Bill Lennon
Baseball
During the 1870 National Association of Base Ball Players season, Lennon, along with Bobby Mathews and Tom Carey, was lured away from the Maryland team to join the Kekiongas, who joined the new all-professional National Association in 1871. On May 4, 1871, Lennon, Fort Wayne's starting catcher, scored the first run in the opening game of the newly formed National Association of Professional Base Ball Players, when they defeated the visiting Cleveland Forest Citys 2-0. Also that day, he became the first catcher to throw out a baserunner attempting to steal a base. Lennon was accused by the Kekiongas front office of being a drinker during his playing days and deserting the club in mid-July of the 1871 season. This occurred while Lennon was in Cleveland umpiring a game between the Forest Citys and the Philadelphia Athletics. On July 23, 1871, the Kekiongas discharged Ed Mincher (Lennon's fu…
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