The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1912-06-07
Paris Team is Going Good Now

crew into camp yesterday afternoon at
White Park by score Of 4 to 2. The
locals held the Rlvermen without run
until the ninth when a batting rally
sent over two runs and saved the en-
barrassment of shutout.
Koehler, who pitched for Paris, was
very effective and while the Bourbon
ties held the Rlvermen safely they were
pounding Vance into safe corners when
hits were most needed. Both teams
put up an excellent article Of ball and
the result of the last four games. in
three of which Paris was victorious,
shows cearlyssthe improvement that
the local boys are making.
Manager Harrell is working the men
| we'll at the present time and it seems
that at last they have hit their stride
in their efforts to land another pens
nant for Paris. With the addition OF
Catcher Kane, who arrived yesterday
from Baltimore, the team has been
strengthened to remarkable degree,
and in his first game yesterday he
demonstrated that he is catcher of
more than passing notice and gives
promise Of producing better article
of ball than he exhibited yesterday
= Now that Paris is provided with a
good team with still further prospects
of Improvement, it should be the duty
of the fans to turn out to the games
and contribute to the support of the
club. Yesterday following the excel
met exhibition of the day before, only
small crowd was out to witness the
game. There must be an increase in
attendance if team is to be retained
in this city Let the fans take little
more interest in the affairs of the club
and lend their loyal support. Nothing
| is more discouraging than poor attend
ance and the time has come to look
ahead and take in consideration that
unless the team is supported by the re-
ceipts at the gate, in short time
Paris will not be represented in the
Blue Grass League.
WINCHESTER FRANCHISE SOLD.
BY deal closed yesterday the Win
chester franchise was sold to Nicholas
vile and the season will open in that
city Saturday with Maysville. All the
players of the Winchester team will be
transferred to Nicholasville. Poor at
| tendance at the games in Winchester
is the cause of the town dropping out
of the league and Paris will suffer the
same fate unless interest in the game
is stimulated, 1t cannot be carried on
at loss, and the sooner this is real
lied the better.
BOOST The CROWD SUNDAY.
Paris will go to Frankfort today for
two games with the Lawmakers, re-
turning Sunday to meet the Nicholas
vile club. The locals are expected to
pull the chesty Lawmakers down 2
couple of pegs in the two contests and
will no doubt administer the same
medicine to the visitors here Sunday.
Let all who are interested in the team
make good showing of their loyalty
Sunday and turn out in large numbers.
A record breaking crowd would do no
harm. 1t would help matters wonder
fully. What's the use of letting our
team slip away from US for the lack Of
interest? Paris fans have alv avs had
the reputation of being loyal to their
club, more so than any other town in
the league. and now it is matter
that should appeal to their sense of
pride. Boost the team first iof~ all
things and a pennant winning bunch is
sure to be the result.
The Bourbonltes were not equal to
the Hustlers when they met at Win
chester Tuesday afternoon and they
were defeated by a score of to 8.
The local boys put up stubborn fight
and after a lead of three runs had
been secui ed by the Hustlers in the
first four innings they tied the score
and by narrow margin the Hustlers
took the game in the last inning.
Harold and Houser pitched for Paris.
Thescotest was fast, and both team
put up an excellent exhibition. The
; HustIers secured eight hits off both
Hauser and Harold and Friedly allowed
but six safe drives.
3 1t took twelve innings to decide tn e
game Wednesday afternoon between
Paris and Maysyille. the former COM
ing out with the long end of the score
in what proved to be the final inning.
Errors in the fourth and seventh were
responsible for two of the runs secured
by the visitors, and when the River
men put up such an excellent fielding
game. going the twelve rounds with
out misplay, the locals were COM
PEELED to win the game by hitting.
Beer was very effective for the first
six rounds and in five innings they
went out in One-two-three order, only
one man reaching first Two hits In
the sixth counted one run ard the same
number in the inning following count
ed another. Three safe drives ia the
ninth tied the score. Hauser went
we'll all the way and the game shoulC
have been an easy one for Paris had il
not been for the miSpIays. In Tx
twelfth after two had been retired {
delayed double steal sent the RiveTmeI
up in the air and counted the winning
run. The game was the best witress