The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-18
LINCOLN W A NTS
PLAYING LIE ADER
That sW by SullivanWas
Given His Uncondi-
tional Release.
HIGHL Y REGARDED
BY WESTERN E ANS
Backstops Proved Too Fast for
Man Who Will Manage Rich
mond, and Therefore He Did
Not Work Last Season.
Regret Expressed at
His Departure.
Backstops Proved Too Fast for
Man Who VIII MANAGE Rich

The Lincoln tNeb) correspondent OF
Sporting News has the following TO
say of James w sullivan, who VIII
manage Richmond next season:
James W. Sullivan, for several years
| a member of the Lincoln baseball club.
and last year manager. is free to ae-
cent terms with another club for the
| coming season
Presldel. Don c. Despair has tor
warded Jimmie his release in order
| that he may have full and fair OPP
| portunity TO negotiate good BERTH
! While the action of President Despair
| In giving sullivan his release was an
ticipated by all WHO follow the ins and
| outs OF the game carefully. his passing
] from the ranks of the Lincoln team
\ will be regretted by large per ce--t.
of the baseball public in this and othef
y, estern League cities.
sullivan has been especially popular
1 in Lincoln because lie was memhet
of the California team which SUCK
| Ebright brought here in ls9i--whleH
team in 1895 won the only pennaat
Lincoln ever landed. After the w,th-
drawal az Lincoln from the leagre fol-
lowing that period of "Ebright' bail,
sullivan was member Of various
teams making big bid for holuf5
while playing with New Orleans Wpen
pucky Holmes announced that he ma"
secured Sullivan as one OF his cateher3
Willie Holmes was the Lincoln mas
nate. his selection met with popt'lar
approval.
Jumps to Favor.
| sullivan jumped into the spotlight IN
the TALL OF 1909, when Guy Green sud
1.-THE Lincoln Franchise and club 10 res
| main and Stoner. The locals had to-
bogsanea to the hottom OF the iadd u
under the management of billie hus-
and Lincoln possessed one grumpy jop
| lot of baseball fans, although attend
anca kept up fat above the aNs.i'sss
/, civ u losing tean
When Despair took the rcns his ilrst
move MS TO sell Eos t. OMAHA and TO
install sullivan as manager for tine
balance of the season. No better see-
ord sacker ever took care of the kc%r
stone sack in these disgtngs than lsliic
+ EoN. but for some reason he had bceli
unable to hold the managerial job me
,club had never played such phenoinc-
nal hall as it did the balance OF The
. l9co season. II won game after game
and became the talk {: the lie sc. be-
ine factor IN shifting the rslFt'Ne
standing or some of the leading el&bs.
While it was only able to Climb IRON
the tail-end position to seventh ptaeG'
ii ended the season a. one OF the lead-
ing winners at the flag end This w IS
accomplished under Sullivan's manage
a ment and RESULTED in his hcNaG MAIN
d tained in theN same position this year
It The search for leader among cthet
r prominent players was ended, and sui
? Ivan signed. While Jimmy did not
q seem able to get the Antelopes to take
D. the trail as swiftly this year, the locals
t landed in third postion--a much bet
n ter showing than last year.
u Want Playing Manager.
v Sullivans release is no doubt largely
"a due to the fact that President Despa''
II wants sh-class playing manager
a being willing to pay the price il he car
IS get man whJ Is not only top
:. inctcllcr as Y manager. hut can also ge
" into the game himself. The pace SCI
"a by the blakstoppers in the Western
y last year WAS too swift for jimmy 81
: he contented himself with managine
1.-THE team from the bench Nev9rtlte,
st less, sullivan viii make seo4 MAJ
= for Il team in some offthe other lcasue'
) and will no doubt be founa 10 the
1 ranks for some years 10 come;