The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-16
HENDERSON CLUB
MAY QUIT LEAGUE
ASSOCIATION OUT or MONEY
AND THINGS LOOK ROCKY
PITCHER kuBlTz RESIGNS AS
MANAGER AND JAkEY zIMBRo
is OUT.

The Henderson Cleaner OF Friday
gives the following account OF the
Henderson teams troubles:
AT a meeting Of the directors Of this
Henderson baseball club last night d
plan OF action was decided upon which
II successfully carried out viii result
IN the team playing the season out in
this city.
AT the meeting the designations OF
Harry Kubitz as manager OF the team,
and Jacob zimbro, as secretary Of the
association, We're received to take e.
feet Saturday night Today commit.
tee of the directors will call upon the
merchants for donations to meet the
immediate expenses OF the club. An
effort will be made to organize d new
stock company to take over the fran.
chise and strengthen the club. thus
making It possible to keep the team In
the city for the remainder OF the
year and hold the franchise In Hen
derson for next season.
This evening meeting of the stock
holders OF the club will be held fot
the purpose Of arranging for the dis.
position OF the franchise and club to
the new stock company. 1t ID beliey-
ed the efforts to bolster up the ciub
and refinance 1t will meet with sue.
cess.
Manager Kubitz will have charge
OF the team until Saturday night when
ms resignation as we'll ali that Of Mr..
limbro Will 60 into effect. Kubitz
feels his work as pitcher has been
hampered by the multitude Of duties
devolving upon a manager. No play
ing manager In the league has made
q success as a player this year. Mr..
zimbro finds the duties Of promoting
the fair and acting as secretary Of the
club too many for one man. Both have
lent their untirlng efforts to the club,
but feel II a successful reorganization
Is to take place new material ought I'd
be secured for the positions they now
fiji.
The association il In sore financial
straits The money secured from the
gate receipts and paid In by the stock
holders IN the association, less the
5000 forfeit, has been expended In
paying the players and securing new
ones, experimenting with them In the
spring practice and attempting I'd
strengthen the team. This morning
subscription paper will be circulated
among the business men with the sole
view Of obtaining funds sufficient to
leave the team on q good financial ba.
sis for the new stock company.
Mr. zimbro had telephone communi.
cation with Secretary Greanev At
Cairo Thursday afternoon. He had
made an effort to reach President
Brown through the same means. bnt
was unsuccessful as NIL Brown is At
present In st. Louis.
Secretary Greaney stated that he
thought It probable the league could
arrange to carry the Henderson team
for ten days while the new stock com.
pany was being organized. He had
also, been told that Linton, md. Mt.
Vernon, md, and Greensboro would &C
cept berths In the league and that II
Henderson could not hold her fran.
chise that one of the three places
would accept It. He promised-to CON.
municate with the league officials aha
notify Mr.. zimbro Of his plans today
II would be q thing to be greatly re-.
GREETED u Henderson should lose The
franchise In the league which was first
thought Of and first organized III this
city Believing that Henderson busi. |
ness people want baseball ana feeling
sure that the citizens have home |
pride IN the team the directors viii
undertake tosraise tho sum of )5oosby |
subscription THIS morning to make Il |