The Cairo bulletin., 1908-07-13
PROBABLE REVIVAL OF KITTY
LEAGUE NEXT SEASON STRONG
Err THAN EVER.
MOVEMENT IN CAIRO
To Secure and Establish Fine Bail
Park-M J. Farnbaker, Former
Secretary Talks Enthusias-
ticaly.

flying about are true
Whether the league is to be form
ed this fall and winter and which will
open next summer will be the Kitty
league of 1903-04-05-06, or take upon
itself some other name, matters not,
so long as Paducah is furnished first
class baseball And the best news
of all contained in the rumor is that
Cairo, the home of Tadpoles or Polly.
wags. our traditional baseball foe, Is
TO be member of that league,
Good! Without Cairo in the league
Paducah would hardly want any Of
it-all the fun and sport of beating
our enemy into pulpy mass, and
incidentally being smashed into a
loblolly occasionally ourselves woulG
be missing.
The rumor goes that several gen,
tlemen interested deeply in the ma
tional game are willing to take stock
in a company organized to promote a
local team, provided citizens as deep
~ interested an dthe traction com
pany. will finance the club. as WAS
done IN Cairo the four years the
Kitty league was in existence. The
citizens o fthat little sipewater burg
contributing 81 900 annually in addi
ton to $500 donated by the traction
company, the latter amount being
paid 800 monthly in advances. II
was this handsome annual subscrip-
ton by people loyal to the city that
enabled the Cairo Club to weather the
storms and expense attached TO fast
baseball in city of only 10000 popu
lation, yet drawing as good patronage
as Paducah, city of 10000.
Yet the four years that Paducah
was in the league one two or three
men bore the brunt of the expense.
not one dollar being contributed by
private citizens or traction company.
The rumor has it that a wealthy
Cairo corporation, backed by a sew
eral time millionaire, is to build
baseball park at Twenty-eighth
street, just west of the Big Four
tracks, and on the line OF the trac-
ton company. This street has recent.
ly been paved with yitrified brick.
while the site selected for the park
comprises seven acres and is one Ct
the very highest pieces of ground in
the city and perfectly level Ii has
been utilized for many years as
truck garden. The intention is TO
build a grand stand and bleachers
with seating capacity of 5000. The
estimated cost for construction, which
will start soon is $500 exclusive Of
ground or club house.
In order to verify, if possible, some
of these rumors Col. NJ J. Farnbaker,
promoter of the Kitty league. secre-
tary for three years, and at all times
the car, ruling over its destinies with
an iron hand, but ever keeping it in.
tact and working ceaselessly in its
behalf summer and winter, was sought
out yesterday evening and asked, if he
knew anything relative to the reports.
He said:
Yes. There is some truth in the
rumors. am not in a nosition at
present to give all the inside details
without laying myself open to the
charge Of violating a confidence. but
| will youchsafe the information that
the wealthy Cairo gentleman you re-
fer to is willing to build a park at
the place you suggest. Mr.. Guy p.
Eichenberger and I first selected il
before Sportsman's park was utilized
for ball yard. but could not secure
a lease on it as the owner had
crop of early vegetable.
which meant thousands of dollars to
him. Cairo. after a rest of two years
is again ready for league baseball.
The men want it, the ladies are crazy
for it and the children are crying
about II. and | presume the case is
the same as Paducah At all events
I've frequently been asked what are
YOU going to do about baseball next
year?' Do? Why, I'm going to or
sanize a new league, or reorganize the |
Did League if satisfactory evidence Is /
give nthat Cairo and Paducah really |
want league baseball"
Continuing. Col Farnbaker said |
BY satisfactory evidence I mean that /
hose interested in baseball get to- |
yether and secure some reasonable |
iort of pledges Of financial matters /
rom those that reap financial benz.
hts from baseball and from those
leeply interested in the sport who |
viii contribute toward the sport ac
'ording to their means. Say. from
% to s25 during the season. PAYABLE
~ per cent when the season opens
md the remaining 50 per cent on
July !, 1909. If the preliminary steps
ire taken toward local organization
lnd have plan. which will give
'ut later, that will materially assist.
will after September | make a tria
'ver the circuit proposed and give
IN impetus TO the formation of
'iub and league, leaving the rest
or the press. Make a second trim
n November. making ready for a
eneral meeting of all the cities IN