Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-07
STOVALl IS DROPPED
VJUvnIl ~ UVV0 ID
Browns Manager Is Notified
He Is No Longer Wanted.
AUSTIN TAKES HIS PLACE
Will Handle Team Temporarily,
But Hickey Will Eventually
Get the Job.
Special Dispa tch TO The Star.


ST. LOUIS. September 6.-George
Stovall has been let out as manager of
the Browns. The president, Robert L..
Hedges. does not say SO. but neverthe-
less he meant that when he announced
today after the game with the Chicago
White SOx that he had extended to
Stovall vacation for the remainder of
the season. Hedges did not state any
reason for letting Stovall out other than
to say he is through with the old custom
of taking on as managers men who have
been star ball players.
Hedges has placed James Austin. third
baseman, in charge of the Brow6s tenn
porarily until Hedges and W. Branch
Hickey, the Browns secretary, agree on
certain terms. announcement OF which
the Browns owner seemingly does not
care to make now. Hedges says hickey
does not want. to take the management
OF the Browns unless he Is allowed 10
buy stock and become part owner OF
the cub. Notwithstanding, hickey and
Hedges have not reached an agreement
on the stock question, 1t Is safe bet
that Hickey will become manager long
before the start Oh next season. HedgeS
says Hickey is the smartest young man
In base bail. Hedges also says ne has
agreed to give hlcAey free nand WITH
the Cub. and that klchey Will have
the entire say SO about uuying, selling
and Trading play ers.
hickey maue ms first appearance as
member oi the Browns III 1875. tie
was PICKED from the Dailas Texas
League, team as being very promising
catcher.
Rickey's Career.
,nlo -
better part of two years. and was then
sent to the New York High,anders. Why
X .ckcy lett New York is not known. He
was next heard of coaching at Michigan
niytis.Iy ana lnciuentaiy tipping OF
Ills present LUsS 10 promising !ounk co.
ieSe payers.
Las, winter Hedges took trip to New
Ork, ana wnnc there attending the
meeting Hickey was always in close
portance. Not long after the playing
season opened hickey Vas maue sec
rotary of the Browns club.
PRESIDENT heuses letter disInissing
Stovau as manager follows:
Mr.. George Stovall:
My Lear SW-we have decided that
for the best interest OF our ciuD We
make cnange OF managers Tor tine
balance OF the year, and this letter is to
| NO, ~ you that after Saturday. Septem-
discontinued tor the balance VI the sea
son. We reserve ali rights to your
services as player, given by contract
entered into between yourself and this
company October ., 1872.
we viii nave Mr.. Austin to handle
the cub for the time being.
You have three more pay days under
aforementioned oontract-nameiy, Sep
Iember ID, OCTOBER | and October IL. we
trust there will be no reason given on
.Art To nrn av,dn M
YOU your salary checks on oates afore-
SAID. Should you wish not to remain in
st. Louis. VIC will be giad to mall you
pay check to whatever address you may
Yours very truly.
tSigncd II. l.. HEDGES,
President"
Stovall tonight gave the following
statement to the press:
Mr.. Hedges has seen tit to let me out
as manager of his team. AS he IS the
| owner that is his business. | always
| tried hard to win all games. and ] think
| l. got all out of the club there Is to get
out of it. The fielding and hitting OF
| the club shows that 1t belongs just where
| it now stands. | can tell the players
what to do, but ! can't make them get
| hits. Neither is ii my fault when they
boot a ball or throw it away Every
| player on the club gave me the best he
| had and there Is no ill-feeling between
| myself and any OF the men. l intend 60
| ing out to the clubhouse Sunday morning
and telling all the boys to work as hard
! for Jimmy Austin as they did for me, and
! wish them all the luck in the world As
to what intend to do, will stay around
| here, and any time they need me 1 am
| always ready to jump right In and dc
| my best. / want to thank the fans OF
| this city for their loyal support of the
team while ! was in charge Although
the Browns were down low in the race
fairly large crowds were always on hand
and they always fought hard for the