The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-08-08
baseball Chan.

Vile has been signed by Hopkinsvlle
and has Joined the team. strengthen
ing Johnny Rays aggregation
Umpire Pierce has made his APP
pearance in the Kitty league and ac-
oording to reports is giving satisfae-
tion. He succeeds Umpire Piepho
whom. II Is said. is after a berth in
larger league.
"Johnnie Duggan IS pitching nice
ball for Syracuse in the New York
State league and Chester Carmich-
ael. another former Alice. IS pitch
ing for Buffalo in the Eastern league.
Bert Hass. formerly with Paducah. Isl
playing first base for Worcester.
Mass. in the New England league
Several other former Kittens are do
ing good work in the east Win
cennes Capital.
"overton. brother Of the catcher
for Paducah. arrived last night and
will play short for the Moguls He
Is said TO be very fast and a heavy
hitter. Lyons viii go TO second. tenn
porarily at least, as Murray Is too ~
to play. Paducah Is also
showing much more strength IN the
last half Of the season. she slipped
one over on Harrisburg nicely.
Hopkinsvllle New Era.
Big Zeke Taylor has signed with
Hopkinsyille and left last night with
the team for the home grounds. Tay-
Tor can play the outneld. first. or
work behind the bat. With his bat
ting he should make good with the
Moguls.
Umpire Joe A. Pearce officiated in
his first game on the local lot He
succeeds Umpire Piepho. who Il Is
said resigned his position. Pearce
has been an in dicator handler In the
Southern Illinois league. and his
work yesterday was generally salts
factory.
Smith on third base for Hopkins
vile is one OF the best players in the
league.
Blue. the former catcher for
Clarksville. has been sold 20 Hop
kinsville. and was In the outheld for
Hopkdnsvllle yesterday.
MeLeansboro has a hard hitting
team, and will give the remainder
of the teams hard run for the
honors.
overton, a brother OF little Over
ton. the Indians catcher. played sec
ond for Hoptown yesterday He has
been playing In the Michigan
league.
Bushman is good catcher, and
did fine work behind the bat for the
leaders.
Beck is a good twlrler. and has
some twisters that fool the most cap
able batsmen.
Umpire Lucas falls TO include all
Of his bad decisions In reporting to
President Gosnell in his explanation
of his work in the dOubie-header last
week. OF course the players aud
fans complained of his third base.
but IL was his worse decisions after
that that caused Paducah TO refuse
TO play with Lucas as umpire. Man
ager Marin. OF Vinoennes, admitted
the decisions we're bad, and for this
reason gave permission for two play
ers to umpire the second game. The
Nincennes Capital says: President
Gosnell this morning received a let |
ter from Umpire Lucas who was not |
permitted TO umpire the second |
game between Vincennes and Padu- |
cab on Thursday because or an OBJ
lection of the Paducah club officials !
Umpire Lucas claims the trouble re-
suited from putting Anderson out OF |
the game for back talk after a de-
c'sion which Lucas says was prop
erly given at third base. He further !
says many fans upheld him I'm the
decision and that had Manager Marin |
Of the Vincennes team not consented
TO play the second game with players
lmpring and requested him to per-
NIT this he would have forfeited the |
game to Vincennes had Paducah re-
fused to play. President Gosnell |
VIII inform Umpire Lucas that here
after he must umpire the games and
VIII inform Manager Marin that the |
lmpires he assigns to the games are
the ones who must handle the indi-
Gators. But for Manager Marin con-
senting to permit players to umpire !
would have been sus-
pended and tho Daducah club fined |