The Cairo bulletin., 1904-12-08

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gentleman yesterday offered 70 pay
s. snare for seyenty-six shares of
the stock
Just how much he will be able 70
buy Al this figure viii depend largely
upon how highly the sock Is priced
b. the holders ana also their faith IN
the future of baseball in Cairo Fhe
~Me of The stock is now probably
more than 50 cents ON the dollar, but
q would be a difficult matter for the
holders 10 realize on their invest
men to other persons than the gem
u5 man spoken Of whose aim is 10
pui a team in the field next season
that will outelass anything in the
league, providing he can secure a con.
trolling interest IN The company
President Johnson of the Amert
aan League has added another col.
lose player 70 The Washington bunch
of pennant players saws the Chicago
Record Herald. lie announced yes
terday thar be had signed Center
Fielder Shaughnessy Of the Notre
Damo nine. President Johnson
thnks ne has secured a find" in the
college hoy and believes lAat he has
the making OF anotae~ luke stahl,
who learned his b & the Uni.
yefsify If Illinois
With the announcement of The sign
ing VI shaughnessy came also the re-.
port that Purdue perhaps, had good
grounds tor sngFa ine protest
against his playing on the football
am sAaughnessy is is claimed,
played professional baseball in South,
err Illinois during the last summer.
under the name of shannon He
was a member Of the Cairo team at
one time and is said 10 have played
in other cities His good playing
during the SUMMER as a professional
is what brought him 70 the notice OF
President Johnson but when he came
NJ sign MIN hi discovered that he
was one o. the stars Of the Notre
Dame team
Besides Shsuganessy. Mr. johnson
has landed four more new players for
.hc Senators He has signed Charles
john OF ST Pan, wno was on Comls-
keys team for a time last spring
knell Of Nashville, besides O'Nenl
and Congalton There is a chance
that he will get Pitcher Winters Of
Boston in a trade. in which case
Washington would have seven pitch
ars On its stan
me advance guard Of the base
ball magnates arrived yesterday for
Pc meeting tomorrow President
John l. Taylor and Treasurer carr N.
Green Of the Boston champions. wer2
the first 70 arrive Connie Mack.
Ben" shihe and the latter's son.
John Sbihe. representing tfe Phila
delphia CLUB, also arrived
An impromptu Conference was held
in President Johnsons Office during
The afternoon, and the proposed SEIZED.
nle and otaer matters were discussed.
President johnson and Mr. TAYLOR are
both strong on recommending IiO-
game schedule. but both were wary
in discussing the foul strike rule.
No one Is stuck on the rule. said
President johnson but ! do not know
whether or NOT we viii change it,
More baitng is apparently needed.
bul ! do NOT know thai the problem
been solved vet"
president Taylar said he aas ready
receive the pennan, At tae hands OF
sis fellow magnates al the coming
meeting and said Il looked like anos
her one for the Plymouth Rocks next
wear
We have picked mp some good
PLAYERS" he said and some gold
bricks We drafted Martha from 10.
ledo. expecting 10 gel a siar pitcher.
ami then when The papers were re-.
turned we discovered that wo had
secured Red Merton Instead We
have paid 1855 for Morton SO Tar
hui ! don't know whether he will Join
our team. James Collins and Chick
stall will be here during the meeting
and we might make trade or two
Noirc Dame lnu-FranS T Shaus
messy Is the second Of last years nine
90 join fast company, z NJ. Reullsach
being signed TO pitch for the Chicago
Nationals. Shae has been the mos
reliahIe man ON Tho NnIrn namn hasn-