The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-07-31
Committee Will Make Last Endeavor
to Raise Necessary
$1,000 Fund. !.
WAGES OF PLAYERS MUST
BE PAID BY NEXT MONDAY
Up to People Of Cairo to Either Suf-
fer Shock to Pride or aKick"
in Money Immediately. 1

The Cairo Baseball association Is
actually engulfed in whirlpool OF
financial distress.
This is a condition and fact and
unless funds are literally subscribed
by the citizens of Cairo between
low and next Monday morning the
cam will be dlsbanded and the
franchise in the Kitty Baseball
league surrendered.
Although it is difficult and hard
make the admission the direeto-
ate following the meeting of last
vening admits its inability to fur
her continue the life of organized
eague baseball in Cairo without
money.
This admission was wrung from
he directors at the meeting after a
ull and complete inventory had
,een taken, OF the financial condi-
ion Of the club.
The conclusion was reached that
was best to take the public fully
nto its confidence and make a plain
tatement of every condition con-
ronting it,
There is in the treasury at pres
mt about $3.50 against which there
5 a check outstanding of S222.be
iyen to the league and which must
paid Immediately as It is held by
local bank under guarantee of
me of the directors
In addition. the salaries for the
alf of the month of July amount
ng to 5000, must be paid not later
han next Monday morning.
Granted that there will be some
money brought home as result OF
he six games played abroad and
hat there will be money from the
eceipts of the games Friday. satur-
ay and Sunday there will not be
nough by $500 to pay of the men
n Monday morning and pay the
isiting clubs their prorata of the
aceipts.
Another thing to be taken nto
onsideration is that there must be
nough money raised by subscrip-
ions to guarantee the losses incur
ed in paying salaries, the guaran-
ees to the visiting teams and the
sague dues. the whole amounting
$1,000 which will be absolutely
,ecessary to finish the season.
The Cairo team will be stronger
I'd in better shape by this evening
an additional hard hitting out
elder joiningl than ever before in
s history which extends over
eriod OF l0 years,
Accordingly the directorate CON
luded that a soliciting committee
his morning at O'Clock get out
md request liberal donations TO this
und
In making this statement, con
rary to the general belief in similar
occurrences of the past, this is not
,ased on a game of blum solely for
he purpose of making the public
kick" in funds but on real condi-
ions, the team disbanding next
Monday, the directors agreeing to
Individually pay off the delinquen-
les and QUIT BASEBALL.
These directors are endo-sers on
note for s50o which they have
greed TO pay. having lost all hope
{ acquiring money with which to
ettle through the sale of players
his note being one that has been
'enewed from time to time.
The subsidy of Sl,20o which
hey now will endeayor to raise is
lot TO pay the note but to carry
he team through the season, they
,ach agreeing last evening to pay
heir proportion of the S5o0 note
| md have done with piece OF paper
| which has been a constant worry.
| While the lives and property OF
he citizens of Cairo is not affected
~ the baseball situation in the
| ,lightest. Cairo moving on just the
;ame as If there never had been =
hub. there is that element of pride
II which we boast SO much-this
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