A famous baseball game in Ruston was the benefit game played by the “Fats” and the “Leans” in celebration of the installation of the fountain at City Park. Players included Rev. R.H. Wynn, W.J. Lewis, Dr. J.F. Johnston, Tom Connell, O.S. Castlin, C. W. Perkins, H.M. Warren, Abe Conn, J.H. Mays, Charles Carter, Rev. S.W. Brown, R.E. Carter, E.S. Kidd, Tom Boyd, Frank Martin, N.B. Boyd, Newton Jackson, S.L. Barksdale, and Charles Gullatt.