The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-16

Cairo Baseball association yesterday
received the following voluntary
subscriptions toward the $1,000 fund
which is necessary to defray the ex-
penses of the team for the remainder
of the season:
Capt Clarence Nichols -. .$25 90
DIR. N. w. Cox ........... 10. 90
r. p. Flack -............ TO-
Mike Egan ........ 1000
Egan and French ....... 1000
DR.. John T. Walsh ....... 10. 90
Lee Fitzgerald .........i 10. 90
George B. Walker ........ 10. 90
lotai ...... ...... $so.V W
There is not one of the above but
what has largely contributed of his
time and money toward the subsidy
which has annually been placed be-
hind the Cairo Baseball team since
1911 and the fact that they again
voluntarily contribute more money
Is evidence that Cairo people will
again dig down into their Jeans"
and donate the amount necessary to
insure the maintenance OF the club.
Contrary to common belief there
is no money absolutely to be made
in Class d. baseball for two rea-
sons.
First-Sa'aries and other Incl
dental expenses In the operation of
team will push closely $2.500 per
month based on the fact that the
cam is at home half the time
Second--The attendance NEVER
during the month Keeps pace with
the expenses.
The expense is divided into ST.
800 salaries to the home players,
1850 guarantees paid visiting teams
1t the rate of $4,000 for each
schedule game, There Is $3.50
league expenses for each game.
There are a so balls to be bought.
round keeper. cutting grsss and
other incidental expenses which
will easily make teh total OF s2,58O.
The week day attendance never
reaches 500 per day. In fact /. is
generally below $50 Rain or shine
the visiting team and the league
lues of $4,000 and $3.50 per game
must be paid. Sunday games will
average about s250. bat the visiting
team has the option of taking It's
$50 guarantee or 40 per cent of the
;ate receipts. When the gate re-
1eipts exceed S126 it pays the visit
'ng team TO exercise its option on
40 per cent of the gate receipts.
There are two great reasons why
4 city the size of Cairo should main
tain a league team There Is no
question but what the Advertising
gained from ii is nation wide. One
cannot go to the extreme end of
this country but what he will hear
that CART is represented In the
Kitty league, an organization now
IN its Q eventh year.
The fact that Cairo is member
of an organized league signifies that
the community must be prosperous
and able to sustain luxury, which
necessarily and naturally means
maintaining the organization. The
worst blow that can be sustained is
for a city to fail. several such fail
ures having occurred this season
and in Ohio. a state that is sup
posed to be able to afford any lux
ury the peopleTtake fancy to. The
| idea of Akron, YOUNGSTOWN, Zanes-
vile and five simia- cities not be-
| ing abe to sustain organized base
| ball IL revelation TO the nation
| the people over the country believ-
ing that these big manufacturing
cities actually rolled in wealth and
had money to burn.
The Cairo team is in financial
| distress-it has so far met its
financial obligations but without
the $1,000 additional subsidy the
team will be compe ed to quit.
Perhaps some may have the idea
| the directors have not fully done
| their duty-may have been extrava-
CANT No one can stop to consider
a winning baseball team. The direc-
tors in order to tide over the team
one season gave note for $500, that
| piece of paper remaining unpaid 10
this date, the endorsers several
weeks ago concluding to pay in
dividually their respective part OF
the note. and thus get it out of the
way, they finally arriving at the
right conclusion that never could
money be made in operating a team
SO that it could be paid of through
that course.
/ The Bul etin in common with
every citizen desires that the Cairo
Baseball team shall finish the sea-
son discharging all its financial OBJ
, legations as mater Of civic pride,
and Il therefore rendered its SER
vices and its columns in an endeavor
| to raise the desired fund. And
There is no doubt but what there is
! strong patriotic spirit in the city
that when IL comes to one affecting
the standing of the community in
the eyes of the outside world. will
fonsider xI 90l hut mere haga-