The Cairo bulletin., 1905-07-21
Paducah Violating Henderson
Agreement-Trying TO Get
BOmar
WILL DISRUPT LEAGUE
If TERMS ARE NOT RESPECTED
HOPKINSvlLLE RELEASES
PLAYERS.-TRoU5lE WITH
THAT CITY THOUGHT
TO BE OVER.

of some of the clubs in the league.
The action of the Hopkinsyille club
in sending their men onto the
grounds in uniform to play Princeton
Wednesday. and, that team not put
ting in an appearance, declaring the
game forfeited to them. and their
Otherwise expressed intention of keep
ing their place in the Kitty notwith-
standing the decision arrived at at
Henderson Tuesday night including
their threat to file an injunction suit
in the Federal court at Paducan TO
restrain the league from forcing it
out, has but little or no bearing on
the future of the Kitty.
Have No Grounds For Suit.
In the first place they have no
grounds whereon to file such a suit
and in the second il they had it would
not come under the jurisdiction of the
Federal court. Thirdly an injunction
suit is filed to enioin a company or
corporation from doing thing and
when once it is done. as is the case
with Hopkinsville in that she is out
Of the league. it can have no bearing
! to induce that thing to be undone.
Lastly. the suit, according 70 the
threats made. was to be filed by w NJ.
Hancock, of Hopkinsville, who would
have no right to take such move
because of the fact that the franchise
covering the rights of the team from
that city is granted to the city OF
Henderson and not to private per
sons. sucn as he.
False Reports From HopkinsvilIe.
Reports have. been going out from
Hopkinsyille for the past day or two
TO the effect that that city knew moth
ing of the meeting 10 be held at Hen
derson Tuesday and that therefore
the meeting was Illegal. They also
claim that Paducah received no notice
! that 1t was TO be held
n Did Know of Meeting.
i These reports are palpably false
hoods for several reasons w Nj
, Hancock. who Is one Of the heads 81
, the Hopkinsyille association, is sale
! to have stated that he was not aware
(. that the meeting was to be held Mr.
& Hancock was in this city last Sun
day. at meeting In which every cit,
in the league was represented, and a
which Mr.. Wallace C. Dyer, of Hen
E derson, outlined the troubles of tn
game at his CRY. BY unanimou
/ vote Of the gentlemen at the meetini
Z NJ. j Farnhaker, Of this city, wa
/. chosen to go to Henderson and re
G present the entire league in an q
! fort TO settle the difficulty, and wa
q told that be had full authority to d
e as he thought best for the interest
:. Of the Kitty
Tried to Settle Difficulty.
Mr. Farnbaker tried for two day
together with Mr.. Dyer, to get th
/. amount necessary to keep the Hel
!. Nerson team going subscribed by tn
\. merchants and people of that cit.
j. Failing in That. at the meeting Tue
o day night Jake Zimbro, secretary I
= the Henderson team, threw up til
N sponge for his team after first pr
sr senting a plan to have a new stoc
fl company formed and asking thre
II days Of the league to get it up an
V, asking further assistance in the wor
y from other teams. To help out in IL
new stock company both Cairo an
d Vincennes offered $40 each. TT
" new plan was presented TO the pla
ers on the team for their consider
ton, and. while they accepted Il
r two guarantees OF $40 each. they /
I fused 10 continue the game unIe
some well known resident of Hendt
son would agree 10 pay them the /
IS. naming amount Of arrears in the
salary. $685., by Wednesday al
clock, This being impossible, He
derson was declared out Of the leag
and the proposition OF dropping He
kinsville was then taken into cons
lie, Grafton Before any action was TAX
20 in the matter, however, Mr. Hancoc
nd at Hopkinsville, was wired this quer
fr Does Hopkinsville want in a fo
by club league with Paducah. Cairo a
81. VlnceDnes? Answer quick" No T;
swer was received from this m essa
ur. and the vote was taken which dropp
oh that city and left the ones now
Int the league, Hopkinsvlle having I
se knowledge of the progress OF
ar. meeting and what would probably
ct accomplished at IT,
lot HopkinsvlIle Dropped From Leagu
so As IL provided for in the consti
ton Of the Kitty the move was ma
he for business reasons" and was
H.. tirely legal, the three quarters OF
Is votes of the remaining clubs in
nd league" necessary 10 make IL 80
9TH Ing secured.
is Az the meeting a maximum sail
led was fixed for the players Of the II
rye derson team providing for cert
,yd amount over what they were gett
yer. while playing in that city. II !
re- stipulated that these terms NOT be
lty satisfactory TO them, they We're to
nas allowed 10 80 where they pleased
in long az they did not play In
other team In the Kitty. The II
his kinsvllle players were to 90 20
hey club by when they were drafted,
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