The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1922-03-31
BASE BALL

With Its membership in the Ma
tional Association of Professional
Base Ball Clubs already granted,
according to a telegram received
from j. H. Harrell, secretary of the
Association. and with all the clubs
in harmony and highly enthusiastic
over the prospects of the. venture,
the Blue Grass League is all set and
ready to make its first season a
highly successful one, President
Thomas M. Russell, of Maysville,
announced after the meeting held
in Paris. Monday night.
At the meeting it was decided that
on account of the fact that Sunday
base ball had been prohibited in
Winchester, that city's Sunday
games will be changed to Saturday,
and that the first game of the
season will be on Thursday, April
20, when Winchester will play
Maysville. The other opening game
will be on Sunday, April %, with
Paris at Lexington, and Cynthiana
with at Mt. Sterling. This change
in dates will necessitate slight
revision in the schedule for the
season.
Every club in the League, Lexing-
ton. Paris. Winchester, Mt. Ster-
ling and Cynthiana, was represent
ed at the Monday night meeting,
which was a most enthusiastic one
in every respect.
Contracts will begin arriving in
a few days. said President Russell
at the close of the meeting, land
the signing will begin Immediately.
Every one of the six clubs in the
Blue Grass League is now protected
by the National Association. All of
the clubs have begun making prep
arations for the coming season.
Cynthiana and Paris have just clos
ed contracts for buildings and i'm
provements of substantial charac-
ter, while Maysville has bought a
$21, 900 site for a park on Forest
Avenue. Other clubs are either
building new parks or making ad-
ditions to the old Ones"
While the full amount necessary
has not yet been raised in Paris the
sale of the stock in the new club
is going steadily forward. The
managers and promoters are not
ward. The managers uak" kkpcea
waiting for that, but are going
ahead, getting things in readiness
for the opening game, and for the
exhibition game with the Boston
Red SoX on April s.
Manager Goodman announces that
the Paris team will be known as the
Mammoths, and that the new uni
forms will be donated to the team
by Richard Webb, Jr., proprietor
of the Mammoth Garage in Paris
and Lexington. The uniforms will
he of grey and blue, with navy
blue stockings and gray cap, with
navy blue visors.
The park will be ready for the
tryout practice within the coming
week. The grand stand and bleach
ers are about completed, and work
is being pushed on the nine-foot
fence surrounding the grounds.
Manager, B. F. Goodman, reports
the following players signed up for
the Paris team, all of whom will re-
port for practice as soon as weather
conditions are suitable: Parsons, of
Maysville, infielder; Maxey, Cowan,
KY, catcher; Hammonds, Cowan,
KY, outfielder; Sheppard, Piqua,
KY, pitcher; Hughes, Carlisle,
pitcher; Wagner, Carlisle, outfield
err; Howard Wills, Paris, first base;
Oliver Mann, Paris, third base;
Stokeley, Lexington, outfielder;
Powell, Nepton, KY, catcher; Clar-
ence McCord, Maysville, pitcher;
Ratliff, Lexington, catcher; Brew
saugh, Paris, infielder; Baldwin
Woods, Paris, second base.
Mr.. T. T. Marshall, secretary of
the local club, and other club Off
Gals, are planning to make Thurs
day. April %, the opening day of
the season in Paris a big one, when
Cynthiana will play here. All
business men are giving the matter
their attention, and many have
agreed to close their places of bus
mess during the hours of the game.
Next to the game itself, the fea-
ture of the day will be a parade,
participated in by business men and
hundreds of baseball fans" The
parade will be led by the Maysville
Boys Band. The grounds are being
put in the finest condition, and on
the opening day the patrons of the