The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-09-19
BLUES LOSE OUT.
Locals Trounced by L"badievilie Greys in
Spicy contest-seeond De-
feat of Season.

spicy COnEeSL--secShI 1e-
feat of Season.
In one of the suappiest and most ex-
citing games OF the season, the local
Blues went down ia defeat last Sun
day before the fast Labadieyiile Greys,
10 3 being the tale the score board
told at the end Of She spicy contest.
The lineup Of the Greys included
many of the best-knawn and speediest
professional players N the state, and
it was apparent that the team had
been assembled for Inc sole purpose of
taking & fall out ct the classy Blues,
who have been doWned hut once before
this season. A big crowd witnessed
the mix up and the roofing was fast
and furious.
The visitors practically won the
game in the first inning, when, with
one man out, Doplain travelled to first
on an error By Brockman, who fum-
bled his slow grounder to short after
Casey and Higgins had made ineffect-
ual attempts to handle it. The next
three men up, Petit, Vittar and Hem
derson, cracked out clean two-baggers,
three runs resulting. In trying TO
stretch his hit into triple, Hender-
son was thrown out at third by Weber,
Higgins making sensational one
hand stop of the local first-sacker's
high heave.
The visitors scored again in the
sixth. After Petit had singled and
been thrown out al second by
Wills on an attempted steal, Vitter
slammed out another double and
iourneyed down to third upon being
hit in the back by the ball, which
rolled out into short LETT. Henderson
hunted to first and Weber fumbled the
slow-moving sphere. Vitter crossing
the pan with what proved to be the
winning run.
The locals tailed twice in the fifth OF
an error, stolen base, o sacrifice and
two hits, one q juicy two-bagger by
Casey and the other a single by Lane
In the ninth the Blues came within ar
ace of making a Garrison finish anG
winning the game. Chastant, first up
sent a hot grounder to third and was
retired at first. Broekman singled
as did Hickey, who was sent in TO ha
for Weber. Wills poked the pill past
third and Brockman scored. Case!
famed, and Lane ended the hair
I raising scrap by popping up a fly pas
third, Roach making remarkable
catch in the midst of the crowd which
lhad over-run the grand stand ant
punched back of the third corner.
Features of the game were the field
ing of Duplain in center field for tn
! Greys and Higgins at third for tn
Blues, and a beautiful douole pla.
pulled off by Wills and Weber of th
locals.
| Score:
Labadieyille. 1880 001 600
Biue a..s. 90 SO oog
Eifs..........s..ss.2 10 oI0 IL B.
Batteries Henderson and Petit; Casey an
Wills.
Summary Earned runs-Blues 2, Labadiegill
q Two-base hits-Lane, Casey Petit. Aenael
son, Yitter. struck out--8y casey 5. by Henael
son 6. Left on bases-Blues Z, Labadleville
Double play Wills to Weber 81 Hi pItch-he1
dersan. first base on errors BIues 2 Labadls
vile Q. Stolen bases Preiean ShastaHs, Brocl
man, Weber. Sacrihee hits-NIlis z, Duplait
Petit Time of game hour and 80 minutes
Umpire Acests- Attendance
The Blues were scheduled TO tie u
with the RECOGNIZABLE Garyville team
at Cleveland Park tomorrow after
noon, but the game has been called OF
on account of wet grounds.