The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1893-05-20
The Base Ball Game.

DuBARDLEU.
The Base Ball Game.
The Business Men of Lafayette have sent
a challenge to the members of the legal fra
tcrnity to engage in the strife of base ball,
and the latter have accepted.
The two teams arc composed of the fol-
lowing warriors, with their respective ranks:
THE LAWYERS.
Chas. D. Cafery, pitcher; E. G. Voor-
HES, catcher; Grow Girard, Ist base; II. W..
O. II: Simpson, short-stoP; o. c. Mouton,
left field; Ike Broussard, center field; G.
Ecbaillon, right field.
THE BUSINESS MEN.
Sam Plonsky, pitcher; T. NJ: Biossat and
G. A. Thomas, catchers; Alfred Mouton,
base; Ii. Hohors,; left field; B. Falk, cen
ter field; Frank Moss, right field.
Subst'tuteS-E. Romero J. Vigneaux'
Jos. Plonsky, L. Nollive, F. Bellocq, p.
Ccrac.
Umpire-W. E. Bowen.
Rcferree-A. NJ. Martin.
1t is thought that large number of people
from all over the country will hasten to La
fayctte to view this titanic struggle. And
efforts will be made to induce the various
transportation lines to issue a special low
rate for the occasion, and if the crowd is
90 large to be handled by these lines, at
rcquisition will be made for the ice-man' S
wagon.
Every individual member of the two mines
will publicly pledge themselves to keep with
in the bounds of christian warfare, and a
large force of policemen will be appointed,
and if there are not enough men in Lafayette
parish appeal will be sent to the neigh
boring parishes for rc-inforcements, and if
any doubts should arise in regard to the in
sufficiency of the force the Governor will be
appealed to to call out the State militia as
a precautionary ncasure-thc life of the
umpire must be preserved.
A feature that should call out vociferous
applause will be in the costumes-each play
er will be clad in different colored attire.
Ample seating capacity will be provided,
but if by unforeseen circumstance
there should not be enough to accommodate
all, no objection will be made to the men
standing up, reclining against Post-if
they find No objections to ladies
wearing Gains:,o-ough or seaside hats,
provided they don, open their psrasois.
Game will be called at early hour SO
that at least one inning can be played, as
the management feel that the people are en-
titled to a show for their money.
When the umpire declares man out the
audience must not pclt him with brickats,
but the player may kick at him, but if so
much as single hair of his head is touched
the offender will be condemned to eat, in full
view of the people, depot hotel sandwich.
A kcg Of cool beer will be kept on tap at
second base, and every base runner will be
entitled to a swallow when he reaches safely
that base. 1t is thought that from the
stringency of this rule not much beer will be
consumed.
When a run is earned the base runner will
be entitled to an ovation-after the game, if
he is not forgotten i'll the rush to get home.
The physicians will erect a temporary
hospital near the grounds, and have within
all the things necessary for any casualty that
may happen, and n corps of the Red Cross
society have kindly volunteered their ser
vices and will be placed in charge.
Advices received from New Orleans state
that the victorious "Reds'' have their vision
directed on the coming fray and will chal-
lenge the victors
If the door-keeper is not ssBunch''ed
out of the gate receipts they will be turned
over to Treasurer c. .. Mouton, of the II.
S. r.
|. For genuine n,irth provoker, the coming
game is at the apex, and its novelty is 'sout
of sight,
1t is confidently expected that crowd
numbering any way from 50 to $4,000 will
be present to en- Joy the fun.
To paraphrase Mr.. Golightly, you've got
a treat to come; and if you miss it you will
miss five treats in one.