Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-19
RICKEY WILL Be
BROWN MANAGER
FOR TEN YEARS
Win or Lose. COIonie Hedges VIII
Continue Services of tx
COlIegian,

OF. LOUIS. MO. Oct Is-Branct
Hickey VIII ne manager ~ t.s
st Louis Browns 'or 10 years,
Colonel Robert Lee Hedges. owner
or the Amcrl.au League club. saws Sc
himself,
While firmly declaring that the eE-
roIIegiau would pilot the men o'
Sportsmau's Park FOR period of ten
years. the colonel didn't mention ii
word about the standing when The
final war r. staged. Ia fact. Mr.
Hedges don't care, should the
Brownies continue the slovenlv play
and fall n tue bottom Of the league
100 1914 Hickey stilI will he manager
the next season. lie won't be fired!
Should RICkey's pOlerB turn "a at
snd throw the Ia sehaU world upside
down By giving Connie MacFs cham
pions a close run, 30 much the bet
Ter Hickey win still pilot the club.
lie won't be given the farewell trans
portatiOn!
Pretty Soft. 10 Right.
Pretty soft for the manager who
has the assurance ~ ten year, work.
with the little bank roll Increasing
ss the Ss5 days toll on. Hedges and
Hickey haven't penned the signature
10 the Robinson CruRoe contract, but
here's how IT all drirted about. ID 9
81 dire secret. 80 don't lot your en-
thusiasin get the best of You.
Manager Hickey. In am lntervie"
yesterday, declared his reasons for
not permitting George StovaU de-
uosed manager. to appear within p
radius Of stcen miles OF the ball field
4 want 10 do the very best for the
st Louis Browns, and anything /
may act upon which sceu.uglg APP
pears improper will Doe FOR the bon
efit Of the club and for ST. Louis
in an endeavor 20 give the fins first
place ba sebaU." said Ross Hickey
Whether ] am manager one month.
two months. six months or one year,
III continue this attitude
A voice interrupted Mr. RlcEoy II
was the definite sound from ColoucI
Il. L. Hedges.
You'll be manager for ten years,
chimed in the Erowns maEnatc.
There was much accent on the "ten
and 10 is taken for fact that Mr.
Hedges, purely I'm favor Of Rickey's
methods. will continue his services,
win or lose, for ten years,
Colonel Hedges Didn't Quit.
Colonel Hedges and the successor
% StovaU have daily sessions, The
men speak about the conditions OF
the club. the PLAYERS who are doing
we'll. and other essential subjects vi
ral I'm launching "a first-Class crew.
That's one reason why Hickey is
endeared i'm the heart ~ Mr Hodges.
Further. tho colonel favors the Hickey
system OF governing the athletes his
personal poise suits the boss and the
alI-round personaEe OF Branch makes
he colonel smile pleasantly when
ever he's in the near vicinity
Colonel Hedges recently declared
that he would toss up tho sponge
should the Browns fail TO quit the
cellar pit Of ball world. The men OF
Hickey failed TO glide out Of eighth
place. and the colonel. though some
what Disguised. is stiu spreading the
sawdust for the 1914 circus
This does not infer that Hedges,
not keeping allegiance 20 the re
tire" statement. also will turn the
traitor should Rickey's offsprinEs
skid downward AT express train
speed But the colonel made the
7tatement-"Youn be manager for
ION years" and it's to be taken as "A
old Everyday fact that the Brownie
fans viii follow the Rtckey1tes for
36l DAYS