The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-08-16
BASE BALL GAMES

PARK Saturday afternoon between thf
Farls Ruggles team and the Winches
ter Hustlers, the former came ont vic.
torious by the score of Is to Is in a
game full of hits, runs and errors.
Those who attended voted it one OF
the most remarkable exhibitions of
the great national game they had wit
messed in many years.
In the full nine innings of the game
tnlrty-three runs were made, twenty
SIX hits and thirteen errors were
scored by. the scorekeepers, who got
nervous prOstration and writer's
cramp from the unusual strain on
their fingers. The Hustlers kept Paris
scoreless until the fifth inning, when
the home team caught their batting
eyes and scored thirteen runs. The
umpires had to call time so the score
Keepers could catch up with the tall
lies. Home runs were made by Bal
lard and Ellis, of the Hustlers, and
by Burnett. Woods and Brewsaugh,
OF the Ruggles team. The outstan6-
ing feature of the game was the
pitching of Mann, of the Ruggles
team, and the fine work behind the
bat by Catcher Carter, for Paris.
The batteries were: For Paris:
Camparoni, Caywood, Mann and
Carter; for Winchester; Ellis
VanWinkle, McCord and Thoss.
Umpires, Sweeney and McDermott;
Attendance, 500.
Despite the threatening weather,
and the promise of more rain, a
large crowd was out to witness the
game at the Second street park Sum
day afternoon between the Cynthi-
ana and Ruggles teams. The game
was holly contested one for both
teams, resulting finally in vic
tory for the Cynthiana team by the
score of to 6. The winning run
was put across the plate by Gym
thiana in the ninth inning. Up to |
that time the score had been tied, |
with both teams making strong ef- |
forts to play safe by a margin. |
Owing to the rains of the night and
the slippery outfield made
plays difficulty, but the fielders
gave good account of their posi-
lions. The features of the game
were the fielding and batting Of
[ngels, for Cynthiana, former Blue
Grass League star, and home runs
oy Mann and Mcfarland, for the
Paris team. Monroe Sweeney UNI
bred. The attendance was esti-
mated at about $500. The score
" innings: 4,
RHE
;ynthiana 900 003 3O1-7 IL
Paris ;. ..002 900 OPS 9
At a meeting of managers of
Northern Kentucky baseball teams
leld at Bellevue, KY, last week the
kentucky State Baseball League
vas formed, with twelve clubs taking
A series of champion
hip games Will be played between
he different clubs composing the
league, the schedule to be arranged
t another meeting. 1t has been
definitely decided the following clubs
will be in the League: Lexington
2eos; Bellevue; Covington Athlet-
cs; Ludlow White Sox; Ludlow *.
f c.; Latonia Holy Cross; Newport
o. o. O.; Falmouth; Mayslick;
irvine; Paris Ruggles; Williams ,
own. The first game of the series
viii be played at the Second street
ark in this city, next Sunday af- ,
ernoon, with the Paris Ruggles aud {
he Covington Athletics as contend
rs for the skinned diamond honors.
1t is the intention of Manager NJ. r
. Jackson, of the Ruggles team, to =
improve the local park by charging
ne grand stand, improving the dia- 7
lond, and in various other ways to
id to the comfort of the fans. The f
tendance this season has proved t
that Paris people still
Ike deep interest in the game, d
nd the citizens are giving the Rug o
es team loyal support. -