South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-18
GILBERT To LEAD
TOTS THIS YEAR
Lefty Expects to Have No
Trouble Getting Away From
Denver-GiVeS Two ZaneS-
vile Men a Chance.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. Dec. IS
The matter of signing Rufus Lefty"
Gilbert as manager of the Terre
Haute Central league team for the
1914 season is progressing slowly.
There is no hitch in the Terre Haute
end of the deal, for the local manage
ment has a contract waiting for
"Gillie" to sign just as soon as he is
able to obtain his release from the
Denver club.
But there is where the hitch comes
in. The bosses of the Western league
champions are so far apart from each
other that it is almost impossible TO
get any word to them. Manager Jack
Hendricks is in Chicago and Owner
y. c. McGin is in California. Gilbert
wrote to McGill about two weeks ago
in reference to obtaining his release,
but has received no answer. Gilbert
said last night that he was not sure
that he had addressed McGill at the
right place. He said that his boss
was travelling about in California and
changed his location frequently. The
letter was sent to Ocean Park. An
answer is about due. as the mailing
time for both ways is about 10 days.
five days each way. Gilbert asked for
immediate word, but it is possible
that McGill will wait until he can
consult Manager Hendricks. And
there lies another hitch. for Hen
bricks also is moving about. He at
tended the National league meeting
in New YOrw and went from there to
Chicago. From Chicago he is going
on west and will then come back east,
so il may be that McGiu does not
know of his whereabouts.
Gilbert. when asked if he thought
his bosses would stop any movement
by which he would step into man
agership. said last night:
Here is the way the matter stands.
You see, the Denver club won the
pennant in 1911. 1912 and 1913. and
missed it in 1910 by but half a game.
At the end of the 1912 season and at
the end of last season they tried to
sell the club, but were unsuccessful
They have not given up hope, how
ever. and will make another attempt
TO dispose of the franchise next year.
To do that. they will have TO win the
pennant again or, at least. finish one
two or three. Naturally. the team
sold a number of the stars at the end
Of last season, as almost any minor
league championship team does.
When they did that they sold all OF
their pitchers except Harris and my
self. Now, McGill is not the kind or
fellow who would slow anybody's
chances to advance, but in case OF
this kind. where he wants To sell his
club and is forced to start the season
with a number of last years stars
missing. he is going TO be up against
it, That's the only hitch that l can
see that might come up in the deal.
Even though ne is not vet the man.
ager Of the Terriers. Gilbert is doing
the work OF the manager for the To-
cal owners Yesterday he received
the signed contracts OF two promising
Youngsters of GAINESVILLE. o., Howard
Cathor md Dwight Dowell. Cation is
n third baseman Of no uncertain abil-
ity. 10 5pent last season on the sand
lots at GAINESVILLE and attracted a
great deal Of attention. DOwell IS a
catcher who weighs in the neighbor-
mood of 10 pounds and possesses a
whip TO second base that goes with
cannon ball speed. and is wonderfully
accurate for a semi-prO. Both think
that they Will make good as members