St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-03-30
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Madisonville Takes Initiative
in the Matter.
Calls Upon Other Parts Of
Parish to Assist.
Wants to Organize a Home
League this Season.
The National Game Should
Have Public Support.
Madisonville Takes Initiative
in the Matter.
Calls Upon Other Parts Of
Parish to Assist.
Wants to Organize a Home
League this Season.
The National Game Should
Have Public Support.

There is no sport In which the gem
eral public taFe more interest than
in base ball. We believe tho sug es-
tion below is q good one and that
home league should be organized.
There II good material for such
league to be found among our home
players and II more interest was TAX
en- In the game it would not be long
before many Of our young players
would develop into first class players.
Any how. there should be enough
sporting element in st. Tammany
parish to keep the national game go
ing. At one time Covington had 4
crack team that was beaten but twic..
in the season being opposed by some
OF the best teams from New Orleans.
We believe the mines should be made
up entirely of home players, IL pos
sible, so as to encourage practice in
the game and the development OF
home talent
Madjsonville, March ~. 1919.
To the Lovers of Baseball ct Mande-
vile, Covingtcn. Houltonville and
Madisonville. Louisiana:
We would like very much to have
representatives Of the four towns
nan ed above meet at 4 convenient
place to discuss the advisability of
organizing league among ourselves.
We have found that it Is both ex-
2eusive and unsatisfactory tosAlepead
upon New Orleans teams for weekly
games, and besides. we feel conf
dent that there would We much more
enthusiasm shown by the followers
in all the towns II baseball were put
on an organized basis.
While. of course, the organixa-
tfon, and all rules governing same.
would have to be approved by the
representatives of the four towns, we
would, by way Of making our posi-
tion clear, outline the following
plan:
Let each Of the four town organize
the best team they can get together,
made up of local talent. or of hired
players, as the rules of the league
would dictate. Arrange schedule
giving each Of the four towns an
equal break, as much as possible.
The schedule might be made up CALI
ing for league games every Sunday,
or it might be made up to permit ar
exhibition game with outside teams
occasionally. The league would have
to appoint its ofIicial umipres, scor-
ers, etc. We would suggest that
certain amount, say $25 be deposit
ed with the league by each team, Gs
an evidence CT good faith, and to
guarantee the prompt payment CT
fines by the teams. With regard to
the playing Of the games we Judge
that 1t would oe satisfactory for tie
teams to play at home and abroad Gu
alternate Sundays. AS far ss we
are concerned. we are now Of the
opinion that we could visit each of
the other three towns for . guaran-
tee Of IS, and would in turn be will
ing to guarantee this amount to the
visitors. It would probably be ar
ranged that team failing to keep
an appointment would be fined IS.
The gate receipts to be divided forty
and sixty per cent.
We think It would be to the In
terest Of oil the towns concerned to
send representatives to discuss this
matter, and as the season IL close
at hand, we would suggest Z meet
ing Sunday. March 81, 1917, at the
White City, Houltonville.
Kindly write the undersigned by
return mail stating whether or not
your town will be represented. Do
not fail to take into consideration
the advertising value Of q ball team.
Yours truly,
p. i. BLANCHARD.