New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-26
NEW SOX OWNERS
HOPE TO RETAIN
BILL CARRIGAN
Cubs Plan to Start Train
ING Season EarIy-Many
Mackmen Sign
Bv W. J. MACBETH

rev owner, Of the world champion Rco
Sor. have informed friends IN town
that they sre very hopeful Of having
the services or Bill Carr. gan Go direct
the club next year. Agents nave
inside repeated trips TO Carrigan's home
II Lewiston. Ne, 70 try 20 wan '.'
out or retirement.
Bill hasn't exactly retired save II"
word and 70 is said that each succeed
,rg visi. finds bin less stubborn 20
ove-tures. Indeed. so the story runs,
chi. tine Young field general has hair
,ro7,ised 10 return 20 Boston for ono
y.sr proy.dcd he is allowed to manage
IN. champions from the bench. To get
him back in harness should be com
parstively easy.
The news that Csrrigsn will be a.
~. head Of Tire Red Sox again should
not prov. very merry Christmas
,,-,.+ipg 20 some half dozen other
American League managers VINO nave
s..;~,s upon the next world seres
r-iz. money. Among his oontempora-
RES Bill always has been gwen the
rod, due him. The public was per
hans q bit slower 20 recognize ms
worth. p.,
Only q day or two ago Manager n''
ronovan. Of the Yankees, was as
-ussins the outlook IN the Amef''S"
League FOR 1917.
Praise for Csrrigan
~Th. Red sOI will be lost without
c,-rigan.o said Bill "No one nov
.s.,,sfiv engaged against him on me
Sei6 can appreciate what ne meant ~
- .iub He vas responsible TOT "3.'
- Sobt and shirt Of this me team
- IT, hat. when be WORKED, me-
- human dynamo. He sept up
eortinusl chatter Of banter tnaI VIZ
~ no wise Objectionable stu Ia'"eU
opposing hitters. .os ~os,on-
Besides 81 TINS Carrlgan was
sihle for the me condluVH %
o.s.L;,- stsH He handled the men ,u
wArm-up practise and Os pc. Iac+;ore
se-vation made has oWn seleo.-,o
Wears OF service in the AneIlCan
Issens mt him wise 20 the ~eaAnesses
- ri the opposing batting orders
" .tEp,aa.obsli cannot very well afford 20
Ca-sesn" Donovan continued
49,. en-, not ashamed 70 say that TOT
-so,sl reasons / should not CRY d.
=. Sevo+ed the rest OF his LIE 70 hls
he,Iino interests. have huncn Ins'
can beat the Red So1 next veal al "a
-igan or no Carrigan. but lne 81
uouid be simpli6ed greatly O." p'''
failed 70 turn up in the spring
can it be possible that any specitsl
,;nn,sst;on has been granted 20 the
otsa." CubsT According 20 Charles
W,sgSnan's announced plans REQ
st;tcSeil and his flock will set out from
Ch;cayo FOR the Pasadena lCsl,l Tram
ing camp on February %. ne ,s
reouires four days when Wou-I -
tbe Cubs At their base seVeral
sbead OF March q. rue O. 'n' 80.
tioual League says tna1 no - 81
ca into training before the "rs'
March.
Granted Certain Exemptions
Uh., mace vas restored between
81. Federsl League and ORGANIZED pa5V
b,1 Weeghman and Phil BAL VINO
r1robased the Cubs and Browns
snsc+ively, were granted cel ~
P1oTors from the rules. For instance
a ri
ersbIe 70 the roster limit. ms &c
49,. -rss taken 70 permit the new par
-, ~ dispose Of the surplus IaIehs
rssriting from the smalgamAUon u
80 rlubs in each city. But so lar %
t-,own no special privilege OF an eaIly
~4art in training has ever been ehIel-
.sS-o5 in The National League. .,,
II nav be Mitchell figures II VIII ta aA5
- 49, for his athletes 10 recoEeI
s-, ths effects Of the journey. W
80 snend the time getung AS
sv,i,tsd with Mr. Wrgley, the s1ooS1l
of5.~ on whose ranch the camp WI
=. r;tcbed In any event so long -
- Ffoolish rule prevails II seems
as,yerons precedent TO turn 10y %
Iii nisvers loose with balls ana pa
for four whole days and not expect
them 20 practise
c..,;o Mack declares ne viii make
- 49, boast OF year ago, That the
Athletics will prove factor ~ -
a.r;csn League pennsnt race the
.ar,iro wear. In the same breath Con-
10 avs All Of his players nave el'nei
.;.rsd or accepted terms with the eN-
s.ot;on Of Joe Bush and Ping Boole'
- no one cast asparagus az nusH
Rnt al Ear as Bodie is concerned
cn...ion whether mis- holding gu.
5IS not boost Connie further along
the pathway Of ambition.
l.. Msgee. centre helder OF We
v.rto>s is evidently itching Tor the
eat of the season. He has written
norovan 20 know II any OF we pIsyvI
iii 20 20 Macon ahead OF the regulA'
squad and II so whether ne may i'