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slugged. It took the most persuasive vocabulary at tbe command ot Mauager Lux’s pen, and promises of gentlemanly treatment — that were never fulfilled—to induce Mr O’Brien to go to Dubuque at all. Finally, after conceding Lux all his demands, and most of them were outlandish, the Dubuque manager was persuaded to cross bats with our boys on neutral grounds at Waterloo He brought bis own nmpire, bad everything bis own way, aud there on the banks of the placid Cedar he learned a lesson in tbe game of base ball that be will remember until the day he signs to hunt snow in the region where it is not, and where theologists tell us it will not. Young Mr. Lnx had four pitchers at hiscommand, aud he used every mother’s son of them—white, black aud indifferent. He did the best he couid -though he refused to allow O’Brien to substitute a pitcher for Moore iu tbe last game Independence played at Dubuque. If the reader is acquainted with Dubuque he will not marvel at Lux’s babyism ou that occasion, and his glutinousclaim for everything iu the Tuesday game. He was conceded everything and couldn’t kick.All told in the three games placed here it ia estimated there was a total attendant) of 8 000, every cne of whom cannot bat admit that tbe Dubuques behaved as gentlemen and that the above t x’ract is a falsehood. Some ho went out of their way to entertain the visitors will now perhaps regret it,O'Brien and his nine will be here today. He failed to send the personnell of his team, saying it wou’d be plenty strong enough. It is, therefore, to be inferred he will not coniine his search for playersto Independence alone. Dubuque will put m its strongest team and a great gamera»y be expected. Miller and Lee will be iu ib“ points. Brown, Crawford, Tavlor and Kcas on the bases, land Kopp, Bealat d Jess in tbe field.On Wednesday the Detroitj, of theWestern association, wiil be here.
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Dubuque Sunday Herald
Dubuque, Iowa, US
Sun, Aug 26, 1894
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