The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-01
DOBBS. WILL MANAGE
n EBARONS NEXT YEAR
No Contract Has Been Signed BY New Manager
However, According To Officials

been between Mr.. Watkins and me.
baye had complete charge of the
managerial end of the team and have
received every assistance possible from
Mr.. Watkins in giving Memphis a
championship team this season. / have
been treated most loyalty by the Chicks
and am leaving with nothing but the
best wishes for Memphis club. It is
purely a matter of BUSINESS"
1T Is not a difference over money
Matters" continued the; pilot of the
champs. president Watkins paid me
the highest salary ever paid Southern
league manager. My contract expired
at the end of this season. did not
ask Mr.. Watkins for an increase in
salary las / did not think 1t would be
fair.
Il informed Mr.. Watkins some time
ago that had received a proposition
from the owners of the Birmingham
club. told him that the proposition
appealed to me and l thought 1t would
be to my interest as far as the future
was concerned to accept 1t. We dis
cussed the matter at length but not
once did approach the matter of the
Memphis club meeting the terms offered
me by Birmingham. 1t was not an is
sue. The Birmingham officials made
me an attractive proposition. Mr.. Wat
kins view the matter as / did and the
subject was regarded as closed.
Salary Not Public
Il wish to deny that the contract /
signed with the Birmingham club calls
for, salary of $1,000 a year. 1t is
not correct. l signed long term con.
tract but do not care to announce the
number of years or terms.
II am sorry that the matter became
public before we finished the series
with the Fort Worth. club. I gave
everything / had to lead the Memphis
team to a. championship in the South
ern- league and am giving all that |
have to beat Fort Worth. was
anxious for the announcement that !
was leaving the Memphis club to follow
after q victory over Fort Worth in the
Dixie SERIES"
Rumors have been prevalent for a
week or more that Dobbs would man
age the Barons next year, although it
was impossible to get confirmation
from any source. Officials of the Bir-
mingham club had also promised not
to make any announcement until after
the Dixie series. However, Dobbs to-
day received message from w. ID.
Smith, president of the Birmingham
club, stating that rumors that Dobbs
would manage the Barons had come
into Birmingham, from vaTious sources
and there was nothing for him to do
but confirm them.
Sorry To Lose D0bbs
Watkins in discussing Dobbs' leaving
the Chicks tonight stated that he was
sorry to lose Dobbs, but he viewed
the matter from common sense view
opint and did not blame Dobbs for
accepting an offer whereby he thought
he was lettering himself
IAN have to say" said Watkins, sis
that the Birmingham club is getting one
Of the finest fellows personally in base
ball and one of the best managers in
the game. / wish Dobbs all the sue
cess in the wGrld."
Is AZ Years Old
John Gordon DObbs, who is AZ years
of age, made his debut as manager in
the Southern, league with the Nashville
club in 1907. He later managed the
Chattanooga club and from there went
to Montgomery and then New Orleans
in 1914, where he remained until 1923
when he came here. He has never fin
ished out Of first division. He won two
pennants for New Orlans and one for
Memphis. @5g