The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-28
CAIRO DELEGATION
WILL STAND PAT
Kitty League Constitution Must
Be Revised
OR -FOUR CLUB LEAGUE
WITH SUNDAY BALL WILL BE
TIE RESULT-BlG DELEGA.
TON GOING TO PADu-
Cab TOMORROW.

A meeting Of the board Of directors
Of the Cairo baseball club was held
last night for the consideration OF
general business, but in reality 10
consider the momentous question In
Yolyed In a subject that has occupied
the attention OF the people for some
months whether Cairo shall con
tineue longer to carry the dead
weight of the past two seasons.
1 AS a result of the meeting, the del
egates who are 70 represent Cairo at
the meeting Sunday at Paducah anil
there will be several. Messrs, W II
\ Greaney, Joseph steagala, r. f. Pow
ers, p. G. Sculliu aud Mayor Claude
Winter, being selected, we're instruee.
60 70 offer an amendment to the CON
stitution that each club shall pay the
visiting team $40 for each and every
scheduled game rain or shine. on
Sunday Ia lieu OF a choice Of 50 Rar
cent Of the gate receipts and in the
even Of the amendment falling. IL
no longer continue membership In
league with two non Sunday playing
cities and furthermore. 10 Join the
league il Il Il composed Of four cities
that play Sunday ball, under the pres
ent OF amended constitution
The Kitty league strongest I'm Class
p, producer of some remarkably g0ol
baseball games and some fine wran
giles, is to meet Sunday at the Pal
mer House, Paducah, All the port.
able articles In the hotel have been
nailed down. guards Will stand watch
over Charley Reeds safe ana the
only thing that will remain to he lift
~ Is the scalp Of Secretary NJ. ],
Fambaker
H. J-the ] stands for Jerked, if
they get his bloomin mead. Las been
secretary Of the outfit for TWO sea
sons He IS not the father of the
babe. but simply nursed the infant
when was laid on his doorstep.
june ri, 1903 H. hs handled his
office honestly, properly. with fair
ness 10 all and malice toward none.
NJ, J. has turned no tricks ANA has
simply filled his position as a man
ought TO do. and as the constitution
provided but he has failed IN break
Ing The magnates to the constitution.
and Gully three Of them are tame
enough not to kick over the traces.
Tine rest are set Of balky Mauds,
and their loud heehaws res und
whenever Fanbakers name is men
toned.
Farnbaker, il is understood, Is to
receive he imprint Of the collective
boo' because in plain, blunt way he
refused 10 let a certain combine |
headed by the president, run the
league contrary 20 the expressed and
implied provisions Of the constitution /
II II hard in baseball especially in /.
minor league, 10 handle rebellious .
cattle. 1t You hand out hot shot .
where they are deserved. The shotees F.
viii get your scalp for hitting them.
II You let them have their own way.
the rest eft the tribe get after you
for a lack of backbone and failure 10
be firm when discipline is needed.
Fine for the lllans.
Candidates for the secretary's Job
are not so numerous. There's Jake
Zimbro Jr of Henderson. a welcher
Of 1909. and who declared at supper
n the Grand Hotel Vincennes. that
4 he was elected he would break up
The league There's Arthur Bailey Of
Paducah. a clever newspaper man
and fairly we'll posted.