alexandria plyers-and we have
no doubt such is tb fact-it will be
seen that they have y idea of sustaining
defeat at the hands d the Nolans. Our
boys must take thef best material to
Alexandria and plaNheir best game if
they hope to win. That they will be
given IL royal reception is Il foregone
conclusion, aud we lEow it will detract
nothing from the hositality or fraternal
good will Of the gallht Red river boys
If orr ball tossors win the coveted
title Of champions and pocket the
500 which the mercllAts of Alexandria
offer to any club outsie Of New Orleans
that viii defeat TIL Rapides picked
nine. The superintene nt of the Texas
Pacific railroad has k5 idly consented to
furnish the Nolans anstheir friends ex-
eursion tickets for the trip to Alexan-
lria and return at $50 each, and the |
excursion party will nh,ber from twenty |
to twenty-five person. If the .Nolans |