Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-26

I The following from the Lowell
Courier Citizen tells reason for Harry
Lord and Roland Barrows leaving
/ Lowell. Lord was reported in Satur-
days Journal as signed up with
Gardiner.
| Manager Harry Lord and Outfelder
Roland Barrows yesterday afternoon
severed their relations with the Lowell
team, and returned to their homes near
Portland last night They were the
highest salaried men on the team. and
it was felt that expense must be cut
down TO meet the exigencies of the
future.
| Both LORD and Barrows We're given
an opportunity TO remain al reduced
salaries, and both turned down the
proposition. Lord was the highest
priced manager in the league. with the
exception of H. Eugene Mccain of the
New London Millionaries.. and Bar
rows was the highest priced ball play
er in the league, with the exception Of
Bud Weiser, left fielder of the New
London team.
/ 1t became necessary
To Reduce Their Salaries
Tor two reasons; first. that they
weren't delivering goods equivalent 10
the money paid them, and second, the
attendance was so small that the Low
Yell owners found it impossible to meet
their bills without digging into their
jeans AS the players couldn't see
their way clear to accept a cut, Pres
ident Roach couldn't see his way clear
to retain them on the pay roll
Harry Lord was we'll liked in Lowell.
though not shining success as man.
ager or player in this city. He started
out with high salaried team. but he
carried so many port side hitters that
the toboggan was soon reached and
the past two weeks were not satisfac-
tory. Possibly he would have Jared
better had he kept Spires on third, in
stead of sending him TO Hartford. and
managed the team from the bench.
Then again.
The Weather Has Been Adverse
for man in the game 10 years.
| Just what Lord intends to do the
rest Of the season no one knows Low
ell friends hope that he will have sue
cess elsewhere, as oftentimes happens
when a man makes a change He
certainly did his level best to produce
a winner in Lowell. but like his old pal
Of the Red Sox, Heinie Wagner, who
tried to manage Hartford. he found the
task a hard one. 1t is to be regretted
that two such players are forced at
this time to swap handshakes as ex-
I managers.
/ Cuke Barrows will resume his labors
at Gorham, Me. where he owns extern
sive hothouses paying him far more
than base ball could ever pay him. He
likes base ball
And Would Willingly Stay
in the game, but he feels that he can
not afford TO give the time to il unless
he receives a liberal salary. And as
such salary is incompatible with A.
nancial returns hereabouts, Cuke says
goodbye to Lowell fandom.
1t cannot be denied that both Harry
Lord and Cuke Barrows have slowed
up. They may not be conscious Of the
fact-ball players are usually the last
to learn their own defects-but IL is a
fact that Lord and Barrows have seen
| their best days on the diamond.
much as the writer regrets to chronicle
their deterioration. The Eastern
League is a much faster organization
than the old New England structure.
| as many players have found out
the present season. It is not so far
behind the International league in
speed.
So Lowell fandom will Join the
writer in wishing Messrs. Lord and
Barrows all possible success In any en-
terprise in which they may be inter-
ested. May they not be strangers 10
Lowell when opportunity permits them
! to drop in and look us over