The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-12-16


son for a practice game they all knew
~{hipf" and shoek hands with hin
Likewise with the Pitsburg "Pi
rates everal who were intimate
friends Of Lloyd in his younger days
LLOYD started III aIs baseball career
early, ami al ono time showed grea
promise FOR national league star
bgt was held back because ID didnt
haze HE practice necessary and rs
epjial % pragres However IL ma,
be said tha, "Chief was one Of ths
best twUlers in the Central league "a
~ when he worked for Washington
Ind Tie taen vent To the Cotto.
States league and played he FIELD
Ne was hitter aud la ted oFet TIM
3oo mark. bic has mol played tne
game mitch Of late years bul dio
some good work TWO seasons aeu ia
tho Kitty league for both Paducaa
and Cairo. His wing last eaa3p was
fas. Lloyd did not sign because he
could nor gel his price and viii not
play his seas except in case Of q
pinch
Chief Lloyd said Of his plans for
,he coming season y have fofmu
lated plans which I have had in mind
for some time II f seldom that
ontr unsolicited advice on baseball
matters and gaen ire Kitty league
was organized ana ,he Padueah man
ayers came 70 me amt asked me for
advice relative 10 pekus PLAYERS. J
gave tham a ls- of about seven OK
ccllant ment five OF which are now
tn the major leagues and who have
made good The PaGucah team S
finish that season was brilliant so
much So that the Spaulding guide
made mention Of the fac. This sea
son ana given fun management
control and he matter Of picking
players is also n nay hands and
moreover am given good limi
IN salaries and cau get together =
bunch thar viii make other teams
look like thirty cents. dom want
to talk about what can do or what
am going a. but when the Tans
soc the team worl, once. 1t will be up
20 chem 10 better g.
Lloyd has already secured agree
moni- OF several fast pitchers who
want to work outh this season he
his really about fwo teams to pick
from aud viii work al men signed
and pick the hest LLOYD knows the
business and nc fans may feel con
fdcut that he will give the best or
throw up the job and no one ever
knew Iloyd 10 omit
Paaucah is Awake.
The New Democrat says Baseball
which has been lzop for cyera'
weeks. began ID revive today. with
ire appearance of Col ". J Finn
manager az the Toledo o.. team. who
b comes in advance OF his club. which
viii arrive hero shortly 20 rain lor
the winter The coming Of Mr. Finn
pu arv lite into baseball enthusiasts.
az Padgeah IS one of ths greatest base
blH cities n THE suuh Nr lohu W
Keller. who is one 81 The main tay
aAd promoters OF tbe padur3h club
informej ho News Democrat tnaay
thg paducoh next season would nave
the bes club ~ any CITY in the soula
9r. Keller and other owners ol Jhe
paris are preparing @ erect "a .hanu
yue stand ID thc park and m3h,
r3irey ness grounds, placing thc ncw
ra0dgan3 'n the corner just where
% sgn-.is aligit ium the car.
Fogr ID Eve thcu aud dollar WE i'
spgai 70 mpro,iug and hcauiiiNia-
the park. and making 30 modern an,
convenient 10 every war
Dir Keller also STA ed thai tAc man
ayers of the various Clubs 81 the i. ?
IT. la1rre woill 10 ail PROBABILITY as
semlIe here Sunday for rcursaci1a
uca Hr has written ail uf them as,
au WHly anow Thursday whether o
a3- at X. J. r. viii reprean.zc. anf
'u fha oten 30 should rrt reargaaize
taa Patrras club will join au'tr-l
league mrrh roneer taau fhe *
T.. ft Or Ier 'H. obi iC7-1C The usn
ayers - 5er l'idncah ,c1m iiarc ha'
l1haH 20 a~aHc3afs fn JOIN gre inc
'eaf aad 9'G-1 h1re are ?.
ILeen a9es alI q numb-r &c ctns
lm5a ali piaf.le are r'aay Geo ioi.
aae.uf iu lf-a iaafiea nnlie thir
larH Fl ts f- rf-T II iH