The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-10-27

Base BALL.-An exciting and very in
teresting scrub match was played on the
Nolan grounds last Sunday afternoon by
mines chosen by Messrs. Wild and Bentley.
A keg of Reddington's cool beer was played
| for, and the stake served to render the
sport more than usually spirited. NO
pun intended-beer is not generally class
ed rs spirits.) The Wild nine defeated
| their opponents by the subjoined score:
Wild Boys ...-.....-.-.....e6 0 3 Big
Tame Boys, .............0 0 1 1 8 l. @
Umpire-Jos. Coughlin; scorer-Henry
Schaff.
The beer was tapped at Capt. Wild's
residence, where the players and their
friends spent an enjoyable hour discuss
ing the contents of the key. The Wild
battery was composed of Messrs. John
Moliere and Lumiet who proved very eff
fective. Messrs. Heating and Bentley
pitched, and caught for the other nine ex-
cepting during the first inning, when Mr..
Vacarissas Occupied the pitchers box. The
best display of good fielding, safe batting
and effective base running was made by
Mr.. Louis Stockmeyer of the Nolan club,
who nominally played at second base for
the Wild team, but renlly seemed to cover
the whole field. Another game will be
played tomorrow by mines composed as
nearly rs possible of the participants in
last Sundays match, and another kog of
beer will be staked on the result.
A series of four games was played in
Shreveport this week by the Caddos of that
city and the Clarkes Of New Orleans, the
second best club in the State. The first match
took place Monday and resulted in a
tie score Of 10 to 10 in seven innings,
darkness preventing further play. Tues
day evening the Clarkes defeated their OPP
ponents by a score of Is to II in eight in
nings, and ON Wednesday the Caddos re-
turned the compliment and doWned the
visitors by 8 to 4. The fourth aud deciding
game was played Thursday morning
and was q walk-over for the Clarkes, the
score showing 20 to in their favor.
These games will demonstrate that the
Catdo club is composed of first class ma
terial end can hold its own against tho
best teams in Louisiana. The Nolans Of
our town have nothing to be ashamed of
in the defeat they suffered ut the hands of
the Shreveporters few weeks ago, and
when our boys retrieve this defeat next
spring, as they are hopeful and confident
of doing, they can claim undisputed title
to tho championship of tho State outside of
New Orleans. The Clarles reached home
yesterday highly pleased with their visit to
Shreveport, and if they were received and
treated as handsomely as tho Nolans were,
we do not wonder at their qualification.
The mooted game between tho Young
Tigers of DonaldsonviIle and Unknowns of
Plaquemine is still i'll allegiance. # the
Plaquemine boys mean business they will
find the Young Tigers ready and anxious
to accommodate them with game.
The Brennans defeated the Ices at Now
Orleans last Sunday, 5 to l. and thus
earned the championship for 1888.
The Eclipse team reached Now Orleans
on Thursday and the players of the Gore
combination were due yesterday. These
redoubtable mines will play tomorrow and
Tuesday, and it is expected the games viii
draw large crowds.