Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1922-07-01 | Page 6 | Gibson Resigns as Manager of Pirates

00 GIBSON RESIGNS AS MANAGER OF PIRATES "IT 1 SBflJW 1 .. . July 1. - Gsorgu : Olbai tanoger of the Pittsburg Pirates Pir-ates since the spring of i92o, Friday I inie.uiKed ils resignation, effectlel Immediately, to his players when they went to the showara after their defeat ij St Louia Less, than an hour later the managemenl of ihe team unnoun. -id that William McKechnie of wiikirib- burg. assistant manager, would bu -;eed Glbby. Gibson did not relate the details Jf bis decision In a short spe"ch to he men, but u report had it that ho las been dissatisfied with the poor bowing of the team n u,h ,,;i8t lwo vceks and that he f-lt he should step and give some other man a chance it tho helm.