The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-03-10
Carried Through Last Year BY
lis Sole Efforts
ONCE MORE SOLICITED
TO JUMP INTO THE BREACH AND
lNSTlLL LIFE INTO THE
LITTLE KITTY
LEAGUE.

The gradual disappearance OF the
cold weather ana the advent Of spring
with its accompanying balmy air. has
lone much TO clear the baseball at
nosphere of the murkineSs that exist.
ed during the winter months. From the
nature OF the reports received by the
local league official there is a general
movement in ali the cities 90 reorgan-
lac for the ensuing season Players
ire being signed and committees have
taken hand in the proper financing
lf the clubs to insure them going
through the maelstrom Of a financial
disaster that as rule engulfs clubs
cities OF the size composing the
Kentucky, Illinois. Tennessee league
The fact that the Kitty league man.
ged to pull through last season is in
large measure due the support Civ.
n il by the press in the several
cities and this too, given gratuitously
4 At ordinary advertising rates, the
naee given last year 70 baseball
| would have cntailed an expenditure of
/ thousands upon thousands OF dollars
and these papers thoroughly loyal to
/ their towns and the teams that repre-
| sented them and to the great national
game. are as ready today as ever in
he past "a boom and keep alive the
cen interest In the sport. by the pub
'ication of the news anpertaiuing 10
managers and players All the press
| las asked ia that they be furnished
/ The news
That the press has done all these
things has been very freely comment
/ a upon, always in a complimentary
manner
\ slight retrospection is necessary
/ While the reports from over the
/ league circuit are generally encourag-
ny, there are still some disconragng
features that cause some apprehen.
/ sion without going into detail il can
be stated that there is trouble brew.
/ ing in Hopkinsyille between the pres.
mt owners OF the franchise and Mr.
/ Frank Bassett. who was she proprietor
/ Of the club IN the early months OF last
season, that threatens to terminate in
lawsuit II The dispute eliminates
n a legal ENHANCEMENT there is dan.
ger that IlOpkinsyille may not be in
he league this year Ar clarksville
be other day after an Indifferent at.
/ -jt1de that lasted all winter the for
/ uor management expressed desire IN
/ once more try for the pennaut In the
Kitty league But there is apprehen
sion felt that from lack of encourage.
ment by the people Of GAINESVILLE.
+ The old management will not an
+ dertaNe the sole responsibility i'm
posed by carrying a team through tho
season
The sole relief for these Ills. and
other difficulties that confront the
clubs 10 the several cities. can be az
forded through the medium OF the
press II the newspapers viii again
. Jump into the breach and by the publ
cation Of a series OF articles. without
referring 10 individual differences. the
league can boz placed sOiidly upon its
feet once more Again in a perpen
dicHlar position and with the baseball
fever raging rampant in the breasts Of
the fans kept alive through the sea.
son. by the press and under the slim.
Mus Of the excitement caused by the
play. the Kitty league will go through
a successful season.
viii the Ncws-Democrat. Sun. Reg.
lister and Ledger. of Paducah. the Sun
aad Whlg Of Jackson. the TimesJour
nal and LeafChronicle. of GAINESVILLE
the News Era. Of Hopkinsvile. the
Cleaner and journal Of Henderson and
the Commercial and Capitol of Vim
eennes. take mp the cudgel of base.
ball and keep on hammering away IN.
I'll the subject matter Is pounded into
every man, woman and child In their
community. and they are lined up As
rooters thoroughly loyal 10 their
towns and the teams representing
them2
Wisdom is always conceded to a