The Cairo bulletin., 1906-07-19
To CALL KENO ON
CAIRO TEAM
TODAY
WHEN THE HOPELESS STRUGGLE
FOR EXISTENCE WILL BE
GIVEN UP FOR GOOD.
'DISplSINC OF PLAYERS
is MANAGER Echenberg.r and Winding
Up the Teams Affairs-Fate
of the kii;y is a
Question.

Keno VIII pe CdilSh ph tAS N"i'
base ball team today.
After a long fought struggle which
has cost the managers of the team
several hundred dollars the fight has
been called off and today will witness
the last game in which the local team
viii take part.
The announcement Will not be IL
the nature Of a surprise ~ II is well
known that tn struggle for existence
has been a hopeless one almo from
the start. For some unacconntable rea
son the Cairo people 10 not think
enough OF the sport 70 patronize it
sufficiently to keep UP expenses,
The team was not started with a
view of making money but it was
hoped that il woula be able TO break
even
Toward the first part Of the season
these hopes were blasted and after 2
couple OF MONTH Of a one sided
struggle to keep the cash account
balanced Dan Mccarthy washed his
hands Of the management Of the team
and announced that he would devote
his entire attention 10 his coal bust
ness IN an effort 70 make up the
amount LOST on base ball
After he playe nal been cast
overheard by McCac.ay the directors
of the Cairo Base Ban and Athletic
association tried 10 revive the inter
est and keep the game a going. They
ecured Guy r, Eichenberger as man
ager He rescued the wrecked team
and started it ON its way again. The
directors decided to put the matter
right mp TO the fans and issued
thousand 81 benefit tickets These
tickets We're good for any game in
the season and in case they were not
used the money was to refunded If
tina team dishanded.
OF the thousand tickets about a
third were sold, clearly howng that
the local enthusiasts were not en-
thuslastic when II came to putting up
money.
Manager Eichenberger has con
tinued the team with a loss of a few
hundred dollars, hoping that some
plan would be devised to raise the
amount necessary to continue the
season. The patronage continued to
fall off and yesterday il was definitely
decided to close the team
Mr.. Eichenberger will pay all sal.
aries and is endeavoring to secure
good berths for his playerss, Several
are TO be sold. Yesterday Wagner was
disposed of to the Memphis. Southern
league team for a good sum and it il
announced that Roland and several
of the Others are also to be turned
over to good clubs.
The series with Paducah will be
concluded this afternoon at Sports
mans park and with its end league
base ball in Cairo VIII probably pass
into oblivion as there is little prob
ability that another team will ever be
framed.
What effect the closing OF the Cairo
season will have on the Kitty league
Is matter of much coajuncure
President Gosnell has known of he
desperate financial straits of the team
and II is understood that several In.
diana cities are after the franchise
and Il may be turned over TO one Of
them, II is understood tina Gosnell
was notified of the coming crash but
mp 10 a late hour last night no word
had been received from him regarding
the prospects Of the league.
Il IS said by some that it g. likely
that the franchise will be retained by
Gallo and one Of the team win be
dropped and the league continue as
a four team affair This report Is also
denied by some who claim to have in
side informal on who say that Marion
Ind, will take Cair0s place.