The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-09-07
TAKES. FIRST GAME
Defeat Hustlers By Score of 2 to
1 in First Game of Cham
pionship Series.
SHEARS PERFORMS WELL.
Harrel II and Huffman Put Up a
Star Exhibition in Field
for the Locals.
SHEARS PERFORMS WELL.

In the first game of the champion
ship series of the Blue Grass League
at Winchester Wednesday afte, noon,
Paris came out the victor, winning a
close and exciting game by the score
of two to enc. The contest was a
pitchers battle between Shears fur.
Paris and Burden FOR the H1stlers in
which the former excelled.
McKernan chose Shears to pitch the
opener because of his performance.
against the Hustlers last Saturday in.
the contest which resulted in a COM
plete banking for Coleman and his
men and the big side.wheeler showed
his class in the opening tilt.
Burden showed signs of returning to
his old time form but he was not
equal to the determined BoTrbcnltes.
who laid onto his slants for ten safe
blnglcs. Heretofore the Hustler main
stay has been very effective against
Paris, and his strikeouts We're numer
Gus but on this occasion he whitfield but
three of the locals, while Shears fan,
ned an even half dozen of the opposing
batters.
The Bourbonites put up fast field
| ing game, ard while the Hustlers hit
the ball hard and frequently, it was
difficult for them to get their drives
beyond the reach of the Paris fielders.
The first run of the game came in
| the second session. Maxwell, the first
up, sent singing drive through the
pitchers box and was advanced to the
second station by Kuhlman's sacrifice.
Chapman singled to the center garden
and Shears sent short fly to the right
field, Brown, Walsh and Lake making
an effort to get the ball. which fell
safely, Maxwell scoring. Harrell lined
to Olson who doubled Chapman at sec
ond
Harrells steal, Laross' error and
McKernan's single in the fifth, put a
crimp in the Hustlers, when another
run was pushed over the rubber. Chap
man bounced one to Burden and Shears
rolled one down the third base line to
Goosetree and was out. Harrell sim
gled 70 right and pilfered the second
sack. going to third on Laross' low peg
and scored when McKernan singled to
the left garden.
The Hustlers counted their only rur
in their half of the fifth. Laross bunt-
ed and went out Mayer to Barnett.
Lake grounded to Shears and Coleman
singled to right. Burden followed
with double in the same territory.
scoring Coleman. Walsh walked anC
Reed hit singer oven second which
Harrell stopped with a wonderful
effort, forcing Walsh at second.
This ended the run getting on either
side and the contest closed with Pari:
one to the good. The features of the
game were the fielding of Kuhlmar
and Harrell, each performing some
very difficult stunts at short and third
, r1bbing several of the Winchester mel
of what looked to be clean hits. In
! score is as follows:
) Paris % 0 0 0 o.
F.: Winchester. 90 o % 0 o.
Batteies-Paris. Shears and Mayer
Winchester, Burden and LarOss. Error
9 -McKernan, Walsh, Goosetree, Laros
and Burden. Hits-Paris 10. Win
3 chester 9. Earned runs-raris l, Win
chester /. Two base hit-Burder
. Bases on balls off Shears l.. off Bul
!. den /. Stolen Bases Harrell, Olsor
!. Struck out-by Shears 6. by Burden
e Left on bases-Paris 8. Winchester
Sacrifice hits-Kuhlman, Goosetree
n Double plays-Olson to Walsh. Firs
: base on errors-Paris 2. Time 81
Umpire-Kane.