The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-18

now compos ng the local ball team OF
the way they are being handled Man
ager Berryhill Is doing the very best
ne can with the material at hand
! There are weak places In the team
that must be strengthened and ths
pitching department is lacking in tai
ent that can go the pace required IL
| the Kitty league. TO fill the weak
| places and get pitchers II takes money
but the funds must be forthcoming II
the base ball proposition is to be made
attractive to the lovers of the game
and without patronage the business
Will die a quiet and quick death. The
owners OF the local ball team must not
hold the purse strings too tight.--Mat,
toon Journal-Gazette.
! Apply to Manager Mccarthy and he
will do all in his power to strengthen
the team, and that too, without an ex.
pense Of one dollar to the new mem.
Der Cairo always keeps its pledges
The Vincennes team was there with
the ginger until Jacksonville made q
run and then the whole bunch were
as quiet as If they had lost their best
friends. To speak plai1ly they are a
gang of cutters. and we believe they
will lay down without any provocation.
Harry Berte has more ginger when his
tno 10 Inn,
the Vlncen1es team when a team gets
one run to the good on them.
In addition to. this they are great
alleged "kidders' They started out
yesterday with that and some kicking
and Bush quickly put Donovan on
the bench and that was the last Of
him. Methuslah Farnbaker at Cairo
calls French "Chesty Charley" He
certainly deserves the name, but then
his is not the only chest that is stuck
out on the Vincennes team. We liked
the playing of the Vinccnnes bunch
but they lack the staying qualities
that go 10 win games when they have
to be pulled out in the eleventh hour
We will maks a prediction right here
that it will not be Vincennes that
wins The pennant in the Kitty league
this Jacksonville Courier.
There's no disputing the fact, how.
ever, that "Chesty" Charley can play
the game.
Cairo surprised everybody by turn,
ing in and beating Paducah by a
score of 3 to . and as consequence
here is JOY IN Ratville Cairo would
be willing TO lose every game to the
other teams if Paducah could only
be defeated right along. Only forty
five miles apart the two towns are
rivals in everything and in baseball.
The feeling runs high-Danyille Com
You will be astonishetl To learn that
dur'ng the % years this fierce rivalry
has existed. there never has been one
instance of dirty ball playing by either
side. The people of both cities go TO
and fro patronize the games and the
best Of feeling always prevails or
course there is bandlnage, but no ami
mostly whatever.
Cairo by winning one game al Padu
cab and losing the remaining two by
close scores, indicating that the team
fought every inch of the way. did as
well as expected 1t is now up TO the
team to take all three games to be
played here commencing this after
noon. Even two out of the three will
not be unsatisfactory. as this will be
an even break in the six games, giving
to each team three apiece.
Heads up and fight hard every inch
of the way, whether In the lead or far
behind
The Mud WALLPAPERS from down the
bend won, and they won fairly; 50
here's 10 the one time Champs. -
Paducah Sun.
Cairo has done well at Paducah. Go
II one or two better al home and
everybody will be satisfied.
The Mud Wallowers are so slouches
Wv any means. They pay the game
paducah sun.
What did you think. anyway?
The human jelly fish of the Paducah
Sun offers as an excuse for the wallop.
'ng that the lgorrotes received Tues
~ay AZ the hands of the RaIs. thai the
former are a team Of cripplcs Cry a
little bit, please Eddie.
They pad everything at Paducah.
population of the city and the batting
ana fielding average Of the lgorrotes
But To BissCll. a wee mite 81 Tai
nolc in left field is due three tons
IF credit for saving rBc game IN the
eighth. lie put the air brakes TO a
ZONE run from Haas bat by one of
the most sensational fielding fcats
ever Witnessed at Wallace park. Me
Claim had just singled. with two men
out. Haas then met a swift one. and
tho hall not raising over IL feet went