The Paducah sun., 1906-04-05
NO PIPE" DREAM
"PAP" FARNBAKER, OF CAIRO,
ON PADUCAH's y. B. TEAM.
While Its Dash of Cold Water II Is
Complimentary to the
Indians.

Pap" Farnbakor. in the Cairo
Bulletin, has at last thrown aside
his pipe and "writ' something worth
re-printing. He has been scribbling
| away for weeks infusing enthusiasm.
in the ranks of the Cairo fans, and
now turns his attention to the Padu-
cab team. 1t all came about through
the publication that Paducah was to
have "our Eddie Gilligan" back, and
We can't blame the fans in Cairo as
elsewhere in trembling a little.
Pap" Farnbaker takes occasion
to throw cold water at the team but
in the end admits that he thinks
Lloyd knows what he is about. Here
is Farnbaker's dope. II means more
in compliment to the Paducah team,
notwithstanding the side comments,
than any thing the local writer's
might say:
Eddie Gilligan is back with Pa
ducah and this means much to the
Indians. He will play second base in
place of Frank Potts. There's no de-
nying the fact, that Notwithstanding
he can't hit over rs. he can field
any position like the devil run
bases, has plenty of gray matter and
a world of nerve and ginger. He
L. NJ he Iaf 90 Io "a l.
always keen and alert to spring the
unexpected At first Paducah has
two of the fastest fielding sackers in
existence in Haas and Connors, al
though neither are much on the
swat At third there is no one can
fill Red Onions Bohannon's shoes
and the same is also true behind the
bat-there are no Grover Lands to
be found every year. The loss of
leaves the team with only the old
reliable Dick Brahic, no better any
place, and "Headless Wonder" We'll
don South, who will throw half his
games away IL two or three fast men
dump 'em down to him in a tight
place. OF course, in the outield Nc
Claim and Taylor are the candy with
one vacant garden with plenty of re-
cruits to fill the vacant spot. Ash
ford may capture this on account of
brains, but his being out of the game
for some time, taken into considera-
tion that he was at the time of his
temporary retirement slightly 'Os
lerized' may unfit him for the work.
Nevertheless We have an inkling that
the Indians will be strictly in the
running and to tell the truth, thinL
that Paducah will be Cairo's danger
Gus rival, Of which we are heartily
ducah real hard all season and lose
by an eyelash than have a walk over
bum aggregation. We know by
reason of experience extending over
period covered by 22 years, that
Paducahans are dead game to the
core and will sell their last years
glad rags before permitting their ha-
ted rivals down here to put it on
them. 1t is this great rivalry that has
existed between the two towns that
has fostered the game in both cities.
This rivalry between the cities ex-
tends not only to baseball but civic
pride. II Cairo gets a railroad, they
hustle out after one, too. The same
with factories. We point with pride
to The Halliday. they try to match
with The Palmer. They bricked their
streets and here Cairo goes 'em one
better this summer with Is miles of
vitrified brick streets and concrete
sidewalks. They point to their depos-
it's in the banks and we say, see our
s4,OOO.000 and over piled up in the
vaults. something like a per capita
cash wealth of 5000, five times grea-
ter than the per capita cash wealth
of the nation. Neither city really en-
vies the other, but strives to get as
good, il not better. While they have
us beat a shade in one or two in
stances. we have them beat a Phil
adelphia block in others. They have
us good and strong on the city hall
and as being the most cheerful set of
liars one ever met when 1t comes to
population"
First Warrior Arrived Today.