The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-04-01
BASE BALL DOPE
FOR CAIRO FANS
"IIickOry Nuts" Wants a Job
With McCartI1y's Bunch
WRITES LONG LETTER
TELLING or HIS QUALITIES
DENNY HUGHES TO REPORT
SATURDAY-LiST OF THE
SQUAD ALREADY
SIGNED.

Manager Mccarthy has pulled one
more than his fair share of wierd and
curious letters from aspiring baseball
players this year than usually falls 70
I the lot OF most managers.
Here is the latest which he reeeiy'
I'd yesterday.
La Center, Ky, March IS.
Mr.. Dan Carthy,
Cairo. Illsnoyse.
Doc Sir II would like for you to
give me chance to show you and
your bunch what | can do as Box
Artist.
have been playing bali about 20
years. Professional eighteen years.
sined with Cairo in 1895 TO Pitch q
had some trouble there & got my Ritc
arm broke & had to leye after TWO
months. Have played in Kentucky d
Tenne. & an over Mo. q Arkansa".
pitched with sikeston last year !
month & days, until season closed
had a verbal contract with Chief
Lloyd Ia Play with paduckey this sea-
son bat he has not made good so far
nor has ne let me no. hear that they
are cheap lot Of Iellers and don't IN
tend to have no winnin team I writ
ten for transportation but He dint am
ser. / Gont want to be with bum
Bunch nowhow.
wen. win tell YOU What I kin do.
am Left Handed &, can throw All
kinds OF nerves & lot Of zig gag sew
eral other Balls Of my own get mp and
have d lot Of speed & am as true to
the mark as any Of EN-. | Gin beat
that Wiley Pieit G whole mile, but
don't know anything about them there
Brook Fiji high balls that read
about in the Bulletin.
Let me no if YOU viii use me and
take care of me for a While. I am a
pippin cocher and not Afraid Of Work
Can play Pitch, Second. Short, Ketch
of left field Am six foot six l7j
pounds, 39 yrs Old ard am Now sobr
| have not had a bail in my hand SIM
last October & e VIII AMY Take Ne
three days TO get my Whip in shape
% use my ball Am working an car.
nentar trade Ger Plenty of Exercise
and am strong Play Ball under
the name OF Hickory Nuts That's
whai tie fellers around Sikeston call /
Cd me Some said / wuz nutty and
Am hard 10 crack SO they nick.named /
me that
With The letter from Hickory
Nnts" came a set Of diagrams show
ing the curves and zig gag works. The /
diagrams We're twelve in number and 1
showed bis drop, raiFe ST. drops /
snake down and out to left. in TO left /
md down chutes. straight ball. speedy .
1at to left batter, raise and out steam /
ball, jump ball"
Manager Mccarthy wrote Hickory /
Nuts thar he could not use any phe. I
1oms.
Dummy Hughes wired 70 Manager /
Mccarthy yesterday from Dauvillc I
Ky, that he wanted to come home 4
md a ticket was Immediately wirel /
aim and the favorte guardian of 1fst /
base win arrive here Saturday DUN 4
my VIII no doubt be in fine form as (
he has been busy for several weeks I
eoaching the bagebal team Of The I
Deaf and Dumb institute az D9nviIle (
The following players are under /
contract for Cairo:
Pltchers-George Biuerofl, Louis .
Ben Maddox. William
Grover Sidney Eckstone. Frank era.
mer Wallace o. Ashley, Rice Pierce.
Catchers-Jamc Harvey Edward /
Burr
First hasemcn-James Hughes. C. /
Claude Ftter
Second Rsemcn William Roland I
cnnord sadm. Melvin Fouse, Napo
.eon 1.anglois.
short siop-Theron Bell, james
Cuihbcri, II ]. McBdie
Third basemen-Waltor Wilson.
Ben Schanor CliGrod Thomas
Notwithstanding BisseI. Ed
Powers andrew Larsen. jain Ken
ney. Patrick McAndrews. Frank T. 4
Yelley. Iohn NJ freeman viii Currv.
This beautiful weather has sci the .
fans crazy Hurry up Mr. Mccarthy .
we can't wait much longer.
Farnbaker sent his homemade" 4
records TO the publishers Of the Spald- I
ing Guide. and nothing could De- more
rect.-Paducah News Democrat /
OF course we know that Johnny of I
Che Nd didn't have anything to do 4
with the records, bu they were com
RErnffuI Children p !