The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1920-07-01

VI llIC h't'CtVCHttl NOAtulSs SOU"}
we have our Ell Collins, iris
Speaker, 1y Cobb, Walter John
son, Babe Ruth and scores Of 9th
ers compared to Il scant half dozen
stars Of old times, today we have
leagues organized throughout the
United States playing professional
ball compared to only one league
in the old days.
Having been out Of the parish
for the past ten years | made it
my duty to keep posted on the af
fairs in every way that l could
but | must admit l grew Negligent
in regard to baseball. therefore
when an old friend of mine inv tied
me to take ride to town with
him Friday June 25th 1920 to see
the Old town play one of her hea-
ted rivals, | was ,ickIed to get :,
chance to see old Na,ch,toches
play ball rs only Natchitoches
could in the good old days gone
by.
Did l sec a ball game! Yes,
nine innings of the rottenest ball
game l ever witnessed in my life;
for nearly three hours we got mis-
cradle torture, absolutely nothing
did we get ANYTHING like the ball
game of We olden times. errors of
omission, errors of commission,
bonehead plays. stage fright. The
kid teams back on the kisatchie
wouldn't be responsible for dumb
uniform playing as that pulled off
by the team wearing the good old
Natchitoches uniform.
The EMPIRES were dandies. |
must admit, our jumps in the old
days didn't have the breast pro-
tcctor, or the >bird cage over his
head, bu! let N. tell you right
now they knew the rule as ap-
piled to baseball and it is as essen.
tlal now as.it was then, that tue
Umpire must know baseball before
he attempts TO do the umpiring
act.
Your pitcher deserves much
credit tor attempting to throw the
spit bali supported by such a team
as he had Friday. right-felJ for
instance, twas simply awful; a
runner going to third, on a strike
out when the catcher missed the
third strike and overthrow first.
saw IA runner score from first Oh,
, hunt to the iniichl followed by'
,hree wild throws. Good gra-
;ious, would our boys back in the
Did days do anything like that?l
No. they were taught better,
aught when they got the ball in
heir hand and did not know
where to throw it. to hold it. !
Your coach; where was he, may
'e you haven't one, so much for
hat if you haven't. Let me tell
'ou right now dear old Natchito-
hes you need one the worst in the
World in fact you need coach
nd nine ball players. !
Your grounds location and grand ,
tand are all simply fine,. one :
ouldn't ask for better from u
own of your size, but get to- t
ether, If you haven't enough n
honey, sell more stock but what 8
yer you do, don't pull off any 9
lore of that stuff that you did !
riday for fifty-6ye cents a throw ,
: you soon will be playing to N
npty seats.
Game Sunday, maybe l will go, c
may see some good playing II
'om the Shreveport side but that +
unch of insists wearing the Nat y
litoches uniform couldn't i'm -
rove enough in two years to :,
axe it interesting for the CHICO :,
AXE team. "
Now IN folks and bali play r
$. ! d bt bawling out anybody j
1t remember what the famous II
d circus manager used to say 81
'out one born ever minute, iii Y
u think he was right. go to it, be
am going to vote Democratic W
;ket and drink grape juice as te
1g as l can get it. Nay, Nay, Is:
llorldlna, no more hot wells, ad
cream or Boyce for me. in
May call around and visit again
;er the Sunday game wi b