The Washington times., 1916-09-12
Winning Manager of Worlds
Champions Announces That
He's Tired Of Game.
SUCCEEDED JAKE sTAHL
Helnie Wagner May Be Named
to Follow Lewiston Man as
Red Sox Leader.
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

By LOUIS A. DOUGHER.
Hill Carrigan. manager of the worlds
champion Boston Red sox. announced
today that he would retire from base
bail with this season. ending October
4 He says he's tired Of the game. that's
all. There 10 no other reason.
CArrigan has been with the Boston
club for about nine years. He was a
baseball and football star with the Holy
Cross College teams. at Worcester.
Mass. before attracting tho attention Of
the big league scouts. He Joined the
Boston club. but was fsrmed out to To-
ronto in the old Eastern League. A year
there, and he was back in Boston. where
hs has remained ever since.
When Jake Stahl quit in Boston Car
T4gAn was named to manage the Red
Sox. and he has acted In that capacity
ever since. Though he has obtained little
publicity, he has always been consider
ed one Of the brainiest catchers and
leaders in the American League.
Carrigan. who belongs In Lewiston.
,6e.. has always been careful and has
Invested his earnings In paying
grocery business in his home town. In
addition he has bought real estate which
has become valuable. Now he has tired
of tho trials and tribulations Of major
league manager. This Is his only rea-
son, he says. for quitting baseball.
has also tired Of the hard work reauir-
Ing him to get into shape every spring.
He IL still able to take his turn behind
the plate. but the work has become irk-
some to him. So In the heyday of his
glory as a leader of worlds champions,
Bill Carrigan. one of the best fellows
ever with q major league club. Ia will
Ing to step down and let some other man
take his place.
Box. has not been quoted. 1t Is believed
that Heinie Wagner. the star shortstop
of 1912. will be named to fill Carrigan's
place.
She's gone. boys, the good old un-
fortunate campaign Of 1916 in the Capi-
tai. She smiled In April. She is gloomy
in the waning days Of September. In
April she promised pennant glories. In
September she forgets them. But the
grand old conflict is not yet ended.
The Griffmen are still prominent fac
: tors in the fiery battle around the 1916
psnpant. and while they are on their
, iipsl swing around the West and then
back to Philadelphia and New York.
they will have much to do with the ulti-
mate victory.
The Washington club is today three
games behind the first division. With
all the Eastern clubs to help them, they
need but continue at the pace they have
maintained since opening their last home
stay to overhaul some Of those clubs
ahead Of them.
r The Griffs may not edge their way
into the select four Of the league. but
they are we'll prepared to make a
sturdy battle to that end They are far
stronger today than they were when
last they travelled through the West and
some Of those frontier clubs should dis
cover It shortly.
II the Griffmen can even break even,
which Is generally considered good for
n team on the road. their victories over
the White Sox and Tigers will have far
reaching effect upon the race. Both
those clubs are within reach OF the Red
sox and slump at this time would be
Twelve games will be played In the
West. Two are booked for Chicago. three
in 81. Louis and Cleveland. and four
Coming East once more for the final
weak Of the campaign. the Griffs open
four~day stay In Philadelphia, Sep
tember n. As a postponed game Is TO
be played Off there. Ave games will be
with the Yankees on the Polo Grounds
end the season. Thus twenty games
remain on the Griffmen's 1915 schedule
after today's with the champions.
outnelder and pitcher. respectively. are
expected to report to Manager Griffith
In Chicago tomorrow or Thursday. II
Is impossible right now to say that
Menoskey will be seen in the line-up
for a while, but the big southpaw
twirler may get his trial in short order.
Menoskey's hitting for the latter half
of the American Association race has
provided the talk for the circuit. II he
can begin in this league where he
main In the lineup to the end, once
Yingling. who has had big league ex-
perience with Brooklyn and Cincinnati
tilion's most dependable Finger and
may have a chance to make good with
the Griffmen. In addition. he is one
Of the best batsmen In the A. A. He
led the National League once with the
pinch hitter. and so the Griffs will ge,
another good swatter when they get
The Griffmen. after closing their home
Chicago. over the Baltimore and Ohio
being due to arrive tomorrow after
noon.
When John Henry dropped two third
strikes on Hal Janvrin In ,he sixth in
ming Of yesterdays game. Jim Shaw eX'
ploded. The Bostonlan cracked a dou
Bile that sent Dutch Leonard over Tho
dish and scored himScif q moment aftcl
wnen Chick Shorten slammed a single
10 center. Those two taiiies nut th'
champions ahead and the defenN2 Of tho
home boys fell apart. The Red so,
-copped, 4 to e.
Shaw looked like a world heater fo
five innings. The first nine men wen
out In order. He walked a man in eaci
, OF the b, next .ts two ~ STa%ss' mn. but sn, hi
pitcher broke the spell In the sixth an,
Genry's hard luck killed whateve
chances Shaw had OF winning.
Joe Leonard opened the contest will
a single, Foster walked and Milan file,
the corners by beating out a short on
Ito Make McNally, Smiths fly to Hope
scorcd Joe Leonard
I The Rcd Sox romped ahead in tn