The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-08-09


BASE BALL.--The match game between
the Percys of Ashland and Fortiers of Don
last Sunday, was one-sided affair, the
Percys proving no match for their younger
opponents and falling an easy victim to the
deceptive curves of pitchers Burke and Cas-
taigne. We present the score by innings:
Fortiers. ............3 l l 0.5 2 6-2
Pereys. .............2 0 O. 90 0 0 o. s
Umpire-F. Leroy Of Nnlans.
Scorer. Il. Blum of Fortiers.
An accident occurred during the game for
which there seems to have been no rea-
sonable excuse. While Master Joe Park
of the Fortiers was at the home plate mark
ing the obliterated foul line with his bat at
the request of the umpire, who is said to
have called "tine," the pitcher of the Per-
cys sent i'll swift ball tha. struck the stoop-
ing batsman on the left jaw, loosenins sew
eral of his teeth and almost fracturing the
jaw-bone. This is the first accident of any
moment that has occurred among our ball
tossers for many years. and it might easily
have been avoided. Friend Joe has been
laid up since the mishap, but is out again
to-day and will be all right very shortly.
The Nolans went to Dutchtown on Sun
day with nine weakened by the inevitable
absence of three or four of their most re-
liable players, and 1t is not surprising that
the active Picards "got away" with the
tour, hcyu i,t,a ,.E,
was as follows:
Picards ...........6 0 0 1 @ o / 6-14
Umpire-R. ii. Thatcher i.iti y . o-is
Scorers-L. Picard for Picards. II. Gentl
for Nolans.
The visitors were most Hospitality re-
ceived at Dutchtown and were highly
pleased with their trip. They were enter
tanned at dinner before the game and did
full justice to the bountifnl spread. After
the match grand ball in honor of the No
lans took place ut the Leblanc residence,
which was 9 most successful and pleasing
affair. Messrs. L. Picard, q. D. Minor, C.
z. B!ouip, "Bill' Braud aud many other
citizens of the Dutchtown neighborhood,
as well as the genial Captain and all the
members of the Picard club, exerted them
selves zealously to make tile visit of the
Donaidsonville players agreeable, and they
succeeded to the fullest extent. Two hun
dred people witnessed the game and while
there was evidently general qualification
over the victory of the home nine, moth
ing but courtesy and good feeling was dis
played towards the Nolans and the good
points in their play were always generally
applauded.
The prospective games between the Dom
aldsonville and Shreveport teams have
been definitely assigned for week after
next, as the shbjoined extract from the
Shreveport Democrat of yesterday morn
ing WI show: .-..=
The next games billed for the home diamond
will be with tue Donaldsonville club. to be
ent month. The ponaldsonville nine proved
themselves clever get OF gentlemen on their
visit last year, and We Ia be pleased TO well
come them again.
The Nolan team will leayn here Sunday
the 18th, playing the Viguets at Plaque
mine that afternoon and resuniing their
journey towards Shreveport the following
day. 1t WAS intended to stop at Alexandria
and have game with the Rapides boys,
but the base ball fever is intermittent there
and this isn't the month when the disease
ia on Natchitoches is i'll similar con-
dition, but there is still probability that
Il game can be had ut Mansfield or Robeiine,
or both places. The excursionists will be
gone Just week. and while they may not
be able to snatch any laurels from the re-
doubtable Shreveport team, they expect to
Lave Il whole barrel of fun.
Tomorrow the Picards of Ascension play
the Viguets at Plaquemine, the Berries of |