The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-05-07
Paris Loses Opening Game to
Pioneers"

Pioneers.
Those Pioneers" came, they saw,
they conquered, but it was by no
means an easy job. The opening
League game was witnessed by at
least fifteen hundred enthusiastic fans.
We wish 1t was otherwise, but it ain t,
the score stood 8 to in favor of Il e
Pion' ers, who hail from the good
town of Richmond.
The game was an exciting one from
start to finish and highly enjoyed by
the large first-day crowd. This
crack team, the leaders in the League
at pres mt, return here Saturday morn
ing for games Saturday afternoon and
Sunday afternoon. The Paris team
has about worn out the toboggan slide
and will have new one from now on
that runs up hill. So don't get dis
| couraged, keep stiff upper lip every
cloud has silver lining and this heavy
black one that has been hanging ov, r
the Paris team is no exception to Il e
rule. The team will be strengthened
when these Pioneers" arrive Satur-
day-they look like their name too, big
husky guys, and can play ball some
Carefully look over the dope below and
you will see that it was anything but
a bad game Of ball.
Mayor James M. O'Brien created
much excitement when he walked into
the diamond promptly at 8 80 o'clock
and pitched the first ball over the
plate making the first batter up fan
the wind Mayor O'Brien was in
good form and could have no doubt
pitched winning game, judging from
] his first ball. He retired from the
ball field many years ago with an en-
viable record--that of having never
lost game. He was one Of the first
pitchers who invented the curve ball.
The following is the dope of yester-
days game:
/ 2 8 5 6 7 50
Richmond.0 2 0 O O 0 4 Is
Paris . 20 l 0 / 0 0 0 1 2-5
Base on balls-O'Donnell, 8 Robin
son. 2 Miller 4.
Hits-Paris IL; Richmond IL.
Two base s--Downing, Wombal,
Parrish, Ochs and ohnson.
Three base hits-Ochs 2; Dawson.
Hit by pitched ball-O'Donnell l.
Umpire Wilson.
Ochs, center fielder for Paris team,
made worlds record in yesterdays
game by having ten put outs to his
credit. Several of these were sensa-
tional running catches from center to
right feld. Besides this he made two
/ three baggers and one two-bagger.
He was all the money yesterday.
NOTES.
Manager Elgin is after a crackeriack
pitcher and catcher.
Right fielder Key was released by
Manager Elgin yesterday.
Pat Downing is the boy behind the
bat, but he comes too high for the Blue
Grass League.
Manager Elgin will probably be in
the game again Sunday.
1t is an off Gay sure enough when
Reed don't make a sensational catch in
left field. He was Johnny on the spot
again yesterday.
The Paris boys go to Lexington this
morning to cross bats with the tail
ends, the Lexington Chubby sthe way
the game will be between tailends VS.
, tailends. Did you ever think of that?
Umpire Wilson is all right. He
umpired a good clean game, without
any useless sGuabbIng. The lengthy
catcher of the Pioneers was a little
mad at one time, but after giving the
big baby''a bottle of milk he became
qIiet.
Manager Elgin's lineup for today's
game will be changed from that of
yesterdays game. Quinn will be in
the box for Paris; Scott, an infieIder,
secured from Richmond, will play at
third. Hannigan will play second and
Bardo right field. The gentlemen
from our suburb, Lexington, will prob
1 ably be made to sit up and take notice
TODAY.
The Paris team arrived home yester--
day from Richmond, where they met
three defeats. They were little dis
/ figured but still game. First baseman
/ Parrish. who received a broken nose
and fractured skull in the terrible col
llsion with Manager Elgin in the first
game at Richmond, is improving, but
/ is still in a serious condition, and was
/ left at the Infrmary at Richmond
where he is having the best of atten-
I tiOn. Manager Elgin is able to be out
but shows the effects Of the collision.
OHS " CIG QuIChSSL games prayed
! this season was that played at Rich
mond Wednesday, when Richmond de-
1 feated Paris by a score of to 4, in
one hour and fifteen minutes.
The Paris team has certainly been
playing i'll tough luck, :" the weather
from the beginning of the season being
bad, two Of their best men being out
Of the game, etc. We predict a win
ming team for Paris and when they get
rid of the ''hoodoo" now in their path
watch out.
the Paris boys speak in glowing
terms of the treatment received from
the hands of the Richmond team and
people. The two injured Paris players
were shown every courtesy at the hos
pital by the citizens of that city.
Flowers and delicacies of the season
were continually being sent to their
rooms. They will always have a ten
der spot for Richmond and her people.
CLUBS. STANDING.
Won Lost Pr CT
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