The Cairo bulletin., 1904-08-11

There are but So points difference
between third and the occupants of
the cellar according to the standing
today.
The Champions are 10 points to the
good and still going some in steady
grind that will land the pennant in
Cairo. We told you so"
Cairo's big center fielder, Shannon
leads the league in hitting up to
Tuesday, having batting average of
.6S7.
And wider grows the gap between
the Champions and the Cigar Signs,
but we are not TO be lulled into over
sanguinity and forget to play ball ev
cry day from now until the end of
the season. We have read Aesops
fable of the tortoise and the hare.
The Champions will be the shoemak-
ers and keep pegging away.
The redombtable Patsy j. Hines
has been signed by the Browns, his
trouble with Billy Earle of vicksburg
having been adjusted Patsy is play.
ing the outfield now bur may be sent
in to pitch later on. He has already
played four games In the outfield and
out of 10 times at bat made six hits
iah rftf h tn,
All the same, Patsy couldn't bat Cairo
before the opening OF the season
while with Poplar Bluff.
Speaking of records Walsh of Vim
cennes. is the only twirler that pitch
ed no hit game. and Gill Edwards
of Hopkinsville pitched the best as
only one hit was made off him in six.
teen innings and that was a home
run by Wallace OF Cairo, in the last
and final inning. We are not quite
sure, but believe that Kitty Girard
was his opponent in the box. The
game was between Greensboro and
Hopkinsville. Wallace being then
with Greensboro.
Like Alexander we sigh for other |
worlds to conquer. AT the end of the |
season the Champions will be taken |
on trip to Evansville, Springfield. /
Memphis and Vicksburg for three /
games each with the Central, Three
Eye, Southern and Cotton States
leaguers. Arrangements are now be.
ing made for dates. The purpose of
the trip will be 10 boost the Kitty
league and its players. The Cham
pions will more than hold their own.
Sixteen men viii be taken on the trip
the extra ones to be selected from /
some Of the other Kitty teams.
Dummy Hughes holds the record in
the Kitty league for the greatest
number of home runs in any one
game. He put three over the Padu.
cab right field fence last year. In
the. game game Wallace planted two
in the same place while Brockett
slammed another over in deep cen
ter. 1t lies between Engle and Holy.
cross as 70 who made the longest
hit The former put 1t over the left
field fence Just between the big hat
and the foul line while the one from
the Iron Man hit in left center
on top OF a board. Both these oc-
Cured at Sportsman's park, Cairo.
Sporting Editor The Bulletin: Re
plying to the statement IN the Tele-
gram of last evening that only fifty
cents was collected for the pennant.
which was afterward returned by
zone Of the best baseball authorities
that ever came to Cairo, ] wish to
say that ! contributed one dollar
which was not refunded
At the time. labored under the i'm.
precision that The Telegram stood
sponsor for the movement. as did
every one else interested in the MAT.
ter. as everything relating to it sp
peared in the Telegram without ref.
epce to individuals.
Now, I am not kicking about my
dollar, as ! stand ready 10 contribute
another. but ] thought the personal
pride Of the Telegram. since It has a
habit Of Boosting Of its towline.' =
would not permit it 10 let a subject
that It agitated die of inanifion. even !
though the proprietors ha6 to 90
down into their Jeans" 10 make good I
a deficiency. Let us havs the pen
nant. What's the matter with The
bulletin taking ID the matterg
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