The Cairo bulletin., 1913-02-01
Sun Greatly Perturbed Over Future
of the Club and Comments
Editoria,ly.
Tells HARD LUCK STORIES
Wants Business Men and Followers
oil the Game to Step Forward
and Put Up or Shut Up"

pne Paducah Sun is greatly per-
turbed over the future OF the Kitty
league insofar as it refers to a con-
t.nuance OF a. franchise in that city
the ensuing season, as is evidenced
by the 10 lowing editorial in it's
columns under the caption of Get
OF The Fence.
s'gefg CAIRO ran Is as deeply n.
terested IN tho continuance OF the
Paducah club as the rivalry existing
between the two cities is the real
life of the ramc. neither being alb Q
10 draw corporal's guard to a
game II the two cities are not mem
bers Of league.
Once again the cat has returned.
Are We. or are we not to be repre-
sented In Kitty league ball this
year? The subject is tine worn in
Padgcab; 1t has been banded about
on past occasions and the ins and
o:.ss of the whole matter ought to
be pretty plain to everybody by
now. Boiled down it resolves it.
self into this: Kitty League bali, at
the present salary limit and mileage
eostf aemants such a sumsfor main
tensnce of team. that the team
cannot be self-supporting with the
attendance which has graced the
exhibitions OF the national pastime
here for the past three seasons,
"The situation is very early
summed up by Adolph We'll, presi-
dent of the Phoenix Athletic asso-
citation owners OF the Paducah club
Mr. We'll says:
I'VE do not feel like taking the
risk again" Last season we did
not miss Sunday game because oil
rain which is a record that can not
happen every season. And as the
patronage OF the Sunday games is
the only time that the club really
makes money, it is too much of a
risk to go ON this season. We die
not lose much last season, but il
vas only because we had favorable
weather. In order to raise the
funds IL will be necessary to solicit
from the business men and fans
This is too embarrassing and we dc
not intend to do it, for the peop {
seem to think that we are collect.
ng money for our own usc.''
1T is acknowledged that gooo
baseball team is a first class adver.
.isement for a city. Its just as true
that one which has TO struggle
through cyery season, shifting
managers, cutting expenses ant
iel ing hard luck stories, which are
rue enough Is rather doubtful
advertising proposition. With al
ample bonus Paducah could nc
ioubt have the first mentioned
variety, with an insufficient sum K
side over, we would most assured /,
1ave the latter. Mr.. We'll has sale
hat the requests for funds from
business men and fans do not seen
0 take very happily, and he know
whereof he speaks. He has stated
hat the Phoenix Association wi
not go begging for help again, foI
which they cannot be blamed. The,
tand ready to turn the franchis,
'ver to whoever will back a team.
Briefly then, 1t comes to this. |
he Paducah business men and fol
overs of the game want team lie
he FIRST man step forward and &C
company his expression with dona
ion, and let the others follow unit
snough is rolled up-to insure a goo,
cam that can swing its fortune
along unhampered. II they don
want it let the subject be droppe,
md the project abandoned.
ITO use little baseball, talk
Lets put up or shut up