The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-02-24
Re- arding Future Lie OF Kitty
Baseball League
SETTLED AT MEETING
Held SUNDAY Al The HALL
pAY-ALL MEMBERS rREs.
ENT ENTHUSIASTIC
OVER PROSPECT.

ii was a c1tere OF eonganial spa.
Us that assembled Sunday in room 70
2f The Halliday and played indoor
baseball, made comfortable by tae
hest that emanated from a steam ra.
oia;or while without all was bleak
and dismal The wind rising high a;
times ana blowing the raindrops
against the windows. Tho party
played the game from 1876. when the
National league was first organized
played il in every bah yard in the
country from Frisco TO Augusta. from
DalUth to the Gulf oil Mexico. There
were "reminiscences galore. Zen.
twelve sixteen and even the twenty.
four inning record game. were play.
ed over again in detail Personal
recollect0ns of past and present Gel.
5hrites were recounted TO the grea,
dedication Of the listeners WAC 6e.
youred every morseI ii waa d great
day Tor baseball and those presen;
sel.ahed il with eyiGent gusto.
the occasion for the assemhlage O.
baseball cranks was Tie meeting or
the Kitty league magnates. Repre-
5erted were Cairo. Henderson by
proxy Jackson. Paducah and two rep.
resentatiyes of a. G. Spalding X
Bros Mesrs r. & Campbell and w.
C. Collins
The meeting silenced the stories
that had been industriously circulated
the past week that the league was
upon the verge of dissolution. Win
the possible exception Of Jackson, alt
those present signified their intention
n boirg in the league the coming sea
son with pennant.winning teams. o..
tering To make deposits Of money as q
guarantee OF good faith.
However. as Clarksylle had With
Drawn, il VAS the sense Of the mce;.
ing that an aggressive movement be
Made 10 induce the old management
to reconsider its determination. or
that a new company should be organ
lied ana the Ciarkssille franchise civ.
en- them
The Henderson franchise at the Pa
lucah meeting on Jan 20 was taken
from Jacob Zimbro, Jr, for freQuen,
violations Of his contractual obllga.
tlona. ana awarded the city Of Henier
son. as President Thompson would
elect The franchise was awarded
by President Thompson TO citizens OF
Henderson. who would shortly incor
porate with capital stock OF $1,000
rhe street railway company waea
he organization had been perfected.
agreed 10 construct an handsome ana
Aew park The stock has almost De. =
subscribed and this week win co.'s.
pletc the task As for lIopkinsy',;e
she sum Of $1,000 has been pledged ~
citizens There then remains Cairo
ana PadHcah and there Is no question
about them. From the manner III
which Mr. Friedl00. the Jackson rep.
resentative spoke, that city will n:
3emble an independent team and 90 II
llone. bit this may even be changed
when it comes to the final meeting,
which is to be held between March %
md April /, in Clarksyillc if thar
.ity evincas q disposition 10 re.cntcr
he league. otherwise it will held in
HopkinsiIle
Again. Vincennes will close up their
subscription list this week and will
lpply for a franchise. league rep-
cesentatiye will make a tour Of tae
9ntire circuit next week and instiil
Jew life into the members--the ap-
Jroach OF warm weather will do the
rest
Messrs. Campbell AMI Collins on 1e-
half Of A. g. Spalding 4 Bros. maze
very liberal proposals TO the league,
Offering not only 10 assist it with adj.
ice. but in a financial way. Possibly
he assistance proifered may be cred
tied to selfnterest. as anything that
ENDS TO promote sport, very naturally
advances the firms interest, but the
offer was made only by them, not-
outstanding there are many other
similar firms, and in good faith.