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SPORTS Part one in a series Remember the 00adesboro Woodducks ? t, second base and shortstop; AI "Ace" [ By DUANE E. HARRIS Landry, catcher; Dennis "The Menace" Sports Editor Ponchatoula baseball fans, back to the mid-50's and you remember the "Wadesboro ," one of the prehistoric which later developed into the Saints baseball team. teamed up as a pastime, 12 constituted one of Ponchatoula's youth baseball teams. demand, the league grew as a result, the original team players as Rousseaus Night Owls, The bgfield Rebels and The Saints for over seven years. told by "Mrs. Baseball," Margie the team was originally of high school players and players stuck together after Mrs. Lessard was the official scorekeeper long before :lays with Dixie Youth. rding to "Mrs. Baseball" all the players live in Ponchatoula and areas today. original Woodducks were: "Blackie" Landry, left fielder; "Butch" Wall. first, second and Ralph "Snoopy" Landry, Landry; bat boy; Willie "Boots" Landry. pitcher; John "Coon" Freeman, second baseman; Larry "Foots" Lessard, center fielder and pitcher; Ronald "Wine" Landry, catcher and center fielder; Louis "Beattle" Rottman, third baseman and centerfielder and Larry "Jake'" Caldwell, shortstop and second baseman• "There are so many things that none of us will ever forget. The team grew so fast and as the team grew, the seasons got longer," recalled Mrs. Lessard. "We were playing tournaments with other towns long before the arrwal of Ponchatoula's Dixie Youth Baseball Association. In fact, I'd say that the team set a milestone in Ponchatoula baseball," recalled Mrs. Lessard who these days keeps baseball statistics for Ponchatou]a's Dixie Youth Baseball Association• The team of Wadesboro cousins played some rather unusual qames, as remembered by Mrs. Lessard: "It was so funny the time the team clressed up in dresses like girls and played baH! Better yet, the team even played donkey baseball on the backs of donkeys! Unlike today's baseball the parents were there The Wadesboro Woodducks Members of the 1958 Wadesboro right), John Freeman, Bobby Landry, Louis Rottman, Ralph Landry, Larry Woodducks who later played as the Butch Wall, Henry Watkins and Larry Lessard and Donald Landry. Springfield Rebels, Rousseau's Night Caldweil, (Middle) Dennis Landry, Owls, and The Ponchatoula Saints in Henry Arnold, AI Landry and Ronald (Photo courtesy of Mrs. Margie Lessard) the early 1960's, were (bottom left to Lessard, (Standing) Margie Lessard, for every game, whether we played home or not," added Mrs. Lessard. The baseball seasons were considerably different then. The team began playing when the weather warmed up following winter and they played until football season. Several seasons started in February and the cousins played twice a week for over half the year, recalls Mrs. Lessard. "They definitely set the pace for generations to folh)w," concluded Mrs. Lessard. Photo and facts courtesy of "'Mrs. Baseball," Margie Lessard. THE PONCHATOULA TIMES, JULY 25, 1985, PAGE ELEVEN Dixie Boys extend thanks The Ponchatoula Dixie Boys would like to thank the following individuals and merchants for their support in sending both the thirteen and fourteen year olds to their respective state tournaments. The fourteen year old tournament starts in Bossier City on July 20, the thirteen year old tournament is being held in Belle Chase on July 27. We are still in need of funds to have a successful trip, if any organization, business or individual would like to make a contribution call Melvin Allen at 386-9898 or Frank Lipps at 386-6758. Thanks again to the following, Gramps and Lou Fitzmorris, Ballards and Sons, Triple "R" Printing, Citizens Finance, Wolfe's Lumber, Hardy Richardson, Picou Lumber, The Country Cobbler, Charlotte's Webb, Godfrey Stieb, Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Thibodeaux, Lester Felder, Richard Harper, Stanley Cowen, Polly Kenny, Doc Gideon, D&R Drive In. Tale's, Tangi Finance, Pat's Hydraulic Service, Tangi Meat Packers. Mr. & Mrs. Woody Kinchen, The Enterprise, The Ponchaloula Times, Brad-Vitter Service, C&V Grocery, Johnny Demarco, Ponchatoula Pharmacy, Gateway Motors and Jackson Vaughan Insurance. ,/ Red strikes again! This red fox captured on film recently by Lane resident John Ford who offering the fox domestic food Place of her natural prey. Ford her dilemma when a local company cleared acreage that provided food and refuge Countless types of wildlife. Food since diminshed and wildlife is to about five acres. Most of the wildlife, like "Lady Red" have been forced to seek other means of food or starve. Ford began feeding "Lady Red" on a regular basis when he discovered that she also provided nourishment for a nearby den of h .ungry pups. Ford says his experience has been typical of that experienced by neighboring residents who are also helping the displaced wild animals in their area. 