The Paducah sun., 1904-12-19
Important Changes to lie Voted
on Jan 9th.
The X. !. T. Will Probably Consist Of
Paducah, Ky. Cairo. ILL.,. Ma
rion. ILL.,. Vincennes, Ind,
and Henderson, Ky.
OTHER LATE BASEBALL NEWS

day afternoon. 1t was a conference
to outline the work Of reorganizing
and take up other work before next
season.
Four cities we're represented. They
are Paducah. by Messrs. John w.
Keller and A. S. Thompson; Owens
boro, by Mr.. T. r. Morton; Vim
cennes. by Mr.. C. c. Gosnell and Cal
ro, by Mr.. NJ. J. Farnbaker. The
meeting began about O'Clock and
lasted until nearly 5.
1t was decided to have a six club
league and to form a more compact
circuit. 1t was suggested that the cit
les to compose the league be Padu
cab. Cairo, Marion. ILL.,. Henderson,
Vincennes. Ind. and owensboro. Ky.
Mr.. NJ. J. Farnbaker. secretary Of the
league, was instructed TO make a cir
cult OF these cities and also to visit
Murphysboro, H.. and see II Muir
physboro wants to come in and can
offer any inducements, although It
is not thought she can. Mr. Farnba-
ker will start on his circuit on che
26th and will be out several days.
1t was also decided that the guar
antee Of the cities of the league be
increased from $500 to s4OO. This
is the guarantee the various clubs
must put up to insure playing the
season through. This will knock out
small towns where the patronage is
small and the attendance not up to
the point where II would be safe to
put up such guarantee.
Another matter which was decided
on was in regard to guarantee to the
visiting teams. Each team last sea-
son was guaranteed $40 a game but
/ II the gate receipts were large enaugh
20 insure the visiting team to take its
regular per cent, this could be done
in lieu of the $40 guarantee and in
the Sunday towns, where the game
could be played on Sunday. the small
town teams got quite divy out OF
he games. 1t was decided to raise the
guarantee to $40 a game and this for
rain or shine. game or no game. This
will tend to make each team self-sup-
porting. This guarantee holds for
Sunday too. the visiting team to get
40 more on Sunday than the week
day.
AL the above changes were or
dered drawn up and will be placed
before the league at the regular
meeting which will be held on the af-
ternoon of January at the Grand
Hotel In Vincennes. for action. The
inclination of the representatives here
yesterday seemed to be towards
adopting these amendments.
The regular winter settlement
meeting of the league will be import
ant as it will require a full settle
ment with every officer in the league.
Secretary Farnbaker stated that he
would settle in full and that officers
would be elected at this meeting.
You may announce my candidacy
for the office of President-Secretary."
he Informed Sun reporter yester-
day, but be sure you announce with
1t that II there is a dissenting voice l
will not run but will withdraw. This
action is taken for economical pur-
poses. II being the belief of the rep
resentatives that the Offices could be
managed better and with less expense
by one person."
Mr.. Farnbaker was chuck full of
baseball news and has been busy
since the season closed working on
the averages of each player withmc
the averages and other matters per-
tanning TO the league. He has placed
the averages of each player with the
-Spaulding guide publishers and the
batting and fielding averages of ev-
cry Kitty player will be published in
tA' htlt Nli bt oOhAt hOW-
ling from some players who imagine
they have batted high" MIR. Farnba-
ker laughingly remarked. There
were but two players in the Kitty
league last season who batted above
the 800 clip and they are Moore. OF
Hopkinsville. and Shannon. Of Cairo.
A.
Shannon to Washington in the Ma
tional league"
Mr.. Farnbaker seemed to know |
great deal about players who have |
been drafted out Of the Kitty league. |
He stated that Land would be farmed |
out to Toledo, o.. in the American
Association along with Goodwin, of