The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-07-06

Daniel Mccarthy, the Coal Bar
on manager OF the Cairo Kitty
league baseball team, yesterday ex-
hibited The yellow streak and
committee of desperate fans il look
ing for him today. Incidentally n
might be remarked that should ne
be happened upon before the fanas
injured feelings are soothed it, might
mean more work for the undertake.
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Mccarthy yesterday exposed
scheme which he probably had been
working out for many days. 1t was
sprung upon an unsuspecting pub
lie with such a suddenness that II
took everybody's breath away. It.
was master stroke and Mccarthy
deserves credit for this much of IT.
Mccarthy yesterday fined every
member of the Cairo baseball team
500 for indifferent playing and
then handed them their releases.
Each had salary coming to him. but
this Is retained by the manager as
part payment for the fines imposed.
II was an exhibition of "get-rich-
quick" planning, but the team Is
sticking and 1t may not mean that
Cairo will be out of the league. The
game yesterday was forfeited to the
Nation team because the released
players would not work when they
did not know where their money was
coming from. A meeting was quickly
called by the directors of the associ-
alton, Guy Eichenberger made tenn
porary manager. and the work Of
raising subscriptions started. 1t is
now Cup to the fans" as the Bulle-
tin states il. to keep the town in the
league. Fifteen hundred dollars will
tide the association over for the re-
mainder of the season, and II will
doubtless be raised without any trou-
BILE. Such a thing as Cairo falling
out of the league is an absurdity.
Cairo and Paducah were the last to
turn loose in the Central league OF
1897 and when Caro- quits II Is time
for them all to get down and out.
Mccarthy had entire control of the
Cairo team. In fact ne was sole own
er and was to win all or lose all. -
The association bound the team to
him last season. He was to receive
all the income from the games, all
commissions for players sold. and
was to stand all expenses. He was to
give Cairo a baseball team and keep
the sport alive. II he made for
tune, all right but II he lost It was
his own lookout as he made the pro-
position.
Mccarthy. in adopting these tao
tics. has become vastly unpopular In
Cairo as he will elsewhere. He left
Cairo soon after taking this actio-
and has not been heard from since
The players, with the exception OF
Pitcher Morgan, all remained and
will sign up again and remain II the
management assures salaries. Steps
are being taken to secure the money
owed the players by Mccarthy.
Cairo has been losing of late.
dropping from first to third place
but II is because of a slump and not
Indifferent playing The fact that.
this misfortune has come 70 Cairo Is
to be regretted. and II is hoped the
sister city will make up the necessa-
ry money and finish the season. 9th
erwise it may mean that Paducah
and Cairo will both step down and
out.
Perry Green in vincennes heard
of Cairo's misfortune yesterday
through a TELEGRAM To President G..
c. Gosnell. He has several squibs IN
his dope in the Capital and seems to
glory in the downfall of Cairo, but
for the sake of the league he should
hold il up. The fans are not RESPONSE
BILE for McCarthy's action, and had
they had an inkling of II, would have
taken the team from him and kept
ii going.
President Gosnell has wired East
ST. Louis askin IL II wants TO take
the Cairo franchise in event Cairo
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