The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-17

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pital told the story. Land was talk
] ing Of the game when walking with
Nance and Gillen. his team mates,
when a strange negro made an insult.
ing remark as they passed The Ken.
d. tuckian chased the black across the
street, knocked him down. but was
slashed with razor during the tussle.
An artery was cut
BY New York losing and Chicago
winning yesterday the latter leads the
G ants in the National league race
by 70 points
If Cairo had won yesterday the Rab.
bits and lgcrrotes would have been
tied for frs place.
The calamity dope writer's on the
Sun. Register and News.Democrat,
will now proceed 10 START the anvil
chorus since Cairo trimmed the Igor
rotes in the first game and came near
tearing off the second.
II Is reported that the Paducah
'sllin-dicate' dropped quite a bunch
of mazuma on the result of Tuesday
game.
Eddie Rollson, Of the Paducah Sun.
he OF the jelly FISH conscience is
/ privileged now 10 work off his re.
/ versible" opinions.
! They are preparing a padded cell at |
| the Hopkinsvila asylum for the Pink |
Headed Splinter as he has gone com.
pletely bughouse over the defeat of |
the Igorrotes
The Indians will play harder ball |
these three games than ever before
this seaS1n.-Paducah News-Democrat
Well, We are glad thar the Tom Tom
Beating lgorrotes are putting up the
DeSl tHey nave IN the snOD,
CRANK. No. The Ames that
pitched Tuesday for the Igorrotes is
nor the great Leon Ames of the
Worlds Champions. but an alleged
slobber ball artist who oyerdoes the
act 70 such an extent that the Cairo
team needed mackintoshes wheneyer h
they smashed the ball TO keep from
being drowned by Inc saliva. Veach !
umpired the game holding an umbrella :
over his head
There will be two big excursions
down from Paducah next Sunday one
by rail and the other by river, to see f
the game between the Igorrotes and
the Rats The capacity of Sportsman {
Park will be tested and that means !
several thousand.
If the Old Sojers and the Igorrotes
win today. the former and Cairo will
be tied for third place, but Way will ,
he at the rubber today for Cairo and +
that settles il.
The NATION Journal-Gazotte and :
Morning Star are about to drop their
over a nickname for the L
team. Good. Both papers are loyal and \
Mattoon will yer pull out of the hole
and make showing. Just a little pa (
rience s required It's long lane that
has no turn and Sept. 9th is a long
way off and there are many twists in
he distance. Don't give up the ship"
Mattoon may be down at The bottom
Jr very close TO it, but she will yet e.
make all the teams hustle to win.
Ilopkinsville always finished last in y
he old Kitty being beaten by one a
'core in nearly every game, but there l
wasn't team in the league that didn't Is
Tread to meet the Hoppers. They a
busted up the pennant winning aspira- it
ions of every team in the league es. p
'ecially those of Paducah. whore the n
ioppers were considered a "hoodoo." n
The Hoppers were the ones that
layed more extra inning games than
il the other teams combined The PEG.
lie of Hopkinsyille were always loyal ct
o the team. digging down in the Ct
rousers pocket to keep II going. and ia
ever complained az losing games. 80 al
ong as a fast snappy article was Il
layed. They stood the gaff for three m
ears and had il not been for the 3
yaller' streak shown by Henderson. Il
hitch necessitated a readiustment of in
ne circuit by dropping Hopknsville al
wing to It's geographical location and q
he retention of Princeton. the city ,,
'ould have been allowed TO remain in
he league until the close of the sea.
on
Cairo and Paducah get together to- al
ay for six games. Here's hoping m
nat the Rats VIII ginger up and take br
few Of the games from the Indians 81
-Vincennes Commercial. ri
Thanks. it's awfully kind Of you to L,
ish US luck. but well take care or
pa alEo. just 10 even up that game OF
riday which Bush gave TO the Alices c.