New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-03
sinner Circles" Say
There Will Be No
Change in Manager
BY W. ]. MACBETH

The announcement from Lewiston
Me, last night that Bill Carr'gsn had
decided TO recou6rm his announced, re-
considered, reannounced and re-reeon-
sidered retirement no doubt gave
large party good laugh in Cincinnati
said party being none other than our
dearly beloved and genial friend Ban
Johnson, president Of the American
League
For IN the inner circles Of the Amer
SCAN I4sxue II has been known-io!
these many veekA-that Lewiston BIZ
would be at the head Of the world
champion Rcd Sox when the bell called
the 1917 fields OF the major leagues 70
the scratch. On the word OF an Amer
can League Official this Is so.
"Carrican's afiliatiou with the clup
vas one OF the conditions OF sale en-
.sred into between Joe Lannln on the
one side and Harry Frazee and Hugh
Ward on the other this informant
declared.
"Wbv sII the mystery about the
thing? A little Advertising that rs ALL
You will remember that the Yankees
two wears ago hogged all the news
paper space from the Giants when Colo
n.f Rupert and Captain Huston were
negotiating with the Frank Farrell IN
ferests The present Yankee owners
realized the value OF the Advertising
They could have done IN week what
was accomplished In couple OF
months.
No Question from Start
"There was never any question from
+be start that Frazee and Ward would
be scceptable 10 the American League
II was purely a proposition Of securing
the con.ent of Carrigan 10 return
Bills word was as good as passed wneh
ut the American League meeting the
sale Of the SoX to Frazce and NArd
was ratified
rignn controversy. But IL rings true IN
the light OF Yesterdays announcement
from Lewiston. In giving his supposed
ly final answer, Carrlgan agreed 10
take Two more days 10 reconsider
Whatever his answer then may be, II is
a thousand 10 one that April VIII ma
him in command OF the worlds cham
pions
The new owners OF the Red Sox have
made Carrigan such an ofer as rev oslI
PLAYERS could resist. A bonus OF re"
blocks Of stock would be thrown IN AS
rood measure. As trust magnate
Garriran is an apprentice. For quar-
ter Of his baseball earnings Bill can
secure an experienced guardian Tor ms
banking interests. No manager yet mas
been known TO turn a deaf ear to such
q catering offer, business or no busl-
ness. And Bill Carrigan csn see
dollar about as far as any Of the SIX
teen big league Shippers.
George Stallings probably will visit
Cuba during the training season. ms
club is 10 return TO Miami, ria ior
spring work. Cuba is but a haI DAY
journey from that city.
promo+arS Of Havana, who plan =
carnival Of sports next March, have
offered hatUering guarantee for three
games with the Hub team. Stalhngs
believes the trip would be both inter-
eStine and instructive 10 his players,
would break the monotOny Of camp !
life. and would entail no setback as
the result Of climatic change. /
Other clubs of the National and
American leagues that train IN FLORIDA
will anxiously follow the financial sue
cess of the trip of the Braves If 1t is /
made The offer Of the Cubans may /
open a new source OF profitable spring '
training for more than one team. /
Major league managers more than once I
have had Cuba in mind as a spring
base. but were afraid the March /,
weather of the island would be too
hot to make a protracted stay advis- |
able.
pode Paskert, the Phillie outhelder,
is in Cincinnati TO demonstrate to the
magnates there an electric invention
of his own, which may do away with
the importance Of the rookie pitcher in
training. This is nothing less than a
new form Of the oldtime pitching ma
chine.
prominence some ten years or more
ago. Il was tried BY a number of man
ayers. but given up as too dangerous
10 life and limb. Most any kind Of
curve could be offered at will of the
operator, but the aim Of the old style
spring catspult, coupled with its con-
trariness as 10 Walter Johnson speed,
made Of IL a most dangerous toy.
Psskert claims that in his device he
has eliminated the vIciousness Of the
old machine; that he can throw right
handed and lefthanded curves. foaters
and hooks; that even an imitation spit
ball can be released at command and
81 all times the speed Of the offerings
can be controlled better than il is pos
sble for human skill 10 co.
Whether or not Paskert has remedie6
one fault Of the discarded pitching
machine remains to be seen.
"The great fault with the pitching
machine" said Wild Bill Donovan yes
terdsy. was that The players had no
warning when the ball was going to
start. There was no wind-up. The
ball was on the batter before he could
get mis- eye on il. When Hughie Jen-
nings first tried it all the Tiger bat
ters were so fearful OF being beaned
they wouldn't get within a mile OF the
plate Unless Paskert has a contrap-
ton TO emulate and accurately time
the wind-up OF the pitcher his machine
will find little favor with the old
school players"