Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-14
SMITH
To MANAGE:
CRACKERS
IN 1918
Deal Is Closed in Mobile
Whereby Popular Baseball
Chief Comes Back.

CHATTANOOGA, TENN, Aug. IA
| William Andrew Smith will manage
the Atlanta baseball club next year
The contract has not been signed as
yet and will not be until the close OF
the present season. But verba
agreement has been entered into and
Bill Smith will be in Atlanta September
II to take over the club and to resume
the position from which he was de-
posed after winning the pennant for
Atlanta in 1909.
Since that time the Cracker club has
ayers and apparently driven to desper-
alton, the Atlanta Baseball association
has closed with the man who was 'un-
tremendously canned jIst three years
ago.
Let Out by Andrews.
The news leaked out here when Man
ager Smith notified President o. B. An
drews, of the local club, that he would
not serve as Chattanooga manager
again next year. This he did by wire
from Mobile.
Up to this time it was supposed that
Smith would return here next year
Though he has been particularly I'M
successful in Chattanooga, it was
dnaTOaI hoct n nff
ment third year. When this deter
mination was made known to Smith. he
withheld his decision. At that time it
was not known what Smith had in
mind, but it later leaked out that he
was dickering with Atlanta. The deal
was finally closed in Mobile, and from
there Smith notified President Andrews
that he would return to Atlanta.
Jordan May Succeed Him.
1t is virtually certain that the man
agement Of the Chattanooga team next
year will go to Kid" Elberfeld or to
Otto Jordan.
Bill Smith went to Atlanta as a
manager in 1906 Previous to that time
he had managed a pennant winner in
Macon, and he has had a long and sue
cessful career as manager and player
in various minor leagues. His first
year with Atlanta he had no luck but
in 1907 he gave the Cracker club the
first pennant 1t had had in twenty
years.
With pitching staff made up Of
Russell Ford, "Hoot- Mon" Mckenzie,
the late RUDE zeller, Roy Castleton and
Bob Spade, with a pair Of catchers of
the caliber Of Sid Smith and Ed
Sweeney, with Jim Fox, Otto Jordan.
Lou Castro and Bill Dyer In the in
field, and with Dode Paskert. George
Winters and Jesse Becker in the out
field, he had an aggregation that won
the pennant after one of the most ex-
citing races of baseball's history.
Team Riddled by Sales.
The following year the Crackers took
slump, owing to the fact that the
but in 1909 Smith again got together a
pennant- winning team. The Crackers,
after a poor start and bad slump that
lasted all through May, took the lead
late in June and did not give it up.
The team that year consisted Of Rohn
and Hem, at first; Jordan, at second /;
Scotty Walker, at third; Newton, short
stop; Lee, Bayless, Winters and Moran,
outfielders Smith and McMurray.
catchers Rogers, Fisher, BARLEY, Max
well, Atkins, Johns and Viebahn, pitch
ers.
The one sidedness Of the race made
the season a poor one financially and,
as Smith could not get along with the
baseball association over certain mat
tiers Of handling the team, he was
canned at the end Of the season. Since
then he has managed the Buffalo and
| Chattanooga teams with varied success