New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-01
Retirement of Red SOX
Manager Would Be Big
Loss to Game.
BOSTON FANS SLOW
TO APPRECIATE HIM
Resented Sale of Speaker,
but Clubs Showing Now
Wins Their Acclaim.
By ". J. MACBETH.


William Carrigan. OF the worlds
champion Red Sox. goes into retire
ment at the end of the season.
Il took the general public a mighty
long time 20 tumble 10 the fact that
Carrigsn was possessed of ability rath-
err than good fortune. Up 70 this sea-
son tickle fandom was inclined 70 re-
gard the triumphs Of the Boston Amer
leans under Bill the result Of sheer
playing strength that overtopped the
field rather than 20 pay homage TO a
manager who took no pains TO press
agent himself.
Ii was all Bill's fault. Carrigan al
ways has been az tie content 70 let his
light shine under bushel. So long as
his club went on its winning way reap
ing a harvest of shekels for the stock
holders, Csrrigan didn't seem 20 care
a rap who got the credit. His indif-
ference shows more plainly still in his
determination 20 hang Up the old uni
form after the next worlds series and
retire TO the untrammelled life of the
farm. where no wolf waits outside the
door in the disguise OF high cost OF
living.
Boston Fans Wake Up.
II is doubtful If Bill Carrigan was
fully appreciated even in Boston until
this year. The hero worshippers of the
Hub were too inclined 70 pay tribute
TO the proves of individual stars who
kept more 70 the foreground than the
p, ~.
thinking young man most vitality con-
ccrned with the success of the Ameri-
can League in the City of Culture.
This season Carrigan dispelled the
last vestige Of doubt in the minds OF
those inclined 10 hold him lightly. He
has won-or almost won-a pennani
without the services of two stars who
a wear ago were considered indispen-
sable to the Red Sox. When the re-
fusal Of Joe Wood 20 report was fol-
lowed by the sale Of Iris Speaker 20
Cleveland fandom not only began %
weep for CaIrigan and his champions
but iandom Of Boston got out the ham
mers and began TO make the coffin for
their hopes.
Carrigan fooled them all. lie fooled
them after start that might have
tempted q less resOlute soul 70 throw
up the sponge. At first even his stanch-
est supporters quit him. The Red SoX
were slow 20 get away. Cleveland, with
Speaker, began 20 burn up the league
Carrigan's reputed wealth Of pitching
talent was slow 20 come around. The
veteran Joe Wood was .amented By his
friends. Wood won fifteen games and
lost but five through 1915.
And then. just as they began 20 pre-
pare the STROUD Tor Bill. and his SOx.
something happened. Slowly, stead ly.
Boston began TO creep up on the we'll
punched field. one By one 10 passed
wearyirg pacemakers. until 10 finally
came down TO q question OF stepping
out for a cleanup on the last Western
trip.
J he last junket Of the worlds cham
p.on Red Sox through the West il a
matter Of history now. This team,
which called forth tears in the early
springtime. did not cry for help from
any other quarter. IL went right into
the homes Of is most dangerous rivals
at Chicago and Detroit and settled
the pennart hght on It's own nerve and
by its own resources. II acted the part
we'll in the defence Of It's worlds cham
Tionship.
No Easy lob.
80 easy Job was the one % which
Carr'gau Eel. heir in Boston during
the campaign of 1913. To begin with.
the Clue was in bad az nome. Under
the McAlee--McRoy regime the worlds
series Of 1912 with the Giants left a
great cloud. The Royal Rioters OF
Boston felt that they had been sighted
at the next 20 the last game when the
management failed 20 reserve section
of D'eachers that they had occupied IN
PREVIOUS games. The eighth or con-
GLIDING game that year saw boycott
BIZ the Royal Rooters. And the bitter
moss hung over 20 tie following season;
II was partly this bitterness and
partly internal dissension that led TO
an eruption IN 1918. .McAleer hred
Jake Stah.. who led ths Red sox TO a
remnant aud worlds championship IN
1912. Stahl was a pet Of Ban john
son. Ban put the rollers under Nc
Aleer This brought Lannin into the
market for the McAleer-McRoy inter
ests. Carrigan had succeeded 70 stan ;
mantle. and Lannin decided 20 give the
young man a thorough trial
According 20 certain players OF the
1912 Red Sox. Boston affairs were IN
a terrible muddle when Stahl stepped
down. Trouble cropped out IN the
series with the Giants that resulted IN
one pitched battle. II Is said. There
were no less than three cliques when
Carrigan took hold. A iine display
Of Diplomacy or his part smoothed out
all the dissersions before the end Of
the season. That little trick OF itself
.hould have gained him recognition.
The trick Of harmony is, after all, the
chief attribute OF managerial success.
"Where would Boston be without
that pitching staff ," you will often
hear argued
Well. supposng the Red Sox would Z
anywhere without its high class
tching s.af. Whose credit is II ,iiat
the team IL in the front because OF ~
pitchers? Who developed the pitch
ers2 None but Bill Carrigan. In de-
yeloping them he turned out number
OF masterpieces.
Wood a Mainstay.