The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-08-01
Don't Seem To Realize That Situa-
tion is Real Believing II
Game of Bluff.
MUST SUFFER HUMILIATION
IF CAIRO FORCED TO QUIT
Subject to Ridicule of Whole Coun-
try As Bad News Always
Travels Fast and Far.

Indifferent was the financial relief
extended yesterday to the Cairo Base
Ball Association and II ma better re-
suits are secured between now and
Monday there is not the slightest
doubt but what the team will be
be paid of then out of the pockets
of the directors, the men released
and the franchise in the league sur
rendered.
The directors held a meeting
again last night and thoroughly car
vassed the situation. They are hope
full and willing to fight hard for ex-
istence but none of those in attend
ance were sanguine of the results.
Generally when requested for a
donation yesterday. many gave as an
excuse that the first OF the month
was here and they could not spare
the money, while others, thinking
that plea for subsidy made on
the grounds that the club would be
disbanded on Monday, was simply
a bluff---a subterfuge used TO frigh-
ten them into subscribing, Others
asked why 1t was with the great
attendance at the games that the as
sociation was not self-supporting.
These latter forgot that Cairoites
want and demand a high class ar
ticle of ball playing with an attend
ance that does not Justify the salar-
les for men able to play that kind OF
| ball
IN OTHER woRDs---THE RE-
CEIPTS DO NOT KEEP PACE
WITH THE EXPENSES.
Cairo today, In the event that the
bonus is not raised must preforee
sacrifice a number of valuable assets,
by disbanding the ball club
whereas If the team is enabled to
finish the season II can reserve it's
players for sale and by draft of these
players obtain not less than $4,000.
perhaps S2,500 which will supply a
, fund which will put the team in
great financial condition for next
season without being put to the nee
essity of again being compelled to so
llcit donations in the form OF sub
sidy
The association has and still does
appeal TO the civic pride of every
true blue Cairoite to dig down In
their pockets and come through"
with the money and save the city
from humiliation.
One prominent gentleman, who by
the way. contributed to the fund
! and who rarely, IL ever attends a
ball game said yesterday that
Cairo might under the conditions
as well leave the subway unprotected
during high water periods as to per-
nit the Cairo baseball team to drown
in whirlpool of financial distress
and let it become known over the
! country that Cairo could not under
an emergency raise 81 l,200.
Even though we boast that our
| three financial institutions, with an
extremely tight money market pre-
vailing over the entire country, and
Cook county bonds selling below par,
can take up and carry a city bond is
sue of $4,000 and another Drain
age District bond issue Of $13s, 600.
OF course one is some business
with some sentiment woven into
the woof while the $1,000 is enti-
rely one of sentiment and civic
pride.
The following from the Paducah
Sun of last evening exhibits the seu-
timent prevailing just now in that
! city in reference to the matter.
There will be different story how
ever il the money is not raised---it
will bristle with ridicule and Cairo
ties be the laughing stock OF the
country as it is always the bad
things relating to the eity that
travels on wings far and wide and
are remembered.
Cairo H.. is on the verge OF
throwing up the sponge and quitting
the Kitty league The club is in
serious financial troubles and there is
great difficulty in raising the nee
essary funds TO keep the team alive.
Last night the directors held meet
ing aud today made last appeal to
the fans.
Unless sufficient funds are raised
by next Monday the club will be
disbanded and the franchise will be
surrendered 1t has been known for
some time that the club was in bad
financially. The Padueah fans hope
that the tadpoles win find their way
out OF the financial waters. as there
is great rivalry between Cairo and
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