The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-17
BASEBALL SPIRIT
 OF CHATTANOOGA
Something of Men Who Head
 Southern League Club
ANDREWS IS THE LEADER
w. A. Jones of Jacksonville Put Chat tanooga In tho South Atlantic. But the League Proved En-
 tlrely Too Small.

Chattanooga, Tenn, December 1s.-(spe- cial. .)-Southern league fans will no doubt be interested in knowing something of the men who have placed the Southern league in Chattanooga
 To start at the beginning of the story W. A. Jones, a railroad man of Jacksonville. came here in August, 1908, and told a friend that he had a scheme to make the South Atlantic league an eisht-club affair, and have himself elected president This friend was not interested in baseball, but turned him over to O. B. Andrews. secretary and general manager of the Acme Box company. To make long story short MT. Andrews. with Johnny Dobbs, interested number of his friends. and formed the organization which placed Chattanooga back on the baseball map. and put the South Atlantic league in here last season
 At the end of the season the local base ball men decided that they did not care for any more South Atlantic league base ball, as it was too much like a South American revolution or the plot to musi- cal comedy. Hence, they make bid for a Southern league franchise. and were successful in nosing out MiQue Finn and his crowd at Little Rock.
 About the President.
 O. B. Andrews, president and one of the principal owners, is secretary-treasuref' and general manager of the Acme Box company, and sales manager for the Rich mond Hosiery mill. He Is a past exalted ruler of the local Elks MT. Andrews was . student at Auburn about ten years ago when President Joseph of Montgomery was there, and at the time J. W. Heisman was coaching the athletic teams of that school.
 C c. Patten, Jr., vice president and a heavy stockholder of the club, Is a half owner of the Chattanooga Medicine com pany, one of the largest manufacturing institutions of the south. MT. Patten has been identified with many successful en- terprises here, and is popular with all classes.
 J. F. B. Lowry, treasurer of the club. is assistant cashier of the Citizens Saw ings bank. Sterling Miller, secretary, is one of the leading druggists in the city. These four gentlemen control tho stock of the club, and the remainder Is held by young men who are equally prominent in affairs of the city.
 The Road Secretary.
 The club recently made V. Burleigh Whiteside assistant business manager and road secretary. MT. Whiteside will have charge of all the details of the business and will work with President Andrews and Secretary Lowry in the financial part of the club. MT. Whiteside is a member of ono of the oldest and best known families in the state, and he Is ex- ceedingly popular with all classes.
 Of course, all the fans around the cur cit are familiar with J. Dcbbs, manager of the club, and his record in baseball. Dobbs broke into the game about 12 years ago, when just IS years of age. Lew Whistler was manager of the Mobile club. and he had his team in Chattanooga. Some of the Mobile players missed the train in coming from Birmingham, and Whistler found he had but eight men to play, including his pitchers. Some local fan asked him to give Dobbs a trial Lew had misgivings but as he had no one else 1t was a case of have to" and he stuck Dobbs in. Johnny did so we'll that he has been playing professional ball every since.
 Dobbs stayed with the minors for two seasons, but did so we'll while with Utica, N. r., in 1899, that Cincinnati drafted him. He went with the Reds and re- mained in the big league seven years. playing in Cincinnati, Chicago and Brook lyn. Then he managed Nashville one season, laid off year and came back last season with the team that won the Dixie championship.