The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-12
Finds 1T Necessary to Devote Time to
His Profession Formerly
Given to Sport.
FANS DISAPPOINTED TO
LEARN OF RESIGNATION
Worked for Good of Team and the
Game..-Says Decision is
Final.

DR.. n. w. Cox, president of the
Cairo Baseball Association, which is
the incorporated name of the X. |. 4.
League team, has resigned. He will
not be connected in any way with
the Cairo team hereafter.
This announcement was made last
night by Dr. Cox himself. and will
cause surprise and genuine dlsap-
pointment to hundreds of Cairo fans.
DR.. Cox said his decision was final
and that he would under no eircum-
stances reconsider it, So far as
known, he had not informed the di-
rectors at the time, but no doubt has
| done so ere this. Vice-President
Hunter Bird will take charge OF the
team until a successor TO DR.. Cox has
oeen elected. Mr.. Bird and Mike
Egan have both been mentioned as
Or. Cox's successor. Either ii Is
thought would be worthy of the
lchoice and satisfactory to the fans.
| DR.. Cox has been prominent tlg-
lure in Cairo baseball and sport cir
icles and his place will be hard to fill
He has served as one OF the direc
tors of the Cairo team for the las
three years, and this was the secoE'
Iyear of his term as president.
He took charge of the team las
lyear when things were in bad SHAPE
and, considering the circumstances
his record was a most excellent one
He succeeded in building up tn,
team to a point where its financia
difficulties were in better condition
than for long time and his ambi
tion this season was to give Cairo
fans pennant-winning club. r.
bent all his energies to this end, AM
Ialthough the team has won but ont
game so far It looks to be one OF tht
cal contenders in the race ant
should prove a credit to DR. Cox
management, ii it is kept runnin,
In the proper manner the rest of th,
summer.
/ DR.. Cox is an inveterate fan ant
It was solely through his interest il
the game that he became interested
IN the local team. He wanted {,
give Cairo a good playing combina
ton, both because of pride in hi
city and because he likes baseball
and he has worked heart and soul t
make this ambition an accomplished
, fact.
, L He however, has found that tn
work took time that he could not az
ford to give to anything but his owl
business and has reached the de
cision to retire from baseball as
, consequence. He Is president of tn
Illinois State Dental Board an
, prominent in his profession, bein
well known throughout the entir
state. His duties in this connection
Together with his large practice
, have made it imperative that ne re
linquish his management of some c
the other activities with which Il
has been intimately connected, an
he has decided that he will have (
retire from baseball altogether. O
course the doctor will retain hi
personal interest in the doings {
the team and hopes to see it know
as the best club Cairo has had I,
Years. He will follow the game a
of yore, but he will in no circum
stances, he says, have anything to d.
, with its management hereafter.
To say that Cairo fans will b
disappointed to learn of his an
nouncement would be to put 1t mild
ly, They all hope that his successo
Twill have the best interests of tn
team and the sport as much at hear
, as has DR., Cox and that Cairo vii
, hereafter have team of which
lmay be proud.