The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-01-27
Base Ball Notes.

The Maysville team is getting busy
looking forward to the opening of the
base ball season, and has booked a
game with the Cincinnati Reds. The
exhibition game will be played in that
city on April 9. Prospects for the
Maysville club are very bright this
sea son.
Paris base ball fans are beginning
now ID count the days until the open
ing of the base ball season, and a COR
siderable number are wondering what
sort of an aggregation the Bourbonites
will be when they get down to the real
thing. There is lots of room for specu-
lation as the roster of the Paris club
mas been almost depleted.
With the disposal IF Milton McCor-
mick few days ago to the Albany.
Ca, club. Paris is left with only two
of the pitchers that:composed the staff
Of last years champions. Harold and
Poole are the only two remaining, and
according to information a deal is on
whereby another club is to take over
Jimmy Poole, and which if consunmat-
ed will leave Paris only one of the
twirlers that pilOted the club to vic
tory last season.
The BOurbonite infeld will in all
probability this season be the same as
last, but the outfield has suffered an
irreparable loss when Kaiser was
drafted by Chicago at the close IF the
season of. 1910. Goodman Is the only
member of the pennant winning club
that will occupy position this year
in the outer garden.
Before the II ne arrives Cor the play-
ers to report however, the Paris man.
agement will have number of play
ers ready for the tryout. President
Bacon is daily receiving letters from
men all over the country asking for a
tryout when the season opens. He
states he has his eye on a number who
have been recommended to him as be-
ing first-class in the profession, and is
now in cOmmunirat ton with half
dozen good pitchers with whom he will
probably contract before the call of
spring.
Of the number he has under cOnsid-
Grafton some are new in professional
base ball, but have been recommended
as timber of the most promising sort.
The player limit adopted by the direc-
tors of the Blue Grass League at the
meeting held in this city last fall, will,
however, restrict each club to twelve
men. This fact in connection with the
salary limit that was increased at the
same time will compel and in the
assist the club in procuring
the best material this season. So the
player who cannot come up to the re-
quirements may expect the pink
ticket.
Winning the pennant last year is
sure to work hardship to Paris this
year. Patrons of the game are very
hard to please and if the club does not
at the beginning play pennant winning
ball, there is certain to be howl go
up from all quarters. Winchester and
Frankfort suffered in an identical
manner last sea san and the season be-
fore. when they were succe ssful in
the pennsnt race. While it is not
pr obable that Paris will prove an ex-
ception. yet there is hope that such
will not be the case.
In spite of. the fact that many Of the |
good men on the club last season were
sold or went by the draft route, the /
local management will have a club !
this season that will equal any in the !
league. We have the nucleus and |
there is ample time in which to make /
selections for the few vacancies.