The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1915-12-04
WANT BIG GAME STAGED HERE,
DonaldsonviMe Logical Place for L
S. U.-Tulane Clash.

,. w. ulane SlaSh.
It having been suggested that the
/ next football game between the Lou
isiana State University and Tulane
teams be played on neutral grounds,
Secretary R. S. Vickers of the local
Chamber of Commerce has addressed
a communication to the athletic au-
thorities of the two institutions, point
ing out that Donaldsonville is the
logical place for the contest, and at
the same time offering the use of
/ the South Louisiana Fair grounds
free of charge.
Donaldsonville, because of it's CEN
trial location a@d the populous terri
tory Immediately adjacent, offers 'ex-
ceptional opportunities for securing
an immense attendance. AS matter
of fact, it is believed that the crowd
which would assemble here to wit
ness the annual clash between Jhe
teams in question would greatly ex-
coed any that has viewed these con-
tests either in New Orleans or Ba
ton Rouge. This city is access lie
by the Mississippi Valley and be
Texas & Pacific railroads, as wei hs
two branch lines running down el#
side of Bayou Lafourche, the nbst
thickly populated rural section in he
United States. The last day Of ne
recent South Louisiana Fair the 1
Der of paid admissions was ly
double that of the L. S. UT me
game on Thanksgiving Day in Ba-
ton Rouge.
Besides the railroad facilities, bat
excursions could be run from pm
Rouge and other points up and En
the river, with dancing as 81 al
attraction to while away the rs
consumed in making the trip. 80,
| the fine gravel roads leading Ito
Donaldsonville would enable hund Dis
Of football enthusiasts to come pr
| the GAM via the automobile 70 Ne.
| These roads now extend from b.
jacksonville to Labadieville on Bau
Lafourche, and from Donaldson lie
to Bayou Goula on the west banl of
the river. By next Thanksgiving #he
latter highway will have been q m
pleted to Port Allen, opposite Bal pm
Rouge, while splendid gravel r d
will have been constructed to ext@d
from the present terminus of the ga
ton Rouge model road at Hope Villa
to the dividing line between the par
lshes of Ascension and St. James,
giving continuous hard-surfac
highway from the capital city to
barrow, opposite Donaldsonville,
from whence automobiles and other
vehicles can be transported across
the river on the commodious steam
ferryb& Ruth.
In tins connection, attention is
called to the fact that Donaldson
vile had to come to the assistance
of Baton Rouge on the occasion of
the Tulane-Louisiana State game last
week. Due to the high wind which
prevailed, the makeshift Baton Rouge
ferry, consisting of a decked barge
and tugboat, made no crossings af-
ter 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and a
number of automobiles from vari-
Gus points on this side of the river
who had gone to the capital city to
see the big game were compelled to
drive to Darrow in order to cross the
river with their cars. The ferryboat
tween $3.50 and $50 o'clock Thanks
giving night and conveyed seventeen
automobiles from barrow to Donald
sonville. The excellent ferry ser
vice available here is another point
in favor of the selection of Donald
sonville as the place for the state
championship game.
Other advantages are the spacious
fair grounds, only seven blocks from |
the main business street; large
grand-stand, a commodious four
story hotel, and numerous eating
houses. In fine, Donaldsonville can
not only produce the crowds, but is
in position to take excellent care of |
them.
AS further inducement, assurance
has been given of the willingness of
the city to bear any reasonable ex-
pense toward putting the gridiron in
satisfactory condition or erecting
temporary bleachers to accommodate
the crowd.
A reply to Mr.. Vickers' communi-
cation has been received from T.
Semmes Walmsley, of the Tulane
faculty committee on athletics, who
writes that he shall do all in his
power ID have the Donaldsonville of
fer accepted. ut certainly looks
particularly attractive to me-" writes
Mr.. Walmsley, "and | feel that we
should all cooperate for this great
effort"
A reply from the L. S. U. athletic
authorities has not yet been received.