The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-05-04
Baseball Bulletin.

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Napoleonvilles at that town on Sunday
mainly through the inability of the
birds to connect safely with Talbot's
benders and incidentally through the
perfect support accorded the twirler
by his hackers, not one of whom had
a miscue chalked against him.
The Assumptionites scored first in
the fifth inning, the run being a gift
from Yentzen, who forced in runner
by walking three successive batters
after two were ont. Their other two
were made in the seventh on free
pass, q double and a single. The
Pelicans had several opportunities to
push one across. but each time were
prevented from doing SO by the Nap
vile fielders, who always "happened
to be there
Pelicans ...... Q o 0 o o 9 Q 90 2 4
Batteries: Yentzen and Creoli; Talbot and
Gilbert Umpire-Gilbert.
Monday afternoon atCleyeland Park
oLIS CShSESOA SO14CSO uOOhCd up
with the Pelicans and won out after a
long and pretty struggle, marred only
by the aerial journey of the locals in
the ninth inning, during which the
game was won and lost. The college
boys were at bat first and went out,
three. The Pelicans took their
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Guillot singled and Creoli duplicated
the stunt; Acosta famed; Bauer was
passed to first, but Sehonberg laid one
down to first and retired the side.
Gosserand walked, but was caught
trying to steal second; Leblanc and
Barker famed. Rodrigue fouled out;
Werner and Yentzen walked, scoring
on Weber's three-sacker, while the
batter was put out as he oVer-ran the
bag; Guillot struck OUT
Leblanc and Nicolle were both easy
outs; Bouchereau singled to left, but
attempted 60 steal and came to grief.
Acosta and Creoli flew out to left, and
Bauer went out, pitcher to first.
Hargis was out on q groundeP to
second and Aycock flew Gus to the
same place: Rhodes landed safely, but
Gosserand struck out Schonberg hit
an easy fly 90 short and Rodrigue did
the same TO first; Werner put one in
left and Yentzen walked, but Weber
flew out to left.
During the fifth and sixth the only
action worthy of note was Barker's
SINGLE In the seventh. Weber sent a
long fly TO center that was neatly ham
died by S. Leblanc: Guillot again hit,
but was forced at second when Creoli
grounded to the guardian of that bag;
Acosta hit safely. and when Aycock
let Bauer's grass.cutter get by, Creoli
scored, while the batter reached first;
Schonberg waited for four bad ones
and got 'em~fllfng the bases, but
Rodrigue pushed one to che pitcher,
going out.
The collegians began scoring in the
eighth and the cadet corps awoke. 3.
Leblanc went safe on Weber's error:
Nicolle hit one down the third base
line and Leblanc scored. Weber pre-
venting Werner from picking up the
ball, claiming 1t was foul. During
the discussion Nicolle stole third and
crossed the rnbber later on wild
pitchs The succeeding three batters
did not reach frsts The Pelicans were
quickly retired in their hall, Werner
going out from pitcher to frstg Yentzen
tanning and Weber retiring On
pop-up fly TO short, after having
reached third on hit to the bleachers
which was first declared fair and then
foul.
The ninth Gthis Is where the birds
scared Rhodes went safe on an err
ror OF Yentzen's and stole second;
Gosserand missed three: S. Leblanc
sent one through Weber and Rhodes
raced home; Barker walked: J. Lee
Blanc reached first on a choice, and
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Blanc; Creoli threw to catch Nicolle
at second and Barker crossed the pan;
Weber let Bouchereau's grounder get
by and Nicolle tailed; Hargis few out
to Weber; Aycock drew four bad ones,
but Rhodes famed, ending the agony.
The birds could do nothing in their
half and the game ended with the
score standing thus:
Jefferson College 0 o 0 o o g SJS3
Pelicans.s.... 2 o o o ! o 0-3 s
batteries: Bouchereau and NicolIe, Bauer
and Creoi and Guillot. Umpire-Tearney.
Sunday afternoon o team from the
United States gunboat Wasp met de-
feat at the hands of the local Reliance
club by a score of 10 to 3. The feature
of the game was the pitching of the
locals slab artist, Leblanc, who gave
but two hits and struck out fourteen
batters. Score by innings3
Wasp ...s-s. 0 Q o "a o o O-3 2 4
Reliance...s. : Q 0 Q & z-10 Il s
Batteries Leblanc and Babin; Sundery and
Kelly. Umpire-Iearney.
Proceedings of Town Council.