The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-06
BASE BALL CHAT
FOR CAIRO FANS

In the parlors Of the Palmer Hous
Of Paducah there was assembled yes
terday the members Of the X. |. 7
league, having been hurriedly sun
moned by an emergency call. TINS
cause was the frequent publication
III the News-Democrat Of that city 0
a series of articles to the effect tina
Mr.. Jackson, owner of the Paducal
team. threatened to withdraw iron
the league if the schedule was no
amended SO as to give his team hom'
games on Decoration Day, Fourth Q
July and Labor Day But little atten
ton was paid to the articles, as tht
motive that prompted them was wei
known, but the moral effect Of thi
series of articles was 50 paraly2ins
on the other cities and coupled viii
the fact that the Padueah gran,
stand had burned On Tuesday night
was thought best to call the meeting
SO as 10 arrive at perfect under
standing
There were present Cairo, Clark
Vile, Henderson, Hopldnsyille an
Paducah On account Of pressure G
business, President Thompson wa
unable to Be present ana Vice Pres
dent Hancock presided over the meet
ing. The threatened revolt or ratho
desertion al the league by Mr.. Jacf
son failed to materialize In fact, NJ
jackson stated that the schedule sui
ed him, but in view Of the burning
OF his grand stand he wished tn
league to transfer the games sches
uled at Paducah with Vincennes Q.
May II, Is and 10 10 the latter cit
and in return desired that the game
scheduled at Vincennes with Padu
cab. July 3. 4 and be transferred a.
his city. AS an Indictment Nh
Jackson offered to divide the entire
grand stand receipts with Vlncennos
The proposition was eminently fair
and the league unanimously ordered
the transfer
BY agreement the games scheduled
at HopkinsYile with Cairo on July 3.
and 8, and Sunday, August Z. were
transferred to Cairo Several other
Sunday games were transferred ana
the matter was settled satisfactorily
to all parties concerned
The only dispute was over the ser.
vices OF lnfelder Long by Henderson
and Paducah The matter was left
open until all the evidence in the
case is produced and then a decision
viii be given.
President Jackson, Of the Paducan
club. stated that he would erect TEN,
porary seats so he could play his
team at home as per schedule the
first six days. Counting the entire
time intervening from today and the
return home from Vincennes on May
70, he will have had sufficient lime
In which to build new. commo iloug
grand stand III another corner of tna
park.
There were several other details at.
tended to and the meeting closed af
ter a brief session Of one hour and a
half. 1t was harmonious throughout
with the exception OF the contention
over Long, and no acrimony was de-
Teloped In that affair, Henderson OF.
fering. in a conciliatory manner. to
accept any honorable proposition that
would promise a happy solution to
the vexing question.
All the members Of the league viii
complete the guarantee fund by i'm.
inediately making the final deposit
Everybody seemed perfectly content
With their respective teams and anx.
ious for the signal next Wednesday
70 play bali
Harvey Wit may be seen in . Hon.
Town brown uniform, while c. A.
piepho may wear the Clarksvihe
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