Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-07-05
ON THE HOG"
Umpire Takes Two Games From
Locals at Vincenaes.
Paducah Club Will Be Here This
Week and Three Exciting
Contests Are Promised.

Paducah will be here this week |
for series Of three games with
Hopkinsville, commencing tomor-
row afternoon, and lovers of fue
ball playing will have an opportu-
nifty of witnessing three great con-
tests. After the games here with
Paducah, the locals will go to Hen
derson for a series of three games,
The games scheduled for this
place July 8, and 5 were trans
ferred to Cairo. The first contest
resulted in a victory for the Egyp-
tians, the score being ? to l. Up
to the ninth inning the score stood
l to 0 in favor of Hopkinsville, but
Cairo got two men across the plate
in the last half of the ninth, thus
winning out.
Paducah lost to Clarksville, at
Paducah, Sunday. The score was
to 0, The same day Vincennes
won from Henderson. Seventeen
runs were made, the Indianians
making 9 and the Hens 8.
In the series of games last week
at Vlnceunes between Hopkinsville
and the team of that place, Hop
kinsville got one and Vincennes
was given two. Shuster umpired,
and according to the players, simp-
| ly robbed the locals. 1t is claimed
that in all close decisions he de
cided in favor of Vincennes. The
score in the first game, played
Thursday, was II to 5 in favor Of
the Indianians. la the contest
Friday Vincennes was also given
the game. The score was much
closer than the day before, being ,
to U, but it is said that the umpire
used the same tactics against Hop.
kinsville in all close decisions.
The third game of the series was
won by HopSinsville by the score Of
5 to /. This was pitched battle,
in which Bomar, of the local team,
had the best of it. He struck out
eight men. Hoeppel, of the locals,
sent ball over the fence for home
run.
The Cairo team touched up
lClarksville's pet pitcher for nine.
lteen hits and twelve runs, at
lClarksville, Saturday, while the
sang diggers got only three safe
drives off of Wagner. The game
was too one-sided to be Interesting.
The score was II to 5, which re-
bminds one of the old fashioned
"'townball'' score.
1 The game at Henderson Saturday
4 between Paducah aud Henderson,
broke up in a row, and was forfeit
\ led to Henderson. In the seventh
inning the score stood ? to DIN favor
\ of Paducah. Umpire Setely
benched Girard for protesting
\ against a decision. Potts Directing
was also benched. Catcher Land,
LOT Paducah, swung hard on Set
dey,s jaw from directly behind,
Knocking him down. The police
interferred and arrested Land.
,Settley gave the game to Hender-
son by the score of 9 to 0. Land
pleaded guilty before magistrate
and was 6nedS25 and costs. Pres.
ident Thompson fined Land SIS and
suspended him indefinitely.
Fridays game at Clarksvllle
proved an uointeresting contest,
the score being as follows; Cairo
?, Clarksville 10. The game be-
tween Henderson and Paducah, at
Henderson Friday, was won by
Paducah. The score was g to 5.
Henderson errors lost her the
game. The game at Henderson
Thursday was a very fine one and
was won by Paducah, the score
being 5 to 2. The Hens did good |
ball playing, but heavy batting by
the Paddles won the contest. At
Clarksville Thursday Cairo won
from the Tennesseeans by the score
of 5 10 8.
Standing of the Clubs July 4.
P. W. L. Pc.
Paducah 4S "a IA 7OS
Cairo so SO II 600