The Lake Charles echo., 1893-09-01
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city, attracted good crowd Of excursionfsts,
ABOUT 225 in all.
Mr. John r. Mccoy, Traffic Manager Of
the company, went along and kept q careful
eye on everything connected with the
trip. The different stations along the line
added their quotas, aud when the train
rushed up to the de pot at Alexandria, the
crowd as It poured out Of the COACHES added
perez ptibly to the population Of he sedate
little city. Situated 10 the midst Of a beauti-
full slightly rolling country, surrounded by
fields Of cotton corn and cane, seated like q
young beauty on the banks Of the Builen
loolt, e Red river, Ale zandria is certainly a
lovely town.
About two o'clock in the afternoon the
Eureka band btgan a beautiful concert in
Walsh's park. aud as q Lake Charles man we
were as much graiified at the friendly praises
their music recrIved as though we were doing
the blowing OuEself. Harry j. OTmryer was
selected 10 umpirr the game and at 2i4O It
was called and from that minute on 1t went
at q 2:40 gait. The Lake Charles team con-
sisted Of Billings p, Byron c., Taylor LIST,
Hunter 2i, oOlIiDs Sd. Bsggerty s. g., Wall
r. T.. ReIuauer !. t., Hansen c. t., and the
AIexandrias spread "ut as follows Nichols
p, GIbson. C., Hysms Ist, LitchIe ID, Waidroff
Sd, White s. s., Ridge =. T., Stewart l. f.,
Well c. (.
Opinions seemed TO be evenly divided as to
the winning probabilities Of the two teams,
and the interest was great when Lake Charles
| went 10 the bat for the first inning, We
would like II understood that we are not q
base ball reporter, so If we have not got the
matter down as straight as a string, we must
ask as far ss the corner start Of any one who
wants to erftieise It. HsRgerty took first on
balls, stole second and third and came home
on Collins safe drive to flrsi; Byron went out
on gentle fly to We'll; Collins played little
too far away from first and was snapped upi
Wall put an essy fly into Whites hands, and
Lske Charles retired with one run to her
credit. For Alexandra, Hysms got bit by
ball and took FIRST: Well went to first on balls,
advancing Hyams to second; Waldr fl made
a safe bit to sight field and Hyams scored
We'll scOFed on q wild throw to fret; Wall
caught Nichols out; Gibson rolled the ball
out irto the field with gentle tap towards
Collins who put the ball home to Byron
catching out Waldrof as he reached the
plate; Ridge made first easy, Byron, usually
so cool made a wild throw to 6rst and Glib
son and Ridge scoFs d; White found the ball
for base, slipped over to second and scored
on Stewards two bsgger; Leckie got caught
out at first and AIezandria went out into the
field with q fye-cOrneFed smile Oh their faces.
In the second inning Lake Charles began
n op, Tations. Billings went TO first on balls
watched bis chances aud came In on passrd
balls; ReiDaueT found first on dead ball; Hun
ter struck out; Taylor struck by ball went
dOBD to first; HsRgery hunted the ball and
got to first; Gibson let ball GO by him and
Reinaupr scored; Collins threw bis bat at the
ball, then be thought he got bit, but the am
pirs wouldn't symOarbize with bimt so "Olt
Erctrtcity" straight ned up, made shon
bit t. right aud lOped down to o st; TayloI
came In on ByrOn's shOTr bit; Wadr0h mad
q wild throw H. L. cEIe aud HaggeTty scored
Wal made q brautiIu long dive tO cent
that was wOr b two bSgs 10 him and bromgh
In Cullins and Byron; Billings forgot himself
strUppd over the plate and stepped down RDC
out; Wall scored on passed Dali; Hansen
fannrd out
Alexandrla came to the plate with
captain who looked like a man who
felt itchy for sUmethIDg 10 fact, be- insInuatet
that hr WOu D ike to eat \ sOft.bOtIed umpire
but when some Of US assured him that th,
fuod was suTs o. disagree vii him be decided
to plsy nall instead Hyams went put On
Z nice Gy to HHggerty; Collins couldn't mold
Wells ball and Wrll got to first; White sen
foul spinning out iD'O the world Ike
piece OF bad news and Byron made the run
Bing catch VI his life, putting White gu
Ridge took first On dead ball and NtehDl
( made an easy tap and q vicious run, bU
| found the hall waiting for him at fist. Int
fhr ie went Alexandria, aud the sun g.
