The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-10-11
GAME IS CANCELLED
BY JESUIT HIGH ON
ACCOUNT WEATHER
St.Cahrles to Tackle the Strong
St. Martin Team This
Afternoon

The game scheduled to be played
between st. Charles College and Jes-
uit High last Sunday was cancelled
at the last moment by the New Or
leans team, much against the win of
the plucky Coteau men. The reason
advanced by the Jesuit High team for
csncelling the game was the rainy
weather and sloppy field. A continual
rain of over twelve hours had some
what impaired the condition of the
excellent gridiron at the college, but
the Red and Greens had declared that
they would play the game no matter
what the conditions would be at the
time scheduled for the kickoff. Up
to one o'clock in the afternoon the
Jesuit High team had consented to
this arrangement, but suddenly the
coach Of the High School team be-
came and called on Mr.. Roy, the
athletic director Of the st. Charles
team, to ask him to cancel the game
so that the city teams equipment
would not be ruined. Mr.. Roy object
ed strenously but promised to con-
suit Coach Pagan and get his opinion.
Both agreed that the reasons advanc-
ed by the Blue Jays was insufficient
for cancelling the game and annOun-
ced their decision to Mr.. Palermo.
The latter informed Mr.. Reed, the
Jesuit athletic director Of Mr.. Roy's
decision, who Immediately called on
the st. Charles director and coach
and advanced the second reason for
cancelling the game, namely, that he
did = not want te take the chances of
his boys getting sick by playing in
such unfavorable weather. Mr.. Roy
declared that he would not cancel the
game under any circumstances such
as has been advanced, but that if Mr..
Reed insistd on cancelling the game
and on refusing to allow his players
to take the field, the st. Charles Col
lege Athletic Association would ac-
cept the decision in the true sport
mans spirit and would not demand a
forfeiture for the Blue Jays. There
upon Mr.. Reed declared that he had
cancelled the game in the name Of the
Jesuit High team and Mr.. Pagan an
nounced Mr.. Reeds decision to the
college team. Immediately the Red
and Greens raised clamor for the
game and declared that they want
ed to play even if they had to swim.
But Mr.. Pagan prevailed on them to
accent their disappointment quitely
and the two teams parted in good
fellowship.
On arriving in Lafayette the New
Orleans team seemed to be in splend-
id spirits and openly stated that they
would have cleaned up with the st.
Charles team had the game not been
cancelled. Mr.. Roy has refused to
state W1AL ne SuAAAS sAAS
outcome Of the game would have
been. When told of the opinion Of the
city boys he merely smiled and cas-
uallv remarked that he did not know
how the boys had gotten ''their line"
since. to his certain knowledge, not
enc person who had come up from
New Orleans had been able to find out
even a probable lineup of the college
team and up to the.time that they left
the college grounds did not know
even the name of single player.
Coach Pagan is keenly disappoint-
ed at not having the game on Sun
| dav. as the college team is badly II
| need of a practice game before buck
ing against the fast and heavy team
Of Louisiana Normal on the 18th Il
| Natchitoches. As consequence Mr.
Roy has arranged for game witt
I the st. Martinville High team on Sat
turday, Oct. 18th, in Grand Coteau
The game viii be called at o'clocl
in the afternoon so as to allow speet
ators from Lafayette and other IN