The Cairo bulletin., 1907-01-31
KITTY LEAGUE
WANTS DANV|LLE
AcTERixED AS A FROST"
BY THOSE WHO AT.
TENDED.
CAIRO NOT REPRESENTED
Adjourned to Meet Today at Para---
Vineennes is Now Getting
Ready for the Game


Danyille may have a team in the
Kitty league after all. according to
news that comes from Centralia
where the league meeting was held
Sunday. This team will not be con,
trolled by the Danvile Baseball as
ISOLATION as it now stands, as the di.
rectors have declared themselves
against il and are supported in this
by the fans. According to the report
from Centraia there is a dark horse
in the field
Here is the report ent out concern
ing this move;
Although the present owners of
| the Danyille club may refuse to again
place il in the league the territory
still belongs to the Kitty and will be
used by IT, Another man whose name
was not announced informed those at
the meeting thai he would place
team In Danville if given the oppor-
tunity and guarantee to run ii
through the season. In case the
present owners Of the franchise re-
fuse to again come in this man will
be given the franchise and the Dan
vile team, which. il as good as hat
at the close Of last season will be al.
most fast enough 10 get away with
the penuant,"
Jerkwater Leagu in Prospect.
The league meeting was a good deal.
Of a frost. Nothing was done except
% release Jacksonville from the
league and to arrange another meet
ing for Thursday There were repr-
sentatives there from Centralia
Pana, Nation and yincennes and 1t
seems likely that these cities. with
Paris and Champaign added or DAN
Vile, if there is anything in the re.
port given above. will compose the
league. This league. composed of such
small towns. could hardly be expected
to last much past the Fourth of July
Il it got that far
AdlFo ano FduuCan.
There was no action taken toward
dropping Cairo and Paducah from |
the league but this will likely be |
done on Thursday when the mag
mates are 10 meet at Pana and per |
fec the organization of a new Kitty |
At this meeting the formation of the |
league will be completed and officers
for the coming wear will be elected |
Paducah and Cairo will be asked to
send representatives to the meeting
and unless they come they are prac.
tically certain TO be dropped. Il is be
I'eved they will not come as Paducab
anxious 10 quit league BASEBALL and
Cairo cannot expect berth with Pa,
iucah absent because of it's location
c. G. Gosnell Of Vincennes, will be
reelected president of the league
having announced that he would ac
cept The office. He will also take
barge of the Vincennes team.
Now thai Vincennes is practically
!, sured To remain in the Kitty league
another season the work of getting a
cam will be taken up and it is pre-
umed there will be no delay in this
ays the Vincennes Capital With
Jacksonville, Cairo and Paducah out
# the league, number Of good nlay-
RS may be on the market and there
S probably not one Of them but who ,
would jump AT the chance to come to {
'incennes If the opportunity was
'ffered. However. the chances are
hese players will be awarded 10 the {
ew cities In the league. There are
l-o many players in the other
eagues who have outlived their use {
illness in the city in which they
layed last season but who are plenty
ast enough in the same company If
'laccd in another city. The lots are '
lso filed with good players and |
here will b" tile difficulty getting q
arr thai will make a good showing
] the race. While IL cannot be eX- 5
ccted that Ninccnne, will win a pen s
ant every year. there is as good a
hancc for it this coming season as [
yer before and the fan watching the I
'am fight for The top will be on hand J.
$ ~ former years.
Whether Eddie Kolb will manage
in eunos his year remains - be a
cen but you can pretty near bet
our last dollar that he will be on
and when TIE blue birds begin TO q
ns Eddie. at the close of last sea a
pm. announced his intention to quit Y
3sCball and ha never said that he .
ouid return to he game. but when '
r. finds that what is left of the s
bamps will assemble here again \
he only thing to keep him away viii =
s word that h. j. not wanted. Eddie u
INKS mi-biy well Of G. G. GySneu =
M Vbru be- learns hat e. e. Is TO u
? in the game sgaiu hc viii find il a y
s-d matter keep sUay FROM
licptovn until time for spring prsc- q
70 hcEius. Ono good reason 10 be d
eve that n, now has no intention OF s.
hitting The game T. the fact tina. he I
IS a team At Miami. Fla. aud is y
ally practicing with it" e
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