The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-12

mes at the result of much discussion,
10 favor the adoption of amendments
10 the league constitution whereby
the amounts deposited by each club
In the. guarantee fund be raised from
s20e to s400 as security that each
club keep its contractural obligation,
and that in lieu Of $50 with the option
OF a choice of so per cent of the gate
receipts for the visiting team for all
scheduled games, guarantee OF $40
be paid every visiting team for each
and every scheduled game, rain or
shine or Sunday, the home team TO
retain all gate receipts.
The intention and purpose of this
amendment being intended TO make
each city self-supporIing, or TO be
frank and plain-Inake each and eY-
cry tub stand on its own bottom"
Cairo, Paducah and Vincennes had
by a division of their gate receipts.
paid TO Clarksville, Henderson and
Hopkinsville large sums OF money I'm
der the so per cent arrangement
while the three last named cities
paid nothing but the $50 guarantee
10 Cairo. Paducah and Vincennes
when playing return dates
At the Vincennes meeting it deyel
oped that these amendments would
fail of passage and consequently they
were not presented, and it is Ger
tain that at the Paducah meeting
on Sunday, Jan. 20, they will meet
with defeat at the hands Of Hender
son, Hopkinsyille and Clafksville, il
requiring four votes to carry the
amendments.
Cairo, consequently sees nothing
ahead in league which includes as
members, Clarksville, Henderson and
Hopkinsville, but a continuation Of
the onerous burden it has with Pa
ducah carried throughi two seasons
being assisted the last season by the
addition of Vincennes, in giving up
so per cent OF its gate receipts tc
three 'infant industries" that require
eternal protection"
Cairo has succeeded admirably il
rendering financial assistance, as
have also Paducah and Vlncennes, in
an endeavor to obtain successful
stride for the "infants," but since
they still persist, on account of in
firmaties, of crawling and toddling
conclude TO no longer continue the
maternal function of carrying dead
weight. and will let them lie down
since they can't stand alone, by sew
ering all connection or refusing tc
join league of which they are mem
bers under the present constitution.
Cairo, however, is perfectly willing
TO continue in the league with them
under a revised constitution or in a
reorganized league with Owensboro
Paducah, Vincennes, Princeton, Ind.
and Marion, H., as members under
the present arrangement, as. thes'
cities are all good ones, and can pla,
Sunday ball, thus affording an even
break of give and take for ALL
A few figures in connection witt
last seasons baseball in Cairo vii
not be amiss The total receipts.
from all sources were $12,201.4S whiI
the expenses were $11,21097 In
cluded in the latter is sS.6296S To
amount paid five visiting teams dur
ing the season for GO games, an ay
erage of s576S per game. Abroad
for 60 games Cairo received 81, 260.2a
or an average of sS767 per game.
The amounts paid and received
from other clubs while at home and
abroad according to Secretary Gren
eys report is as follows:
The following figures show whal
teams made the most money at Cairo
and where Cairo received the larges
amounts:
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