The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-13

Out In Chicago.
Change in management Of major
| league clubs cen usually be depended
upon to piece out the off season gossip
of baseball 1t is not likely that the
winter of 19l6-17 will prove any ex-
ceptien to the rule. There are two in
stances-one in each circuit-whorc a
change is bound to come, while gossip
names several other pilots as likely to
be relieved of their responsibilities he
fore next spring.
Bill Carrlgan has quit. The leader
of the worlds champion Red Sox will
| under no consideration remain in the
game Carrigan had decided to retire
before relative, who passed away last
summer, bequeathed hin, I. modest for
tune to supplement- ont&f pretension
he already enjoyed Carrlvan has
made all plans Tor business career at
his home town of Lewiston, Nc.
Now that the Boston American
league club has changed hands the
chances are that the veteran Sec
ond baseman, Jack Barry, probably
will have first consideration for the
appointment. Barry, as field captain,
was of inestimabe assistance to Car
rigan. Jack knows the game from
start to finish. He is possessed of a
charming personality. He learned his
baseball under Connie Mack, one of
the wisest and craftiest generals ever
known.
Joe Tinker is doomed to the order of
the tin can. according to the best in
formation obtainable from the middle
west. Charles Weeghnan. president of
the Cubs. is not so friendly as he WAS
to the man that won pennant IL
the Federal league with the Chicago
Whales The stockholders of the Cubs
thought combination OF the old Cubs
and the Whales would waltz through
to a National league pennant in 1916.
When Tinker, who cultivated just
such an impression. failed so dismally
the myriad stockholders started after
Tlnker's scalp through Weeghman, it
is said.
In Chicago it is said that Weeghman
and the other directors have begun TO
make a great play for Frank Chance.
who is still lion In the Windy City.
Whether Chance would consent to re-
turn to the National league is n ques-
tion.
Until recently it was thought that
Iris Speaker was to replace Lee Foil
as leader of the Clevelands. President
Dunn settled all this talk by signing
up Foil for next season.
For the last four months there has
been talk of a change in the leadership
of the Chicago White Sox. Clarence
Rowland. in the opinion of his con-
temporaries. has not measured up to
really high class standards. Smart
managers of the American league
maintain that Rowland for the last
two seasons has had a club 10 or -
per cent stronger than the worlds
champion Red Sox.
The great majority OF the major
league managers of 1916 are protected
by term contracts over the coming sea.
son. Cincinnati. the most Eighty city
of all, has tied itself to Christy
Mathewson through 1917 and 1918
The contracts of McGraw with the
Giants and Wilbert Robinson with the
Robins both have one more year to go.
George Stallings is bound to the
Braves to the end of 1920 Pat Moran
is under contract TO the Philies for
next year. Jimmy Callahan is sure of
another years grace at least in Pitts
burgh unless Dreyfuss sells the club.
which is improbable. The same goes
for Miller higgins in st. Louis.
Not So Well Protected.
American league managers are not
so well protected generally. Connie
Mack at Philadelphia and Clark Grif-
fifth at Washington are stockholders rs
well as leaders and consequently he
yond the reach OF directors foiblcS.
Hugh Jennings is bound to Detroit by
term contract The same goes for
Fielder Jones aud the Browns.
Bill Donovan has just signed 10 lead
the Yankees next year.
Chicago and Boston seem most likely
to furnish the greater part of the win
ter leagues CUFF about managerial
.shakeups 1t now appears certainty
that both the cubs and the White Sox
will have new leaders in 1911. Carl
gan's retirement makes necessary the
selection of pilot for the worlds
chamnions.