The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-08-09
LEAGUE PILOTS
MAYLOSE OUT IN
CQMLhGSEAS0N
FOUR LEADERS OF AS MANY
CLUBS IN SOUTHERN LEAGUE
MAY LOSE THEIR SITUATIONS
DURING NEXT YEAR.

Four new managerial faces in all
probability will be announced for 1915
Southern league clubs at the end of
the present season. says Col. Cluke in
he New Orleans States. Arrange
anents, according to gossip from per-
ms supposed to know, are being
..s. Re to show new leaders at Nash
Vie, Memphis,( Birmingham and
Hrntromery. The Billiken appointee,
if made by r. NJ. Tillis, is to trail the
franchise to Little Rock, for it isn't
going to he a difficult matter for S. L.
directors to crowd Montgomery out OF
the circuit
The quartette of managers who have
practically cIinched their jobs for an
other season are Johnny Dobbs, New
Orleans; Bris Lord. Mobile: Billy
Smith Atlanta, and Moose Mccormick,
or Chattanooga. Mccormick has al
ready signed his rs document, while
Smith IS working under an agreement
which does not expire until the end OF
the 1915 season. Dobb3 and Lord are
operating under one-year contracts.
but both men are certain of being re-
engaged. If they wish a return date.
Birmingham, il the testimony squirt
ed from Rick Woodward's sanctum
materializes, will have Charley Frank
at the pilot wheel next year. Early
worth's job. but thus far the Dutch
man has not signed any contract.
Frank, too, has been picked for the
Memphis position, and 1t is not to 5
he has not received an offer from
Clyde Shropshire to take hold of the
Volunteers.
No Hurry to Sign Up.
Frank, however, is in no hurry to
sign up for the 1915 season. 1t be-
came an open secret after the South
ern league meeting last December
that President Kavanaugh told the
Dutchman to get a franchise for Little
Rock and name his own terms. Frank,
too, is by far the most expensive pilot
for ball club in the league, and the
Dutchman can be figured to look the
ground over very carefully before he
accepts any Of the offers reported to
have been made him.
Frank has a world of friends at
Memphis and is said to be on speaking
terms with Russell Gardner. million
aire owner of the club. Gardner wants
a pennant winner for the Bluff City,
and If money isn't going to stand in
the way, it may develop that Frank
will go there in the spring.
Bill Schwartz only hope to hang on
another season at Nashville is to be
one two, three in the pennant race.
Schwartz. since he parleyed himself
into a bench manager, is no longer the
popular young man he used to be. The
Volunteer fans are roofing for Bill and
all CT that, but when the club doesn't
another question.
Mclesworth's job was gone a year
60. Only his persistent pleading
lved him. Rick Woodward has been
,tagonistic to Molty ever since the
0rroll incident a year ago. Wood
ard is holding Wordsworth respon-
le for double crossing the Pelican
at q time when 1t was impossible
put a team on the field unless five
hers were in the game.
Finn Hasn't a Chance.
1ique Firms poor showing with the
mphls club has killed whatever
nee he may have had to play re-
n date there. Finn has worked with
most an unlimited bankron since he
charge Of the club last fall, but
not produced the goods. All of the
ad wood Bill Bernhard left for the
lish pilot was cleaned up, but the
new faces purchased at fancy prices
have not shown quite as much as the
old-timers Finn's predecessor depend
ed upon.
Bobby Gilks is a 1000 to 1 for re-
turn job in the Southern league. Just
how anxious Wilcox & Co. have been
TO relieve themselves from the con-
tractural obligation with Gilks may be
seen from the fact that Robert was
offered a cash bonus of 5000 to turn
in his check. but BOBBY refused to
grant the request.