? ? ? ? Tom Pinkerton, son of Deacon Pinkerton, had just returned from Brooklyn, and while there had witnessed a match game between two professional clubs. On his return he proposed that the boys of Crawford should establish a club, to be known as the Excelsior Club of Crawford, to play among themselves, and on suitable occasions to challenge clubs belonging to other villages. This proposal was received with instant approval.
? ? ? ? "I move that Tom Pinkerton address the meeting," said one boy.
? ? ? ? "Second the motion," said another.
? ? ? ? As there was no chairman, James Briggs was appointed to that position, and put the motion, which was unanimously carried.
? ? ? ? Tom Pinkerton, in his own estimation a personage of considerable importance, came forward in a consequential manner, and commenced as follows:
? ? ? ? "Mr. Chairman and boys. You all know what has brought us together. We want to start a club for playing baseball, like the big clubs they have in Brooklyn and New York."
? ? ? ? "How shall we do it?" asked Henry Scott.
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