The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-21
BY M. j. FARNBAKER,
Former Secretary K. !. T. league.

There were four excursions into
Cairo yesterday and one outward.
The first were from Paducah and
consisted Ct two by river and couple
by rail. The outward bound eXcur-
sion consisted of an aerial voyage talk,
en- by he Tadpoles in The eighth inning
of the sixth and last round of the
clothes line scrap with the Dog Eaters.
The aerial flight lasted just long
enough to allow the Igorrotes to score
quntette of runs on one hit, four
errors, and attempted sacrifice, base
on balls and two squeeze plays totally
destroying Cairo's chances Of making
il three straight from our up.the river
hated rivals and spelling the spectacle
of the prettiest and hardest fought bat
tie seen in many years.
There were thousands upon thous-
ands of people al Sportsman Park.
They rolled in on autos, buggies, hacks
and cars, taxing the carrying capacity
of every available car of the traction
company to the limit.
The crowd began to assemble al
30 and when the game was called
few minutes after o'clock, the grand
stand was packed with people like
sardinea in a box. Every sea was
taken and even standing room could
npt be found, he people lining up at
the top and rear Of both sides Of the
grand stand in rows three and four
deep. The bleachers were jammCd
and the overflow hung upon the fences.
while out toward the right field fence
behind a barrier of wire was another
great crowd The carriage stands
were packed, while outside the fences,
perched on wagon tops, ladders, on
trees. telegraph and telephone poles
windows and roofs held another great
throng.
This tremendous crowd a record
breaker in the history of the Kitty
league, came from far and wide-from
city, town. village and cross road. all
eager to see Paducah win and thereby
break even in the six games played OF
Cairo hang it on its ancient rival by
winning. making it four out of six.
Chief Lloyd trotted out Southpaw
Miller TO the slab. while Cairo sent its
spit ball artist Christian to the firing
line changing from Wagner, the side
wheeler at the last moment.
The battle was one of wits and
brains from the inception of the battle,
with Christian having a shade the best
of il, although Cairo was in serious
trouble in the fifth and sixth on ac.
count Of clinkers. but from which d.
lemma. she easily extricated herself.
II was in the eighth inning after one
man had been retired thai the Cairo
works went to pieces and blew up with
a noise that must have been heard in
Medicine Hat
G.lligan got a life at first on a bunga-
leo Of Parker McClain scratched a
single. Haas hit 10 Dithridge VINO
whirled it to Roland at second IN
plenty of time 10 complete double
and retire the side. but Dutch" hal
some greasy substance on his hand
and glove and dropped It filling the
bases. Wetzcl dumped one down from
queeze On which Gilly scored. Taylor
duplicated to Christian and the latter
over ran the ball. McClain scoring.
Perry hit through Parker. ami another
hobble followed. Haas and We-zel scor-
ing NJ. Miller laid one down on an
attempted sacrifice. Taylor scoring
and the. this time. "Unsalted Pretzei 20
reaching first in safety
Nippert few to Roland. Miller walk
ID for his second time up in the in
ming but Perry. NJ Miller and Miller
died on the eacks on "Gilly's" ont
from pitcher TO first. Runs 5.
Cairo managed TO escape a shut ont
in the ninth on a batter hit. ont
from pitcher 20 first. wild pitch and ont
Of Dithridge from third to first. Long
scoring the single tally
The box score:
PADUCAH AP r II PO A z
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