hotter and hotter. RrinRueT put Nv 4
|, SrewaIt's hands; Hunter put smother Int
s Ridges; Taylor made aD etgspt foul, Whi
GtbrOI took IN after run that was Wor'
gong to Alexandra TO see, and Lake Charlrl
' + tirei. FfT Alex ndria Gibson made o
|, easy Ilp and got 70 first White did pspcisel
the same thiI K; stewart took bTsC on ball
IS and ut This juTc'ure the itchy spot crePt ~
9 over Gibson, because the umpire didn't su'
8 him, SO he ordered hls men e. guilt Plsyi1p
OrtmeyeT stood calmly, watch ~ hand, u
. tune was up, when be gave the game
= Lake Charles, and of In the dreamy dtstane
|. the baud played Gar y the message TO Mar,
: / know she's true TO me"
After thirty minutes wrGDgliDg all hand
Q agreed to spoil out and start over sgain, an
/
d got the worst Of the bargain. Tom Costell
\ was selected to umpire ths second game, an
f0m, borr vii & a pistol and chew {
s. tobAcco, went out tptv the hsld apd eallr
;, the game, Lake Charles ~ the bat HaggeTt
a | went cut on an easy fy 10 White; Collins Ou
= on a short tip 10 Hyams; Byron got 70 first 0
balls stole SECOND and was L0t On BY Ws
Dir III while tryit q 10 steal third For AleI
and, Ia Hyans b Tied safe 70 hTst; We'll put
Q Hy into BllIipgE hands and Rillings sent
s Ike fasb Y Taylor catching ont HySn
drOIf sent . fy out into left field and RelDaI
u picked it out N the air. FIR Lake ChaTII
I. Wall went 10 first on balls; Billings got b
q aud went 10 first, advancing Wall 70 seeonC
: ii nsen got BIZ BY ball and this alled 4
y bases; Reinsuer by the sphere 9 crack ~
s. sounded like bank breaking bringing hon
m Wall aud Billings; Gibson mlsealcnlated di
| tauee aud Hanseu shot home, this seemed /
" rattle Gib,On little for be made anoihl
)t error which ReluRuer took advantage u 81
scored; Huutsr stepped across The plate att
q ball aud was put out BY the umpire; 4 vi
n went out on 0y 10 Leckie and HaRgerty d
"a the same 10 Gibson who played short STOP
Y this game. and this retired the side. RidI
" Bit short TO Collins Wbp must have thOugl
d the 6rst bsse man was as tall as himsrlf ss
as sent af least ten feet oyer FaYl0Fs leal
4 lettlnR Ridge % 50; Nichols went to first (
" baliB Gibson died on easy ny to Colin
ie White did the same trick; Stewart knockt
" short 10 srcoud and Hunter showed II IN
/, bur TO Taylor, which settltd the inning
y Another long wait ensurd There SCENE
70 10 be only two balls 10 The town ard both
Is th-m were IA the weeds. Gibs laid dow
ne 90 the edge of TIE diamond and fOF awhile
~ looked III ihnugh Depnis WIS 70 5e the pan
~ of III second game. AT last bal "
found; collins struck out; ByFon got first 9
balls aud reached third on Whites wi
s. thrOW TO see0nd; Wall pushed thr ball out
De his way aud mad, d ~ but 'Yrrdid th tblI
n aud was picked "a ~ seepnd; Billings wake
= wn 10 fisf on ballr and Hansen Triirrd Il
side b, = little ay TO Wait For the n
re RIVER boys II reads ~ hrr cFispi Lrekie strp'
u out; HYams struck 0ui; Wei struck W
n Billings I'D b, gun q series Of pefpleTti
q iu--baot., out-shndts, aud down hpots
4. III the fourth inDing Rfirauer BIZ safe
Al | a base, hut played IiItle too far away aI
e Hymns pnt him ont; HnttrF got Bit BY Y
- b III and vent 70 hrsi; Taylor ssnt ay
to Ridge who to9k care u Il, HsRg ~ dove
"a hall 10 left Held which klewart mufed a.
n, HuntrF seOr, d; gullins eputdn3t meke NrS
y % ihe Lake boys went iptu Ahe Geld vi
droF wept out 90 . pop ~ Ridge made
safe bit 10 ieft hrld; Ntch0le struck the b
IA a. Qilisfsa " hn fspfva H. duWn II HunERF III