Clipping:Altoona disbands; Lucas sets up Kansas City to take its place
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| Date | Sunday, June 1, 1884 |
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| Text | The Altoona Unions disbanded here [Altoona] to-night [5/31]. President Lucas, of the Union Association, who has been here for several days, says that he has completed arrangements for another club to take the place of the defunct organization, and play out its schedule of games. Cincinnati Enquirer June 1, 1884 The transfer of the Altoona Club to Kansas City was a move which was necessitated by the formation of the schedule, which would have otherwise been badly broken up. It was a very happy piece of strategy, but it remains to be seen how the increased distance will be accepted by the Eastern clubs. It is a long jump from Boston to Kansas City, the longest ever made in a schedule. St. Louis Post-Dispatch June 2, 1884 Mr. V. Lucas, the president of the Union association, arrived home from Altoona last evening. Some time ago experience told him and others that Altoona was not the place for the fourth Western club of the Union association, and he resolved to find another point. Kansas City, in his estimation, was the very spot and on a visit there last week he found several gentlemen ready to put a team in the Union association whenever a vacancy was made. He promised to make the moment $15,000 was subscribed. The money was immediately forthcoming, and the result was the trip of Mr. Lucas to Altoona. Arriving there, he closed up the affairs of that club instanter and secured for Kansas City the services of Murphy, Shafer, Moore, Berry, Smith and Harris. He telegraphed Warren White, the secretary of the Union association, to wire Kansas City that they had been admitted to the Union in the place of the Altoona, to get ready to take up the schedule where the Altoonas had left off, that they would not have to carry the defeats of the Altoonas, but that they would be allowed to enter the race on the per centage system of games won and lost. White did as ordered, and as a result the Kansas City club is to-day a regular member of the Union association. In doing all this Mr. Lucas had the personal indorsement of President Thorner of the Cincinnati club, President Pratt of the Keystones and President Henderson of the Chicagos, while other officers of the association advised him to go ahead by telegram. Mr. Lucas said last night: “The Kansas City club will enter the association under the most favorable auspices.” (St. Louis) Missouri Republican June 3, 1884 Mr. Lucas meets the Kansas City managers at the Laclede hotel this afternoon when the organization will be completed, and the playing nine agreed upon. (St. Louis) Missouri Republican June 4, 1884 Mr. Lucas went to Kansas City last night. He was accompanied by Berry, Shafer, Connors, late of the Cincinnati Union team; Fisher and Chatterton, late of the Lynns, and three or four other players, who are to join the Kansas City club. Mr. Lucas will witness their opening game with the Chicagos to-morrow. (St. Louis) Missouri Republican June 7, 1884 |
| Source | Cincinnati Enquirer |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
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