The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1922-04-25

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Following the opening game at
Maysville, Thursday, the real open
ing of the Blue Grass League took
place Sunday, when all the teams
participated in games, as shown in
the above table of results.
Paris lost hard game on the
Lexington grounds, when a series of
hits that would ordinarily have been
hits only, went over the short field
fence and helped to swell the Lex
ington teams batting average. In
the final reckoning the score stood
10 to in favor of the Lexington
team. Shepherd started the game
for Paris, but was taken out after
seven runs had been made off his
delivery in the first inning. Nc
Cord finished the game. Taken al
together the locals played against
some very heavy odds in the
opener. The game was witnessed by
a crowd estimated at 1900. The
Paris team lined up as follows: q
Gleason, If; Woods, 2b; Mann,
3b; Wills, lib; Brockman, IS; Bur-
nett, CT; Asbury, CT; Maxey. c;
Shepherd and McCord, p.
The score by innings:
Paris o 90 1 2 2 o. Z
Lexington z OO4 413 x-19
The game scheduled for Friday on
Stoll Field, Lexington, between the
University of Kentucky Model High
School and Paris High School teams
was called off on account of the
death of Mrs. Frank L. McVey, wife
of President McVey, Of the Unfver-
sity.
The Carlisle High School team ad-
ministered an overwhelming defeat
to the Paris High School team in
the game played at Jackson Park,
in Carlisle, Saturday afternoon, by
the score of 25 to 4.
On account of objections urged by
residents of the vicinity and the
Massie Memorial Hospital manage
ment, the Church League agreed to
abandon the new grounds they had
under way in White Addition. The
objection urged by the Hospital peo-
pie was one that impelled instant
action by the League. Mr.. A. b.
Hancock has donated the League the
use of the grounds on Winchester
street, adjoining the residence of j..
Hal Woodford. These grounds will
L, chonn on6 tho orig
inal program, including the parade
on opening day, May 2, will be car
ried out as planned.
Articles incorporating the Paris,
Kentucky, Baseball Club were filed
Saturday in the office of the Secre-
tary of State at Frankfort. The
club is capitalized at $4,000, with
Mrs. Leer Stout, Frank Burton and
Grant Senders as incorporators.
Everything is in readiness for the
opening game at the Paris park on
Thursday, when the locals will meet
the Mt. Sterling team of the Blue
Grass League. 1t is hoped merchants
of the city will enter fully into the
spirit of the occasion and give their
employees a half holiday, in honor
of the event. The day will begin
with a parade by the teams, headed
by the Y. M. G. A. Boys Band,
followed by citizens in automobiles,
and the members of the Church
League teams, and the Paris Pirates
Manager Goodman is putting his men
through strenuous practice every
day, and they will be in fine form
for the Thursday game. The fence
surrounding the park has been moved
back several feet, charging the
playing field A force of laborers Is
employed every day on the grounds
which are being put in the best pos
sible condition for play. Manager
Goodman says the defeat OF Sunday
will only serve to show the locals
some sof their weak points. and tnat
those who come to the Paris PARK
Thursday will get their moneys
worth.