The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-08-02
BASE BAIL.


|"h'laiy 90 all expectations ~
wishes the match game, to have be,
+ played ON last Wednesday, was d
claIed off. The cause of this me,
peeted failure to decide the clampio,
snip between these cracl clubs seen
10 be this: That at tits, the decisi,
game, the Alexandrians eldeavored ,
substitute professional from Nc
YersS to FIJI vacancy cansed bv ii,
retirement of IN inferior player, there
Ivy changing tho status of the contes
tants. While the Natchitoches boy
r.ai" to be match for their edvers,
r,eS, they do not propose to play
championship game agains, the Chica
COS, Dotroits, Butialos, or any otLc
clno or part of club, but with tn
identical one with whom, the two for
mer games were played. Hence TIN
failure.
However, a friendly game of fou
innings was played, at which som,
remarkable good playing was exhibi
TED, especially 80 with the Alexan.
drians. The Natchitoches club an.
peared to be playing through a sense
OF courtesy, and, consequently, did
some very careless work.
The AlexaDdrians departed, Dy rail.
road, on Wednesday night amid the
cheers aud kind adieus of our citizens,
and it is to be hoped that, despite the
disappointment, their stay among us
was pleasant one, as our club did all
IN their power to cOnsummate that re-
Observation-Disclosures Vindicator.
There are generally two sides to
every controversy, and there are two
sides to this one. We propose to
give the Rapiaes side.
In the first place, instead of the
Rapides club endeavoring to substi-
tute "a professional from New
York"-the facts are that Mr.. Doc.
Flower who is alluded to, is Rap
ides boy, born and raised. He has
been to Union College, at Schenec
tady, New York, for three years, but
is in no sense of the word "pro-
fessional," nor did he ever have any
sort of a connection with any pro-
fessional nine. He had but recently
returned home and Joined the club
here and was honestly and fairly
substituted for not an "inferior"
player by any means, but for one of
the nine who is as good player as
he is. The list of the names of the
nine, including Mr.. Flower, was
handed by the Secretary of the Rap
ides club to the Natchitoches club
on the day before that fixed for the
match game, and if any objection
had been made in suitable time to
the substitution Of mr.. Flower,
doubtless the matter would have
been easily arranged. No objection,
however, was made until after the
Rapides club were dressed in their
BASE ball suits and ready to move to
he grounds. The Rapides club
thought it unfair to them and to Mr..
Flower to make the objection at that
ate hour and refused to withdraw
lin. The Natchitoches club re.
used to play the remaining game
If the match with Mr.. Fiower) and
III bets were Withdrawn.
After the withdrawal of the bets
hey were anxious to play "prac-
ice'' game, but when in four innings
he Ropiaes CLAD had made a score of
3 to 8, they had enough. Nor was
his score to be attributed to any
careless" playing or to any "cour-
csy' of the Nstchitoches club
hat is entirely "tuo thin' Mr.. Pin
'icator. You may "teII that to the
larioes.'
The fact is that it was foregoue
onclusion that the Rapides club
'nulA win the game and tue match
f,er the second OF the three games
ad been played at this place, and
e rather think that the Natchito
hes boys were anxious to find some /,
ort OF a knot hole to crawl through.
he idea Of Doc Flower being a ''pro- 6
'ssional' is absolutely absurd, and
9 pretext for breaking up the
ame it is decidedly "bald."
The Rapides club went to the
ace and at the time appointed, and
ere ready to play the decisive game
I'd when the Na,chitoches club re-
lsed to play them upon so flimsy a
'etext, set up 30 late in the day, it a
as virtually conceding the victory =
the Rapides club. That is our J
ew of it, end we are satisfied that S
fair minded and DISTINGUISHED :,
.ople will agree with US. The !,
ore made in the four innings that h
sre played proves that the victory t
ould have been on easy one for our =
,ys, and while we condemn the =
ethod of their backing out, we
ast confess that tie N,.tabitoches 9;
ub displayed some discretion in L
lolering nuf" before the licking Il
t,
Thus ends the match, of course, "
d we claim the victory for the Ra- tt
des nine. - ~
The boys were courteously treated c
the club 10 all other respects and 7
AJAX in terms of praise of their re- g.
,tion and entertainment by the o ol
liens of Natchitoches generally. h,
III