Tom Lynch
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| Tom Lynch | |
| Thomas James Lynch | |
| Bat/Throw: | L/R |
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| Height: | 5' 10" |
| Weight: | 170 |
| Born: | 1860-4-3 at Bennington, VT (US) |
| Died: | 1955-3-28 at Cohoes, NY (US) |
| Interred: | St. Agnes Cemetery in Cohoes, NY (US) |
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| Statistics: | Retrosheet |
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TROY, Oct. 27. - Thomas Lynch, the well-known ball player, who had guarded first base at different times for the Athletic, Atlanta, Hartford, Hamilton, Birmingham, Syracuse and Wilmington clubs, returned to his home in Cohoes a few days ago. He is a muscular fellow and able to hold his own with most anybody. About three years ago he had a quarrel with Richard Doyle, who is his inferior in size and strength. Doyle is a jack-spinner in one of the Cohoes mills. Lynch, who had been out with friends and was considerably under the influence of liquor, met Doyle this morning in John Donovan's saloon on Columbia street. Several drinks were had and the story of the old quarrel was revived. Finally, Lynch struck Doyle in the face. Doyle did not return the blow, but said: "Lynch, you are a good deal bigger man than me, but I am going home, and when I come back if you hit me again you'll get the worst of it." Doyle returned in about an hour, meeting Lynch, Donovan, and others outside the place. When Lynch saw him, he said "You want more, do you?" and again struck him. Doyle pulled a revolver and fired, the ball striking Lynch in the left breast just below the nipple. Doyle put the weapon in his pocket and walked away, while Lynch, who claimed that he was not badly hurt, was looked after by Donovan and others. They took him to a house near lock 14 on the Erie Canal, where he became so weak that Dr. Parker was sent for. He pronounced the wound a dangerous one, and had Lynch taken to his home on Lancaster street. He is not expected to live forty-eight hours. Dr. Parker notified the police, who instituted an unsuccessful search for Doyle, but this afternoon he walked into the station house and surrendered, admitting that he was the man who shot Lynch. [1]
Footnotes
- ↑ "A Player's Fate", pg 7. Sporting Life, 1890-11-01. http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1890/VOL_16_NO_05/SL1605007.pdf.
