The Cairo bulletin., 1906-06-29

Princeton. Ind, last season. Kipp Is
new one, a find, and never saw the
Kitty leagne until he landed in Mar.
tcon last Sunday afternoon MatIocn
| JournalGaZette.
II was learned from good author
| ity LAST night that Claude Rothseb
the former University Of Illinois foot
ball player is en- route from Troy
~ Y. whore he ha been playing
base bah since securing his release
from tha indianapolis American as
ISOLATION club to Danyille to rake
charge of the local team with such
man a Rotageb as manager of the
team and with The new timber that
Is coming, nothing can keep the Vets
from climbing unto The first place
within the next mon or ten weeks
and once in first place they viii stick
there until the close Of the season.
Danville is too good base bali town
70 have losing team The manage
ment s determined 10 get a winning
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have to try out a hundred new men.
This is an expensive process, as well
a. an uncertain one, but it is the only
way the team can be strengthened.
This city IS drawing better than any
other town in the league despite the
act that il has been supporting
losing team for the past three weeks.
Within the next few days there
viii be a least three new faces on
he DanyilIa team. The men who are
coming are TOP notchers. who will
make good beyond doubt One of
hem is Frank OFT. the Danvlle boy,
Who formerly played with the Bloom
ington Three-Fya league team, but
who has been playing in the Texas
league for the past several weeks.
OFT is a catcher ana a good a bats
nan "a ever handled The willow.
Manager Bauer yesterday morning
received a telegram from or stating
that he is anxious to return home
and join the Vets Bauer was ont of
The city last night bur other mem
leYs OF the association stated that
OFT would be signed Immediately,
Fred Abbott captain and catcher
If the Toledo team, anG former cap,
ain of the Danvillo club, has wired
he local management that he has
two good men, first haseman and
an outhelder who will be sent to
Danville if they are wanted It was
tated last night tnaj Capt Abbott.
had been wired 10 send them on. The
men must be good else Abbott who
a. always had a warm spot IN his
ieart for Danyille, would not recon-
mend hem.-Danvilla Press.
Bi.selrs feat of throwing a man
ont al first from left field In yester-I
lays game with Nation is q remark
,ble piece of fast fielding and Jimmy
Sheckhard Of the Chicago Cubs, IS the
only left fielder the writer has ever
seen perform the same trick Sheck-
hard Is famons for his accurate throw
ing and has been known 70 throw
three men out from left field while
with BROOKLYN last year.
The Old Sojer. az surely Bunch
less Hiuers. They GOT a many yes
terday as the Lmati,s. yet the latter
won.
Claude Rothgeb. occurred hy Dan
willie. Us a great big fellow He was
formerly d r. If T. student Last year
be- was with Washington but had
weakness with the stick. Ha can h't
high cnes mile. but need p board
when II comes to an outcuryc or low
ball Frank OFT wa part Of The Holy
eros OFT battery with Cairo in 1908.
Cairo. June 2S- what Is tha Longest
game on rcco.d and how many runs2
&C. p.
In Chadwick Base Pail Chronicle
Of New York. of August T.. 1860. an
account is published 90 came played
a Indianapolis July Is. 1867. between
the Washinct Nationals and Indian
apoli- Wastern-. The time occupied
wa fuur bon aad ten minute The
Westerns -. Nationals 1gG
The Jacksonville Couicr of We'd.
ro dav ha Cairo and NncsuHez taI
( ior fls. place. Th7ut,. Bat a. rhe
close of The Elmes Of that DAY Cairo
/ had l--t tFG more games han Vim
csnHe saving PLAYED THAI many
more. The number uf game won H
each wa 81 this giving Miss Alrs he
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There Wi be two games PLAYED on
July Fourth a. Sportsma1's Para be