The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1912-05-03
Paris. Takes Opening Contest

here Wednesday afternoon, and the
occasion observed with all the cere-
mony and pomp usually accorded the
solvent of the sport. Establishing a
precedent the Bohrbonites. vigorous
and ready for the opening, celebrated
the occasion by tronucing in an admi-
rable fashion the willy Hustlers from
the neighboring city of Winchester by
the enormous score of Is to A.
Nature out-done herself in provid-
ing such a.delightful day for the first
slaughter, and the weather man was
lenient in the .extreme. He cleared
the elements of the threatening mat
ter, most likely to.'spoil the sport and
give:the Hustlers.a chance to escape a
good sound drubbing.
Incident to..the opening of the game.
q parade, headed by the High School
Band. formed in front of the Fordham
Hotel, and a march was made to the
bail park, where fully fifteen hundred
eager, anxious fans, hungry for taste
of a real ball game, had assembled.
While the crowd was not up to the ex-
pectations. there were enough to make
themselves heard.
Just little past three O'Clock UNI
pire Yates Kelly, assigned by Presi-
Opener" sannounced the batteries, and
the Bourbonites, donned in their white.
nstty, home uniforms trotted out in
the field amid the applaus of the admit
ring throng. Mayor j. 7. Hinton was
marked I'D in advance notice to hurl
the first ball and when he, beneath a
"Spearmint" cap.took his place .on the
rubber, a storm of applause swept
through the stand and bleachers.
Although the city's chief executive
occupied the mound but few minutes
he became rather chesty, perhaps be-
cause of the honor of the Occasion.
but more likely because of the frecol-
lections, when as youth he played
similar part in the old game of
town ball. Years, no doubt have
contrasted thesmusicles of his throw
ing arm, and when given a nice "shiny
rock" he heaved at the plate, but the
clean white horse hide went wide of
the mark, far from the reach of second
baseman Walsh .whoDhad takenshis DO
sitioon, anu the contest was on.
manager Lewis pinned his faih on
the ability of Blankenship to turn the
trick in the opening event and from
the manner IN which the big fellow &C
quilted himself, showed clearly that
the calculations of the Bourbonite
leader were not short of the mark.
Delehant was at the receiving end and
the Eastern boy, caught::a most remark
able..game. winding tout the full nine
rounds with comparatively clean rec
ord IN the face of MANY difficulties.
Uneasiness was at its height We'd
nesday morning, when it became
known that Billy Kuhlman had de-
clined most graciously to affix his sig
nature tosa contract, owing to a differ
ence in the amount of salary. This
was an obstacle unlocked fer. but the
management was equal Tot he occasion
and shifted the lineup, putting Fenzell
on the third station and sent Wood to
the center garden. where he will alter
nate with the other slabmen until
the arrival of another infielder.
The absence of Kuhlman, though
greatly regretted, seemed not to affect
the remainder of the tfibe of pennant
aspirants and they hit the ball and ran
bases like fiepds. PilferinQ seemed to
be the order of the day and ten stolen
bases wnt.dewn on the records for the
local boys. Even the heaviest curves
did not deter their batting. and rally
after rally piled up enough runs to last
almost az ef1tife season.
Manager Kunkle of the Hustlers- Sc
lected Moore. a very promising look
ing hurlerA to deliver the goods. and
his failure Slapped the life of the team
from the very start. The terrible
pounding continued until harness began
to settle over the scene, before the
final round was reached. Long before
the closing session many of the specta-
tors departed.
The champions found but little
trouble in singing out Moore's weak
ness and in the first counted two runs
before the side was retired, on an err
ror. Goodman's drive for two bases
and Popkins' sacrifice fly. Another
brace was added in the second when
Delehant walked and reached third on
an error, which gave Blankenship life.
A neat double steal counted Delehant
and Blakenship crossed the rubber on
FinzeIl's drive to right.
The locals cloggel the bases i'm the
fourth on two passes and single, Pop
kins cleared the bags with long drive |
over the left field fence and Benton. |
WHO singled and stole second. and
came home on Campbell's double. |
Two hits an error and two stolen bases |
added two more in the fifth and i'm the
sevenh Popkins sent Goodman home
on three Dagger.
Another bunch of five came in the |
eighth. Woods doubled to center Del |
chant tooh life when Weiting let the |
third strike pass Wood taking third |
and scoring when Wolf muffed the |
throw Delehant taking second. Bla-
kenship famed and Harrell walked. |
Finzell beat out a slow one to first, |
Delehant going TO third, scoring on
Grodman's out. Popken again placed
the ball overt he left ED fence, clear
ing the bases for the second time.
By mastery playing the locals |
worked out of tight place in the
fourth, when with the bases full and |
no outs. the side was retired without a |
run. The visitors counted first in the |
second inning, when Reed doubled and /
scored on Kunkle's single. Two more
come in the third when pass and an
error put twossmen on bases. counting