Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-07

For instance Wilson, a crack ~.
basenhn. was played at short fIe,d -
first basc. Keith caught and pIav.a
short field and third base. crn,.
played third base and center 6.,s
King caught, pitched and played ~.
base. Pushor was played behjnd ~
bat, at second base, and In the outf,a,s
Indeed the team was positively suffas
ing from the versatility OF It's pIaver.,
Tie depths Of baseball hunjll.,,o-
was reached on July 18th and 1T.n
when the crack John p. Lowell arr
team came to Augusta with TOT,
Lyons and "Dinseye" Sullivan o.,
pitchers and Buster" BurrjIl-a,,an
wards of the Brooklyn National le,s,.-
tcam-ior catcher, and "mopped m,
the local team In three straight garna.
with an ease which. to say the Ie.s.
was decidedly disconcerting To tbs -,
thusiasts at the Maine Capital. IT,
evening Of the 18th q meeting OF the a;
rectOrs of the Augusta team was bsi,
at which it was solemnly resolved Tia,
something must be done. Mo-
Michaelis astOunded the other dirsc,o-.
by declaring that Col Tom Lowell rnus,
give US pitcher Tobey Lyons-the ami
of his eye,
would you dare ask him." demand
ed one OF the directors.
Il shall take great pleasure in doing
IT," responded the Major, cheerfnII,,
land what Is more 1 think i shall PC,
my man. One thing Is certain" he
added. II he doesn't give us Lyons n.
must let us have Sullivan. We simnlv
cannot permit him TO take both ~
those mon out OF town."
1t was thereupon, agreed that Maior
Michaelis should arrange for a meetinv
between Col. Lowell and the Anersta
directors at the Hotel North the fol-
lowing evening.
When the time arrived the Maior
acted as spokesman for the Augusta
men.
Tom" he said, "You see lust how
we are placed here, and you must helm
us out"
II shall be glad to do anything can
for my Augusta friends" responded
Col. Tom.
land that's why I'm going to ask Won
~ icl US nave LyoIlS.
Lowell sat back in his seat and look
ed his establishment at this unexpected
request.
You can do it," pursued the Major.
without giving him a chance to reply.
You are up there in Boston where Won
can pick up a good pitcher any day in
the week; but its very different with us
here. We've simply got to have
Lyons
"Rut my dear Major" protested Low
ell. Il couldn't let you have Lyons.
He's really my manager, you know"
'You must be generous with us Tom"
insisted the Major.
Il certainly want to be, Major" re-
turned the Boston man; "but Lyons,
really-you KNOW couldn't do that.
If you want Sullivan I'll let you have
him.
sullivan! the man who had ''played
horse" with the Augusta batsman that
very forenoon, The Majors fellow
directors, who had sat aghast at his
nerve, could scarcely credit the evil
dence OF their senses.
In a few minutes the matter was set
tied. The Major had reluctantly
dSIceu W accept sullivan IN lieu OF
Lyons and Il messenger was sent to
summon "Dinseye" to the conference.
I've decided to let you go, Sully'
announced Col. Tom, when the player
put ir an appearance, "and these gen.
tlemen here have agreed to give YOU q
place on their team at the same pay
I've been giving YOU. l should certain
ly advise you to close with them
"All right" responded Sullivan,
cheerfully, Il shall be glad to stay
here
1t was a happy group of Augusta
men who took their departure from
that conference, convinced that Major
Michaelis had made n ten strike for
the local team-an opinion that was
fully justified by the subsequent events
of the season.
Shortly after the acquisition Of Sui
livan, another meeting OF the directors
was held. Certain members of the
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