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ager of the Red Sox, is essentially a
product of New England, and his ele-
walton to the managerial berth is a
worthy tribute to a player who has
long been recognized as one of the
most brainy and sagacious in the
ranks of professional ball players.
"Bill" Carrigan is a native of Maine.
He was born in Lewiston October %.
1883, learned the rudiments nf ths
game on the stubble fields about his
native city, advanced to a greater de-
gree of proficiency while member Of
the Lewiston high school team, Of
which he was captain, and then en-
tered Holy Cross college at Worcester.
There Carrigan shone first as q foot
ball player. He was aggressive, strong
and determined. For two years he
played football at tackle, but he finally
bad to quit because of an injury re-
ceived in a stubbornly contested game.
That injury, sustained during his
sophomore year, was really the start
ing of C4rrigan's brilliant baseball
career, for while he was far better
than the average country lad as ball
player, it was not until his junior year
at Holy Cross that he devoted himself
entirely to baseball, although he had
played in his first two years. Because
nature endowed him with a heavy,
stocky. pudgy physique he elected to
try for the position of catcher, and
that his wisdom, even as young col
legian, was well developed has been
often demonstrated since.
His Professional Career.
Carrigan's professional baseball ca
.reer. with the exception of a few
months which were spent at winthrop,
Me-, and later with the Toronto team
OF the Eastern League in 1907, where
he was sent for, "a little seasoning, has
.Eeen confined entirely to Boston He
is the veteran of the present team
preceding all the other members in
point of service in Boston uniform.
One of the youngest managers and
admittedly one of the most brainy
players in the game, Carrigan has
been q consistently great backstop
since his advent into major league
baseball.
when he caught, pitched and plated
almost every position on the team, he
gave promise of developing into re-
markable player some day, and when
he concluded his studies at Lewiston
high school brilliant baseball future
was predicted for him.
That he fulfilled all these prophe-
cies was proven at Holy Cross, for in
his senior year experienced scouts of
a number of major league teams cast
longing eyes in his direction.
Carrigan himself, while attending
the high school in his home city, had
received flattering offers from man
ayers of semi-professional teams, but
his mother insisted that he should
have a college education, and his fa-
Their, John E. Carrigan, proprietor of
a grocery store. was equally obdurate.
William must first have an adequate
education to fit himself for the battles
of the world and then he could decide
for himself.
Had Change of Heart.
BY the time he had almost finished
his studies at Holy Cross, however,
Carrigan himself had experienced a
change of heart relative to entering
baseball as a profession, and the
baseball world. and particularly Bos-
ton. nearly lost brilliant player in
consequence.
Besieged with offers TO join profess
sional teams. Carrigan steadfastly
refused until February, 1906. it was
reported that Fred Lake, then manag-
ing the Lowell New England League
team. had signed him for his team
and thai Carriean would report at the
conclusion of his college term. This