The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-27
LEAGUE MEETING
BROKE UP IN A ROW
Cairo and HOpkinsville Men Al
most Come to Blows.
IL Seems That One of the Factions
Does Not Want to Settle the
Disputes.
REPORT OF THE MEETING

/. +. baseball league. Mr.. W. II. Han
cock. Of Hopkinsville, and Alderman
Gus C. Singleton, of the city, who went
to Cairo yesterday to attend meeting
Of the league called by See. NJ. J. Farm
baker. returned this morning at I;45
having accomplished nothing towards
awarding the Pennant.
President Thompson stated that the
representation could no, agree relative
10 throwing out games and this was the
source OF the trouble. Alderman Single
ton went down simply as an interested
ian and of course took no part in the
meeting. The president and Mr. Han
eock claim that See. Farnbaker got ~
and left the meeting and adjournment
xas then in declared.
The Cairo Bulletin says OF the meet
ing;
After wrangling for several hours yes
tcrday afternoon and last night over the
muddle in regard to the X. !. I. leagne
pcnnant the directors of the league ad-
journed last ninht without any agree
ment, and the matter is apparently no
nearer settlement today than it was be
fore the league season closed.
The meeting was called by Secretary
Flrnbaker. was held in room a. at the
Halliday Hotel Sunday afternoon. Cal
~ and Nincennes being the only repre-
scntatives. This minority, of course,
could not transact any business, but in
accordance with the constitution tiey
agreed to adjourn from time TO time I'm
I'll the rump meeting at Paducah should
come to their senses and come TO Cairo
the only legal place under the circum'
stances.
The minority adjourned until 1898
Sunday evening. meeting only for the
purpose of adiourning until yesterday
afternoon.
AT HAS yesterday morning there ar
rived in the city the members who had
been in session at Paducah. There were
in the party President W. !. Thompson,
Gus Singleton of Paducah. and W. u.
Hancock of Hopkinsyille.
The Cairo meeting was called to or
der at l;30 yesterday by temporary
Chairman Gosnell, of vincennes, and ad-
journed upon motion made by Cairo, un-
til $3.50. the latter stating that il under.
stood that several OF the league mem
beers were in the city coming down from
Paducah. and the secretary was instruct
ell TO notify them that an adjourned reg
ular meeting would reconyene at the
time stated above and their presence
v as requested.
The first order OF business was the
assembling of the board of directors
composed of Paducah, Clarksviile an,
incomes. They canvassed the return
and framed up report to be submitte'
TO the league. This meeting occupic'
the time up to six o'clock.
AT 1870 the league as whole met /
receive the report Of the board of direct
ors. Nothing resulted from the meetin
in regard to awarding the pennant, moi
withstanding the fact that somethin
over three hours was consumed. III
reason for this was due TO the fact tina
Hancock, who represented Iopkinsvill
Clarksville and Henderson, seemed di
posed TO gi;e Cairo the worst of il 4
every stage, voting his three votes SOLE
w against her in violation of the cODst
tuition. and even admitting wien accul
cd by Mr.. W. p. Greaney, secretary I
the local that he would spend $500
. heat Cairo out of the pennars. Cain
even stood for this. knowing that y
honor would attach to any pcnEspt ths
4 Paducah could win on votes obtained
such manner.
"The climax came when Mr.. Hancoc
made a motion that the two games wa
by Cairo from Nincennes, in which NJ
nor and Cross, two suspended Centri
league players, participated, be throw
out.
Cairo was perfectly willing that a
Of the four games in which Minor an
Cross had participated should be throw
out, but Mr. Hancock in his motto
which carried by his three votes and q
rio voting with him, wanted TO chang
his motion when he found out that @
rio had only won one of these game
desired TO throw out that one and cour
the game won by Vin@nnes. in whic
one of these players participated. Cain
protested, stating that il had acted
good faith in the employment Of Mine
and Cross, having been informed ths
they were eligible, and il was not unit
last Thursday that they were official
informed that the players had been su'
pended and were still operative, conss
ouentIv all four of the games in Whic