The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-07-27

~AASCA oCNCISiy CIlLlClSlHS TIE Su1IOl
OF the News for his defense of the
players of the Paris baseball club,
when 1T was evident that they had re-
celved the worst of it in several games
which they had played with the Win
chester club and sighting the Wilson
incident and referringsto it as coward
~ and unwarranted, the editor of the
winchester News takes his pen in hand
and in lengthy editorial criticises the
league managers, President Hammond,
Umpire Dunbar, while an article con-
trlbuted by "a friend of baseball"
practically sanctions the assault upon
Dunbar by Campbell, a member of
Winchester club, who is now lying in
idleness as result of his folly.
1t we can recall correctly the Incl
dent which led up to the assault Of
Umpire Wilson in this city, it in many
respects compares very favorably with
those which prompted the attack upon
Dunbar. in the game with Richmond
last Friday, Schmidt of the Winchester
club was on third, and in an attempt
to catch him off the base the ball was
thrown to WEIGH, the third baseman.
who, it is stated, missed it, the ball
striking . spectator. WEIGH recovered
the ball in time to catch Schmidt at
the plate. Dunbar, it is said, declared
Schmidt safe and after protests from
the Richmond players, changed his de-
clslon and declared him out.
can 1t be expected that the fans
and base ball public will stand for
such a weakened, inefficient UNI
plre?" says the editor of the News.
Could 1t be expected that the fans
and base ball public of Paris should
stand for such weakened and in
efficient umpire" as Wilson? Was it
not under protests Of Winchester play
ers that Ochs was called out in home
after scoring clearly on a sacrifice?
If the action Of Dunbar was enough to
prompt an assault at the hands of
player in uniform was not the decision
OF Wilson enough to merit the severe
drubbing he received at the hands of
irate fan?
The editor of the Winchester News
appeals to President Hammond and
league managers to take some action
in righting the alleged wrongs and
further states: "But it is the welfare
of the Blue Grass League that con-
Germs US. Its future existence is in a
precarious condition and unless some
thing is done to stop this constant
wrangling the league will go under.
Umpire WEIGH, in an sIntervlew in
Thursdays Enquirer, said that five.
men approached him to bride him to
decide for the Paris team. Umpire
Rasche said that all of the Umpires
had it in for Winchester. We do not
know about the truth of WEIGHS state
ment, but we believe fully the state
ment of Rasche. Winchester has GER
tainly caught the hot rod from the ula-
pires."
And in this he is again wrong. If
the future existence of the league is
In a precarious condition and unless
something is done to stop this wrang-
ling or the league will go under" it
will be we'll for the league managers
to get together and remove the true
cause of all the trOuble-the Winches-
ter club, or enough of it's kicking
members to set a good example for
those remaining. AS for the inter-
view of Umpire WEIGH, had the editor
of the News learned the true facts, as
stated by Welch to a reliable Paris
man that the men who approached him
were Frankfort men who offered him a
oribe. instead of taking false news
paper reports, he would not have put
the above in print-which he did no
doubt with malicious intent-en-
deavoring to cover it over with what
former Umpire Rasche said concern
ing Winchester and that she got the
worst of it from all the umpires.
The communication in the Winches
TrrnF 80 Fz-S0
seems designed to incite feeling among
the Winchester fans and players that
is anything but pleasant toward the
umplres of the league and while it.
says, "all agree. Of course, that moth
ing that smacks of rowdyism should
be tolerated, it it a well-known fact
that rowdyism permeates the very at
mosphere around the Hustlers' camp.
The conclusion: Dunbar must 90.
and If that one Campbell is not suffi-
cleEt to rid the Blue Grass League of
this fellow, there are others" is
enough to convince anyone of a fair
mind that unless Winchester gets
everything that is to be given, there IS
sure to be howl go up, and they will
getlt even if they have to go so far as
to take the scalp Of an umpire.
The Winchester club is getting paid
back In their own coin. The tactics
they have been pursuing in their eff
forts to win games in the past have
been, very noticeable. Now when an
umpire comes along to give their op-
ponents what they think a square
deal, there is the same old story sent
out from Winchester" robbed by the
umpire and we will have his blood or