The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-07-05

isAsE bALL.-lhe Fortlers of Donaldson
vile played the Picaras of Dutchtown on
the Ashland green last Sunday afternoon,
and the game proved close and exciting. as
the appended score will show:
P pHa.1ets' '''''...'.s 3 9 3 9 9 Ks
0mplre-yohn Murphy of New Orleans.
ognorers-L. Picard for Picards, j. L. Blum
Ihe runs were made by the following
players: Fortiers-Burke |, Fortier1, Rich
ard z, Landry 2, Leumas 2; Picards-Nolap
l, NeWman2, Gautreau /, Marchand 1. The
Picard boys are excellent players, as quick
ana active as cats, and will take rank with
the very best clubs of this section. The
Fortiers made the trip to Ashland on the
Clipper and quite a large party took advan-
tage of the opportunity for indulging in a
pleasant excursion.
Two picked mines had game on the No
fairgrounds last Sunday and the side called
the lame Boys got away with the Wild Bows
by 10 to IL.
The Figuets of Plaquemine defeated the
White Shirts of Bayou Goula, at the latter
place, last Sunday by 40 to 8, and downed a
picked nine of Bayou Goula players at
Plaquemine yesterday.
The Shreveport clubs are all playinp
III tine form, the scores of their recent
games showing small figures. A gentle
man prominently connected with the ma
tlonal game in Shreveport writes to us that
Inc caddos are waiting to know what date
Will best suit the Nolans for their trip tn
mat city and the base ball tournament will
be arranged accordingly. The first Sunday
OF August will probably be fixed upon as
the day for the departure of the Nolan team
from Donaldsonville, and if they do not
meet the Rapides picked nine at Shreveport
they will in all probability stop off at Alex.
andrla on the way back. The subjoined
communication will be read with interest
py local admirers of the game:
HALL BERTHE B. B.
bertle T. o., Assumption Parish. La,
June 30, 1884. }
., a. ne organization Of the above named club,
vas selected, viz: L. A. Gilly, pitcher: s. !,
Glily, catcher; A. Il. Lauye. first base: p 4
.aTe, second base; II. FL. Dessat, third base: p.
a. daIlE short stop and captain; L. A. Dussat
!. III II, J.: Gauthreanx, +. f., and JOS, A. Gail,
aier c. Il The above named base ball Climb ia
ready and fully prepared to receive challenges
from any and all clubs IN the parishes of Ia
lonfche, Assumption and Ascension exceptinr
none. PA. GTfTY
Captain BERTHE Base Ball Club.
We clip this pleasant paragraph from
last weeks issue of the Shreveport Sunday
Chief:
The Nolans ef Donaldson5iIie. who we're van
luishef by tle Caddos last season, want another
Tit with our boys. Ii satisfactory arrangements
can DC made they viii pay US another visit in the
near future. The Nolan club is composed Of
eieVer gentlemen. and we hope soon to see them
IN OR city again.
The Shreveport gentleman referred to
above writes: "We intend to give YOU pre-
ference as to dates, ETC., as We kney and
like your boys. We have enclosed grounds.
nice grand stand, a private dressing room
behind backstop for each club, a players
bench and as good grounds as can be found
anywhere" +"
The Picards will visit DoaaidsonyiIla
Sunday afternoon, the 18th inst, to play
The Nolans. Special seats will be reserved
for lldies and tleir escorts who desire to
sfltness this game.