The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-08-25


E. Blackburn, President of the Shreveport
Base Ball Association, comprising what we
consider very unsatisfactory response to
the proposition submitted on behalf of the
Nolans for meeting with the crack Shreve-
port nine at Alexandria on the LIST of Octo-
Der. The Shreveport Association offers a
counter proposition to the Alexandria and
Donaldsonville clubs, which is virtually us
within four weeks from August q, paying
their own expenses for transportation and
for board and lodging while in that city,
and receiving three-fourths the net receipts
of the games played; or, the Association
will put up two prizes, one of $50 and one
of $75, to be contested for in Il tournament
to last three or four days, each club paying
an entrance fee of 1926. Even with reduced
railroad fare and the special rates for
board which the Shreyeporters kindly
promise to secure for the benefit of their
visitors, $50 would perhaps not be sufi-
Gent to pay the expenses of the Nolans for
the round trip from Donaldsonville to
Shreveport and return; and should they not
be fortunate enough to take first prize in
siderably out of pocket by their trip. The
quarters Of net receipts of the
games " would seem to offer a better in
ducement, but even that is to US an I'M
known quantity, as Donaldsonville people
have no idea Of the extent to which the
national game is patronized in Shreveport
and the probable amount that would be re-
allied from n tournament of the nature
proposed. It,has been understood here
that the Shreveport players were SO anxious
to try their mettle with the Alexandrians
that they had offered to pay the expenses Of
the Rupides club fer the round trip and en-
terrain them free Of cost during their stay
i'll Shreveport, and it was supposed that, if
they did not accede to the proposal to meet
the Nolans in Alexandria on the 1st Of Oc-
tober, they would offer similar inducements
to the Donaldsonville team to extend their
trip to Caddo. President Blackburn says
October will be toe late for the Shreveport
club Sc i9las--sHe presume he means at
Alexandria, as they ought to DO able to play
at home on almost any date. Since the
Nolans will not be able to get away before
the time proposed for their meeting with
the Rapides picked nine on the last Sunday
in September, we suggest that the Shrove-
port Association engage to reimburse the
Nolans for the additional expense Of ex-
tending their trip from Alexandria to
Shreveport, so that match could be played
in the latter city on the day following the
game at Alexandria. If an offer like this is
made, we have no doubt the Nolans will
accept it and cheerfully forego any claim
to prize or share of the gate money. Our
Caddo friends ought to be able to get up
sufficient public interest in such contest
to make the gate money cover the expense,
Or come so near it the difference wouldn't
be worth talking about.
DIR. Blackburn mentions as condition
precedent to q meeting of the Shreveport
and Nolan teams that the latter shall be
composed of bona .tfde local players not
imported from New Orleans Or elsewhere.
No apprehension need be felt on this point,
and all desired guarantee will be furnished.
The Nolans have never yet had occasion to
import player and do not propose to do
SO in the future. Whatever "glory" they
20 SIo;,
and if they vindicate their claim to the
rural championship of the State, as they
hope to do, it will be done without tho aid
of outsiders.
The Young Tigers and j. NJ. Keatings of
Donaldsonville had an interesting game on
the public square last Sunday af ternoon
that was witnessed by quite large crowd
of people. The Tigers proved too much for
their younger and smaller opponents, win
ming easily by the subjoined score:
J. N. kea tllg;::::. 0 / Q / Is
The Bentleys and Nolans played on Nolan
Square, Sunday afternoon, with patched up
mines, and the Bentleys were defeated by
the creditable score of IA to 4, as follows:
Nolans. ........... 1 l / l 0-14
Bentleys ........... 8 0 0 0 0 l 0 o. 4
the following score by innings of the
game between the Viguets of Plaquemine
and McCalls Of Ascension, played at Plaque
mine on the 18th inst, was obtained too
late for insertion in our last issue:
Viguets ............... 8 1 l 1 80
McCalls ............... 0 0 0 s Oh
The Nolans will play the McCalls in
Smoke Bend tomorrow afternoon, and the
Bentleys and Young Tigers will meet on
Nolan Square, weather permitting.
A special meeting of the Nolan club was
held Sunday evening at which the Captain
was authorized to invite the Morgan City
team to visit Donaldsonville on the second
Sunday of September, the Nolans to pay the
expenses Of the trip, provided the same in
ducement will be offered the Nolans to visit
Morgan City on their way back from Alex
andria.
The Viguets of Plaquemine are fitting up
q park and have invited the Nolans to play
the first game thore tomorrow week. Tho
Invitation has been accepted.
K. OF H.-The Knights of Honor had an
interesting meeting Tuesday evening, TAX
ing two members along the rugged road
that leads from infancy to manhood, one to
the goal and the other to the station just
this side Of it. Mr.. Alfred Levy, the ell
Gent Financial Reporter Of the Lodge, ten
dered his resignation Of that Office Oh &c
count OF his intended departure for Thibo-
daux on the 1st pcoximo, and Mr.. Fred.
Landry WAS elected to fill the vacancy. Rev
Z. s. Stuart having resigned the post of
Chaplain by reason Of his appointment as &