Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1921-03-10
200 See Browns
Defeat PeIicans

q ss..rsI l they must have received
. b9 gs.ons disappointment Sunday
glis .ors than $500 fans packed the
Fhsn, land u4ord bandstand, bleachers
ga-'-s' dugout and overlooked to the
paysl5i roasted in trees and on the
Folnu9 and took in the first big
isn..s ball game Of the season.
iegIIs - tbe train arrived Sunday
~ there were more citizens at
gofl antion to great the visiting Peh-
% S LAYERS and New Orleans fans
~. we're present when Governor
lag l. va and the other distinguished
f l..l.-s arrived last month, and cars
49, nDourning into the city from
~ town and city in the vicinity.
es ~ crowds commenced to enter
~ ~ before noon and by 1880 a
" Inc had formed in front of the
i9ss window and, judging by the
ne. .njs Of cars parked in front of the
s l.-'y nark, every automobile owner in
g. ~ and Mississippi intended to
~ game. The biggest Fourth of
~ 4 me history of the city never
! thing on the crowds at that
~ The band played, the pop
- Yelled, the policemen kept adj
;,iinp the late corners to get off
field. the babies cried and every
~ Grained their necks looking for
letter seat.
esorge Sisler did not disappoint
y fans who had journeyed many
~ % see him in actiOn--for the
"a time to the plate the leading
s,iter Of both leagues lifted the ball
IA right field fence with one man
4 base. and when ne came up again
lbe third inning, damned the pill
a. another homer against the left
IA wall with two men on base, in
giSsntally accounting for five of the
ftrs made by St. LOoey.
ne shining play of the afternoon
"a also made by this young
p5wnie, when he started a double
vlsi that bids fair to be the best ever
rsn II the South. Sisler pulled this
aunt in the eight, with Parker on Sec
ond and Gilbert on third and Ripper
"a At the bat, a signal for a hit-and-
uh play was passed and Hyperion
anmed the ball through Bayne. Sis
II, With his 10-second stride, jumped
behind the hurler at the crack of the
at cooped the sphere and shot it
C first where Bayne, covering the
bsg, caught Rippy out, then, although
Gilbert had scored, threw home and
test Parker, making the two.
However, Sisler was not the only
ainary IN the baseball sky Sunday,
gl Underworld the only Boga-
han in organized baseball, endeared
hseh to the hometown fans and
made decided hit with those from
ths Crescent City by his stellar play
ng The first time up in The sec
ond innings, INDY knocked the bah
into center field for a clean sin
gls bringing in the first Pelican
score. At fielding Underwood is con-
sdered find, the wise guys" in the
press box and the members of the
Fsl team are loud in their comments
eTer his speed, comparing him with
ila great little Joe Sewell, who is
tsputed to have saved the Cleveland
yam from disaster after the pitched
Nl from Hurler Mays had taken
kay Chapman from the game for
aef. It is almost a foregone con-
saslon that Underwood will be the
ilfs string shortstops on the Pelican
can this season.
me spectacular playing of the 10
g boy impressed not only the Bo-
-asa fans, but the members of the
aioEnie team as well, and it is
aaely predicted that the speedy little
alusans has great future before |
lhe game with its 1914 score in |
...or Of the Browns was hardly a
sage Of the ability of the Pelicans. |
Aanager John Dobbs was forced to |
s'fOW two hurlers from the staff of |
brownies and, in a measure, this
considerable to do with the final |
kOtt opened the game for the |
". orleans boys and Rush. the
10y recruit from the Western |
sue' finished it. Higgins of the
IAN pitched for several innings,
N Ilt1 Lee Foil working such men
onoeker, Bayne and Davis in the
s1 ana changing his infield and out
" ~ around all through the game, |
"a 81 q hurler could not hope to cope
i Dsoy Doll" jacobson, who is riv-
0 ess y size by the baby of the New
.'ans team, Ike Boone, failed to
Y 70 his record as a terrific
"A ~. ~ ana managed to get only one
ay ~ o. five visits to the bat.
-. ~ Gleason, the former Chatta-
a s'ar' seems to have cinched his
,.u g Keystone man for the
4 s .ssS by his playing, but failed |
aiow up very well in hitting
ss 5ss ms former opponents in the
81. ne New Orleans newspanars wara
~ represented at the game Cor
...aeOert, Jack Tins and Jobn
Aoh were here for The Times
tss harry Martinez, for the
R,ro,,., aha Will Hamilton and H.
~, $40, .s.Ss Ior the Item. H. ]. Har-
s. - photographer of the Item.
u ps- M n town, taking pictures of
n Co., 1, ta q. grandstand, the PLAY
80 vIge Sisler and the fans in the /
81 Not Z camera man from the Har-
aa5s y ~. Picture Company also |
sfoV,;Ip.'' eures of Mayor Sullivan
hoySS.se.ne FIRST ball, George Sis
hest tbe stun and others things of in
MRS