The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-06-25
PARIS BALL TEAM
HITSROAD TODAY
Defeating Strong Waverly Team
Wednesday, They Now Go To
Fulton Diamond.


salaried semi-professional team from
Waverly on the local diamond We'd
nesday to the tune of 8 to 8, the
Paris bell team hits the pike again
this morning for Fulton, where a
series of three games is scheduled,
beginning this, Thursday, afternoon
Monday next week the team returns
here for three games with Gleason.
Wednesdays line up saw the home
team in better shape than it has been
since leaving home two weeks ago,
and with probably one or two minor
changes the present line up will stand
permanent, with the addition of
Pitcher Meacham from the Paducah
club and catcher Block, who featured
In the Wednesday mailing of the Wa
verify hit it in the nose aggregation.
The scoring started Wednesday in
the very initial inning when Hassell,
the first batter walked, and Harris
went safe on first lack when Hopkins
booted his hot grounder, Hassell TAX
ing second. Covingtol advanced
the first tally when Block sent a long
fly to center field. Cantwell struck
out. The second tally was made in
the next inning when E Odom beat
out grounder to first and stole sec
ond, going to third when Baker drove
the sphere to center for one base. N
Odom's grounder to the pitcher was
fumbled and E Odom scored. Meach-
am and Hassell lined out. Another
run came in the fourth when E Odom
hit to deep right for two bags; Baker
duplicated a double to left, scoring
Odom. In the fifth, after two outs,
Block sent a long fly to left and made
threa bags out of it. CantwelPs
grounder to third was thrown wild to
first and Block scored. The fatal
sixth marked up three more scores for
the home team. N Odom hit over
second, stole second and went to third
on a wild pitch. Meacham walked.
Hassell struck out. Heddon, run
ming for Meacham,) taking second.
Harris grounder to third was too hot
to handle and Odom and Hedden
scored. ''Nut" stole and went to
third on a wild pitch. Albright was
yanked from the box, and Gould
walked Covington. Harris tailed
when Block skied out to center. He'd
den was out trying to steal third.
Side out. The last run came in the
eighth when Hassell paved the way
with hit to left for two bases; Har-
ris sacrificed; Covington grounded to
third and Hassell scored the eighth
run of the game.
The Waverly visitors got one run
in the fifth in series of three hits,
and two more runs in the eighth when
after one out Fowlkes, Turner and
Everett successfully connected safe
ly.
The box score gives Paris runs;
Waverly, 8; Paris II hits, Waverly
8; Paris 3 errors, Waverly 8. UNI
pires: Parkhill and Cantrell. Bat
teries: Paris, Meacham and Block;
Waverly, Albright, Gould and Fowl
kes.
Mondays Errorless Game.
Mondays game was victory turn
ed into defeat in the ninth episode
when Hadden, too full of confidence
eased down on his muscular effort
and before he could recover equilib-
rum the visitors ~1pped him for six
safeties and sent four men across the
platter. Up to this time the game
was closely played, Hadden keeping
the balls on the ground and great
work on the part of the infelders and
IA putouts by Harris at first featured
extensively. Hadden had allowed
only six scattered hits up to the ninth.
One of them came in the first inning
but netted the visitors nothing. Two
came in the second, when Bonds,
with one out, drove hot liner into
center field for two bags, and Hop
kins following him duplicated to the
same spot, scoring Bonds. The next
hit came in the fourth, one in the
fifth, and one in the eighth, but moth
ing more was doing in the scoring
line until the ninth when Turner, first
up. hit through second, Everett sent
one to right for two bases, Bonds
bunted to third base and after an
unsuccessful series of heaves, Turner
and Everett tailed while Bonds was
being tagged at first. Hopkins went
out on a fly to right; Brinton hit thru
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der to short; Chandler hit safe to
center, and Brinton scored. Luton
singled to right and Gould scored
from second. Fowlkes sent high
fy to third and was an easy out; the
entire batting order having faced
Hadden in this inning.
Paris first run came in the initial
inning when Hassell was safe after
his grounder to short was fumbled.
Harris bunted and beat it out, Has
sell taking second, only to be forced
out at third when Baker grounded
down the third base line; Cantwell
shot a hot one through second, and
Harris scored from second. Baker
overrun the bag at second and was
tagged on the throw-in. Odom
grounded to the pitcher and was out
at first. The other two runs came
in the second when N Odom was hit
by pitched ball and took first after
Covington had lined out to third.
Hadden knocked a high fly to second
and was out; no advance. Hawkins
singled to right and N Odom took
third. both scoring when Hassell hit
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