The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-04
RESULT or OPENING DAY.
Cairo g. Jacksonville ..
Paducah 3 Mattoon T.
Nincennes ;, Danville 9
Nv ttoMsEt4E9 STAND

The day was perfect except for til,
occasional cloud Of white fleece that
pushed rapidly across the face Of The
I'm, the crowd the largest and most
distinguished that ever attended the
opening game Of the season in our
fair city.s
Cairo patiently loyal to the game
lads, turns ont each year en- masse
TO bid the boys Ged speed in their long
and tiresome journey Hayward And
scarce ever has there been brighter
or handsomer day granted to the fans
Of Cairo than that of yesterday when
they assembled to pry open the season
of 1896
And what grand and glorious
crowd u was that turned out to do
honor 70 the diamond heroes Of The
day at sportmans Park and the anne
thought was en- eyerybody's mind
they can't lose"
There was the parade Of mounted
pol ce, CuIyer's Juvenile Band, City
officials, club officials. members of The
local press. both teams-Cairo and
Jacksonville and private citizens in
vehicles of all kinds and description
as a curtain raiser to the hostile al
fair that was the real inaugural Of the
season.
i was even betting that Cairo would
win going backward and under the
snaffle Bit, but there were no takers.
II was Catcher Wolfe that did the
work for Cairo and when the game
was over everybody called him a bird,
but nobody named the species-he's a
bird and that's all there is to it--cock
OF the walk.
In four times at BAT he managed to
get four hits, two of. which were sin
gies, che a corking double and the
other clean drive over the right field
fence for a home run which nettel |
Wolfe after he had trotted home |
handsome silver shower That young |
ster can hang It on all the swatters in
the league. No pitcher has anything
in his repertoire that puzzles him.
Biff, bang square on the nose right /
between the seams and away the
sphere goes. The hearts of many /
slab artist in the Kitty league will
refuse to remain in the accustomed
place in the breast and climbing up
into the throat win cause certain
strangulation.
Cairo demon trated right off The
reel that it could stand the gan and
that il was not rickety in the garre
when in close pinch
In the first inning Way was wdply
and Rinky.
h in tial inning Livingston smash
ed the first ball pitched for a single
taking second on lofty pitch eau
thorn got a free pass 10 Hughes sta
ticn. O'Brien went out from the WAY l
Roland-Connor5 route Another lofty
pitched ball advancing Livingston and {
Canthorn 70 third and second DUN. I
my" Hughes got a walk. but should F.
have been called out on strikes. Bases
fgll and only one out
The brave Cairo lads were not cen.
81 slrsiismayed in the slightest Their 4
gingsT was as hot a asbestos sauce 1
BIady hit 70 Capt Dithridge. who 4
quickly returned The ball 10 Wolfe 4
forcing Livington at the plate. Lot
shaw b nglod a sizzler down the first /
base Inc to Corners retiring the side 4
and ending The keen agony Of the
Cairo rooters.
Twas IN the fourth that Cairo took
lie BIT in her teeth and chalked up a 1
tails ihat was as good as mil
Ion had it not been for the unexpected
that occurred in the fifth spa-m.
Wolfe who had singled his first
time up IN The fourth inning. ripped i
cut a clean double. went 10 third on
Bere's failure 10 cover second o.
Belts throw 10 catch Wolfe mapping
Roland popped 70 Beue. Dithridee i
drove ole % deep center which Living
sion captured but Wolfe scored in On 4
the return. Conklin ont from second
10 first
IN the fifth he visitors took thel
lead. SC ring Two runs on a rather pc
Guitar play On the dumb order. eau