The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1922-06-13

lie HdrlS anu Cyntnldna teams
played off a postponed game at
League Park Saturday afternoon,
the Mammoths taking the long end
of a to score. Wills, pitching
for Paris, held the visitors scoreless
until the ninth inning. A running
catch by Cicona and the all-around
batting of the Paris team featured
the game. Bracke, Paris catcher,
who stands second~in the batting av-
erage of the League, hit home run
over the right field fence. Wills
allowed but three hits off his deliv-
cry. The batteries were: For Paris,
Wills and Mack; for Cynthiana,
Leach, Dodd and Dugan. Webb um
pre-
The game between the Cynthiana
and Paris teams of the Blue Grass
League at League Park Sunday af-
ternoon was in the nature of a
pitchers duel, with Long, of Gym
thiana, emerging victorious over his
opponent, Miner, of the Paris team.
The final score stood to 1 in favor
ing 1 to 0 in favor of Cynthiana at
the beginning of the ninth inning,
each team scored one run in the
final frame, Long cutting Paris
rally short before the tying run had
reached the plate. Long struck out
eleven men, while Miner had twelve
to his credit Each pitcher received
good support from his teammates.
Wunker and Backe, of Paris, and
Rorer, of the Cynthiana team, fea-
tured the game with good hitting
and fielding The batteries were:
For Paris, Miner and Macke; for
Cynthiana, Long and Cation. Webb
umpired the game, which went two
hours, in the presence of large
crowd.
In the game at Mt. Sterling,
Thursday between Paris and Mt.
Sterling in the last half of the sixth
inning with the score tied, man on
second, and two out, the game was
forfeited to Mt Sterling by UNI
pire Wyatt. His reason Tor
doing so was that the Paris club-left
the field, and refused to play after
decision. The game up until this
point was a pitchers battle between
Lefty Townsend, for Mt. Sterling,
and Miner, for the Paris team.
Only two hits had been scored OF
Townsend and three off Miner when
the argument came up.
A meeting of managers of the
clubs in the Bluegrass League Will
! be held in the Phoenix Hotel, In
Lexington to morrow night to take
definite action on the matter OF nav
ing four games a week in the League
| towns. This announcement was
made Sunday afternoon by Presl-
dent Thomas M. Russell, of Mays
Vile. If the change is made the
season will probably be split at the
time the new schedule goes In,
which means that Maysville will be
the winner of the first half II the
schedule is changed between no"
and Sunday. Maysville now mas
lead of two games over Lexington
which could not be overcome tnls
week.
The Presbyterians scored over the
Methodists, leaders in the Churcn
League race, in the game played on
Hancock Field, Friday afternoon
the final score standing Ii to ..
This was the second defeat OF the
leaders during the two years OF the
Leagues existence, and first victor!
for the Presbyterians. The batter
les were: Owens and Owens for the
Methodists; Kiser and Tadlock Ior
the Presbyterians. Features OF the
! game were the all-around playing oi
Smiley and the pitching OF hlser.
The game, witnessed by large
crowd. was umpired by pitcher
Miner. of the Blue Grass League
team.
The game beaween the baptio'
and Presbyterian teams In tne
Church League, scheduled LOT inns
afternoon ON Hancock Field, mas
been postponed until tomorrow
wednesday, afternoon, at the same
hour.