St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1894-09-15
THE GAME THAT WASN'T
PLAYED.

tiers of Chfcot and the Crescents of Or
elousas for the championship of til
parish and half of the gate receipt:
which was to take place on the Wash
ing Race Park last Sunday, was proven
ted by rain. 1t was bitter disappoint
ment to all concerned, as extenSiy
preparations which entailed no littl
expense had been gone into for the oc
easion, and the game held in cage
expectancy by the entire sporting ele
ment of the parish. The two team
appeared Notwithstanding the inele
ment weather, ready to do battle
the rain ceased long enough to allow il
thus demonstrating that there were n,
white feathers" in either of them.
NO definite arrangement for anofhe
game was made, but conference be
tween the managers of the two club
was held in Washington, and it is be
Iieved that the game will be PLAYED hers
Sunday September %, Chicot being al
lowed three players outside of theil
club, and OpeiouSas one, the contest tx
he for the championship (now held by
Chicot), q purse and q percentage of the
gate receipts. The Opelousas boys will
= enclose their park and put it in thorough
condition for the occasion, SO we are in.
formed.
We were kindly and gratuitously
given seat in the omnibus which con.
yeyed the club, up pire, etc., GA in mum
ber) to Washington, and the following
notes of the journey are put in just as
taken on the spot, without embellish-
ment or exaggeration:
O:lQ-Left Opelousas, all on a bus
Not one in the crowd but had been on a
bus before, not SO full. Driver
threatens mutiny Or account of the
fullness Of the bus. Song.
10:40.-Ominous clouds overhead. Our
prophet prophesies rain. Song by
chorus. Applause.
f0.50-(ltIT paaf iS unnarlrpd and fYaI,v-
ishes for full ten minutes. Our prophets
prophesy verified.
u.-Driyer's cigars stolen and passed
around. Poet "of courses" The third
Whit settles him, and with CLASSY eyes
and foaming mouth he eXclaims in a
dramatic tone: "He who filched the
drivers cigars, stole trashr Slow
music.
IL :05.-Backsliding sugar planters
handled with bare knuekles. Resolu-
tions passed requesting their immediate
evacuation from the Democratic party.
Fociferous applause.
II :l0.-La Marseillaise. by James Larry.
Applause by the driver. Unless you
understand French you can not appre-
ciate the beautiful national hymn of
France. Rouget de TiIsle eulogized by
our poet. Rouget is the Alshtian youth
who composed "La Marseillaise" in 1892
History is silent concerning the fate of
this patriotic youth, but we suppose he
is dead.
II :25.-Various songs. We arrive in
Washington, and tender ourselves a
rousing reception. We are treated TO
selves affair altogether. All hopes for
the game blighted. Streets resemble
those of Venice.
II :40-We drive TO depot to await the
arrival of the Hustlers. Hustlers arrive,
and likewise tender themselves recep-
tion.
Il:I5-We drive to town. Raining in
torrents. We escort ourselves to res
taarant, where we partake of a lunch.
Some were seen to issue from the res
taurant with a sausage. We had gior-
ious time; Sunday law strictly ob-we
can't say it.
From y to it will be observed our
note book was by some unacountable |
means muzzled. Something dreadful
occurred, no doubt, which thus sileneed
our little friend, and it was ! before he
could resume his little task:
Up. m.-Things waxing warm. Chicot |
wants to play, rain or shine. Crescents
accept and start is made for the
grounds. Chicot won't play if Caldwell
is put in the box. Game finally declared
off
I:30.-Start for home. Recitation
@He played on a harp of Il thousand |
strings" by poet. Applause. Song.
"A passing vehicle attracts all eyes.
Some magnetic object is waved in the |
air. Our poet discerns it. He cries out I
"a horse, horse, my Kingdom for q
his kingdom was worth q horse, he
undertakes the chase on foot, and soon I
precipitates in n ditch. He yells again |
for lorse-the fleeing tempters stop
Ifs passed around-siIenca reigns-
empty-moye oni
yr ok
rather tired from the muddy ride. /
And thus the curtain is rung down on
the long-expected, much-diseussed and
promising game of ball which didn't
come off. May its ashes repose in peace!
A correspondent of the Washington
Post from opeiousas signing himself
@H. f." expresses himself thus:
81 hope while keeping In the line of
Democracy, your paper, while
White Supremacy, will not
be iured into the fanaticism of White
League or Whfte7capism."
What sort of white supremacy does
III. E." want the Post to uphold? Is it
white supremacy upheld and enforced
by white primaries ? If not, let him in
himself to the public explain
what he means. III he does not mean
that he is in favor of white primaries,
what plan does he propose by which to
secure white supremacy? Does he ex-
pect the abstract principle to enfore it ,
self? He writes a note for publication
to make the charge lby inuendo) that &
and white leagueism are
one and the same thing. Now let him
give the public some information that {
It really wants instead of giving cur !
rency to this stale roorback. His letter
Is from 0pelousas, the headquarters of c
political news and of the opposition to
white primaries. Here also are the
headquarters OF the Democratic Exec ,
alive Committee OF the parish. Does t
III. f." know how the chairman of
hat committee stands upon this ques- :
ion? If he does, he will oblige an ex- {
,eetant public by giving it the informa- !
ion. Let him write again to the Post
ind tell the public, not whether he is in i
ayor of white supremacy, but let him |
,ay whether he is in favor of white
,rimdrfes; and IL he is not, by what 4
,lan does he propose to secure white p
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LIST OF LETTERS. 3
Remaining in the Post Office at Ope-
ousas, Ia. for the week ending Sept. Ia, I
S9I which il not called for within 10
lays, will be sent TO the dead letter of !,