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False and Baseless Reports.
Donaldsonville, La., May 5, 1908.
EDITOR OF THE CHIEF:
I understand that Mr. I. J.
Fowler, manager of the White
castle baseball team, has been
announcing in Whitecastle, in
connection with the game played
here with the local team Sunday
before last, that I haddvercharged
him on advertisements and balls;
that he had to pay exorbitant
hack hire and hotel bills and that.
he discharged a bill for music.
He also claimed and has stated
that a large batch of tickets were
not redeemed.
I desire in justice to the home
team, the people of Donaldson
ville and myself to refute these
charges and give the facts.
Mr. Papet on behalf of thel
Whitecastle team helped count
the tickets taken in by the gate
keepers placed by that team.
Amongst the tickets were three
of the Lafourche Base Ball Asso
ciation, which had not been sold
on that day, amounrting to eighty
five cents. These were all that
were not redeemed. The total
receipts were $195.70. From
which, in accord ance with custom,
there was deducted ten per cent
or $19.57 for park rent, $4.00 for
posters and advertisements, and
$3.00 for balls. Of the balance,
$169.13, there was paid Mr. Fow
ler $67.65, or forty per cent, his
team being the loser of the game.
