The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-05-06
BASE BALL CHAT
FOR CAIRO FANS

In the parlors of the Palmer Hous
of Paducah there was assembled yes
terday the members Of the X. |. T
league. having been hurriedly sun
moned BY an emergency call TIM
cause was the frequent publication
IL the News-Democrat oil that city
a series Of articles to the effect tina
MFR. Jackson, owner of the Paducai
team, threatened TO withdraw from
the league If the schedule was no
amended SO as to give his team HON,
games on Decoration Day Fourth
july and Labor Day BUT little after
tion was paid to the articles, as till
motive that prompted them was wei
known, but the moral effect Of TIL,
series of articles was 50 paralyzini
ON the other cities, and coupled with
the fact that the padueah gran,
stand had burned On Tuesday night /
was thought best to call the meeting
so as TO arrive at a perfect undeg
standing.
There were present, Cairo Clark
Vile, Henderson, Hopknsyilie an
Paducah. On account Of pressure q
business. President Thompson wa
unable to BIZ present and Vice Pres
dent Hancock presided over the meet
ing The threatened revolt or rattle
desertion Gil the league by Mr.. Jach
son failed to materialize. In fact. Mr
Jackson stated that the schedule sui
ed him, bat in view Of the burning
Of his grand stand he wished tn
league to transfer the games sche6
uled at Paducah with Nincennes o.
May II, Is and 10 to the latter cit,
and In return desired that the game
scheduled al Vincennes with padu
cab, July 3, ami be transferred Ia
his city. As an inducement MI
Jackson offered to divide the entire
grand stand receipts with Yineennes
The proposition was eminently fair
and the league unanimously ordered
the transfer.
by agreement the games scheduled
Of Hopkinayille with Cairo on July 3
4 and 5, and Sunday. August :. were
transferred to Cairo. Several other
Sunday games were transferred ana
the matter was settled satisfactorily
TO all parties concerned.
The only dispute was over the ser |
vices Of lnfielder Long BIZ Henderson
and Paducah The matter was left
open until all the evidence in the
case Is produced and then a decision
viii be gwen.
President Jackson. Of the Paducan
club, stated that he would erect TEN.
porary seats 50 he could play his
team al home as per schedule the
first six DAYS Counting the entire
time Intervening from today and the
return home from Vincennes on MAY
20, he will have hal sufficient time
In which to build a new. commolious /
grand stand in another corner OF ina
park.
There we're several other details at
tended to and the meeting closed at
Ter a brief session Of one hour and a
hall Il was harmonious throughout
with the exception Of the contention
over Long, and no aerimony was de
veloped in that affair. Henderson of.
fering, in a conciliatory manner. f.
accept any honorable proposition thar
would promise a happy solution 10
he ve2lng question.
All the members Of the league will
somplete the guarantee fund bv i'm
nediateiy making the final deposit
everybody seemed perfectly content
With their respective teams and apx.
Gus for the signal next "Wednesday
q play bal
Harvey Wit may be seen in p Hoo.
oTn brown uniform, while C. A
'lepho may wear the Clarksvi6ei
ras. Both are good men.