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HARRIS Sports Editor East of Ponchatoula, on Davis Lane off Dunson joad lives a real fox! Years ago, the land surrounding the John Ford residence on Davis Lane, was thickly populated with all forms of wildlife• Time passed, people moved in and cleared the land that fed the wildlife. "The people have chased all the animals away and those who haven't left are starving," complained Ford. He blames new development in the RookieAll By DUANE E. HARRIS Sports Editor Ponchatoula's Dixie Youth Rookie All-Stars advanced into the 10-year- olds semi-final bracket Monday, July 22 when Ponchatoula defeated the hapless Cefalu team on a Tommy Ragan run, 6-5. At deadline time noon Tuesday the team's fate lay before it if teh rookies pullled off another win Tuesday night in the consolation bracket, they would play for the district championship Wednesday in Loranger, unless postponed by weather (which would allow readers of this report to attend the game)• Ponchatoula took the lead by a run in the first inning Monday but was tied by Cefalu in the fourth frame. Hammond's rookies drew home two base runners in the fifth while Ponchatoula edged up at bat to score three and win the game. "Tommy Ragan and Bobby Wolfe were just super on the mound," later remarked Margie "Mrs. Baseball" Lessard. That they were. Tommy and Bobby struck out six Cefalu batters and walked only three. Surprisingly enough, Hammond scored on three walks and two singles. Jason McMorris and Jeffrey Berthelot, who together gained the lead in the initial inning for Ponchatoula and also led in scoring. Jeffrey commanded the scorebooks when he went three for three on two singles and a triple. Not only did Jeffrey lead in both hits and runs, but stolen bases with two. Jason McMoms followed closeby in runs with two as Tommy Ragan scored Ponchatoula's winning run in the fifth frame. Jason McMorris, Tommy Ragan and Bobby Wolfe rapped out the team s doubles as Bobby also led in sacrifices with two taken in the final inning. Trey Harris led Ponchatoula in walks with two, followed by Tommy Ragan who was walked once. Overall, Tommy Ragan led the team in RBrs with two as Jeffrey Berthelot and Jason McMorris attributed one each to the list. Rookies defeat St. Tammany Ponchatoula's Bobby Wolfe and Tommy Ragan dominated the pitchers mound striking out 14 St. Tammany batters Saturday, July 20 when Ponchatoula won 13-2. St. Tammany's runs were scored on a walk and an error while Ponchatoula rapped off 12 hits in which there were four doubles, a triple, and seven singles. Trey Harris cracked off the team's triple while Bobby Wolfe released two superior doubles. Chris Flannagan and Gene Malone followed Bobby in doubles with one while Jason McMoms and Jeffrey Berthelot led in singles with two each. Others listing singles were Tommy Ragan, Bobby Wolfe and Trey Hams. area and clearing activity conducted by a wood products firm for the defor- estation. "Literally thousands of acres that feed and house, animals were destroyed," said Ford. As a result, he said, only five acres of land exists in that area now and the local woods animals are forced to search for food in other ways, said Ford. Dog food placed outside soon started disappearing throughout the area. Upon further investigation, Ford found the culprits and that's when he met "Lady Red." "Lady Red." is a red fox who has grown to depend on civilian scraps and domestic feed for the survival of her nest of pups nearby Ford's place. "She now feeds at my home for an hour at a time. She carefully makes her way to my house and picks up the food I left for her on the driveway and takes the food to her den of starving pups," explained Ford. "It soon became a habit and I started giving her scraps and feed regularly. She's come from a thin wirey creature .Stars annihilate Cefaltt In an ending composite, Ponchatoula Sc6ted six runs taken on nine hits in which there were three doubles, a triple, two stolen bases, three walked batters, four strike outs and four individual RBI's. Hammond's Cefalu team struck out four Ponchatoula batters and walked three. In scoring, Cefalu brought home five runs on eight hits in which there was one triple. to a healthy-sized animal. As for her pups, I very seldom see them because "Lady Red" would sense my being there," said Ford. "Lady Red is only one fox of millions and one animal in trillions who are starved by the destruction of woods for timber. What about all the others? Who will see thai they survive? 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