The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-07-11

Intense Feeling Against Paris

Animus toward the Paris base ball
club is increasing as each succeeding
day brings to light some grievance,
imaginary or otherwise, which the
other five clubs of the league seem to
hold against the .BourbOnite aggrega-
ton, collectively and individually, and
as result matters are coming to a
point of unpleasantness and the stu
alton almost unbearatle.
One paper in the league circuit re-
ferS to the Paris club as 'congenial
kickers;" another refers to McKernan
as the habitual protesting manager
while the fans hurl epithets at the
players that are enough to try their
patience and arouse them to point Of
engaging their torn entOrs IN combat.
But patience is a part Of the make
up of the good ball player and in the
majority of instances these remarks
are overlooked. The climax was
reached Saturday when a Frankfort
paper accused the Paris men of play
ing dirty ball. 1t alleged Harrell
pulled off stunt never before seen on
the Frank fort grounds. openly inter-
fering with fielder throwing ball,
and denounced Chapman for approach
ing Jones. substitute umpire. in a
threatening manner with bat in his
hand. $50 s~ns
If 1T is a fact that Harrell .partici-
pated in dirty play it is the first
time to our knowledge such has been
| the case, and we are tempted to doubt
the truth of the statement of the
Frankfort paper. AS to Chapman ap-
preaching the umpire in threatening
| manner, is absolutely false and with
out foundation. 1t may be true Chap
man advanced on the upmire with a
| bat in his hand, but not with the in
tention of striking the official. This
was fully explained and understood by
Jones.
That all the clubs in the league have
1t in for McKernan is clearly evident,
due principally to the fact that his
superior knowledge of base ball has
all the other club managers on their
hummer, and this has aroused a jeal
nusy that has existed and will exist as
long as McKernan figures in base ball
in the Blue Grass.
| Aggressiveness is one of the chief
assets of a club manager, provided
| it does not arous e serious complica-
tions. We admire the aggressive
manager, and one who overlooks no
point within reason to gain an advant-
age. This is probably what has caus-
ed McKernan's unpopularity, but will
eventually win for him sort of ad-
miration even in his bitterest oppo-
nents.
The statement made few days agU
by Pat Bohannon, of the Frankfort
club, that be intended to whip Umpire
Wilkerson at the first opportunity in
all probability prompted the erstwhile
arbitrator to set sail for another port,
and the statement that he would ad-
minister like punishment upon Nc
Herman, shows his attitude toward the
Paris manager. But McKernan as yet
hasn't been frightened off the circuit,
and it is not probable he will be. The
threat of Bohannon carries but little
weight.
If there is any soreness in the
league We think Paris players and
fans should be the pOssessors of the
majority. The pennanr within grasp
and to be deprived of the honor by
Maysville and Lexington putting up
such miserable contests against the
Hustlers, just because of the feeling
against Paris. Nothing of the kind
has ever happened in the Blue Grass
League before and we hope it will
never occur again should the fight lay
between any two cl lbs.
l We had nothing to expect from Lex.
ington and little from Maysvllle, but
with all we have malice towards none
and have gone into the fight for the
second pennant with the same deter
mination as we did the first. With Z
! Louisville man in charge of the
leagues affairs, it cannot be said nov
that Paris is the favored spot, and W.
( hope that in the future the league will
he free of any Objectionable feature!
that have tendency to mar a clear
I sport.