The Washington herald., 1917-01-10
old FOX HANDS OUT
Big BOOST TO BARRY
Grif Believes New Boston Manager
Will Make Good as Red Sox Pilot.
BY JOHN A. DUGAN.

clark Griffith, manager of the Ma
tionals' believes that Jack Barry is the
Iogical man to pilot the champion Boston
Red sox in the 1917 league race.
The Old Fox Is all praise for Barry and
IN a tanning bee Yesterday handeS the
new leader of the Hub City club a big
boost and plenty of bouquets.
jack Barry will make a great man.
ager or L am guessing away wrong"
said the Old Fox, 'as he knows the game
from A to q and can see no reason wby
ne VIII not make a great leader Barry
mas time and again shown moro than
the usual knowledge of the game and
ngure the new owners of the Red Sox
have made a wise selection In picking
Jack Barry for the position as manager.
In the first place Barry knows base
ball, and. second, Barry has always i'm
pressed me as player who knows how
to handle other men. He has the knack
OF always getting along with everybody
and is always willing to listen to good
advise
Barry is liked by everybody in baseball
and he seems to have the disposition
and temperament all-essential to make
good as a manager. OF course manag-
Ing ball team will be new lines for
Jack, but he is pretty well on to the
system of the Boston club and has been
lle IlSnl mana man TO Bill Carr1gan since
he Joined the champions.
'Carrigan was a great leader. Base
bali fans were slow about giving him
full credit for his ability as a manager
but I believe that they now realize that
the game has lost one of It's great lead
ers. l am sorry to see Carrigan quit the
game just at this time. 1t would have
been a good thing for the game If he
could have continued a year or two long
er, until the new owners Of the Red Sox
had good chance to get the run of
things in Boston,
1t will be a busy day for the Old Fox
at his office today with the work of
sending out the players contracts. The
Old Fox has been tied up since his re-
turn here with arranging a trip for his
second string players on their way back
from the Augusta training camp and he
has not had time to send out the con-
tracts to the local players.
Although l have not sent out any
contracts l do not expect to have any
trouble with any Of my players In sign
ing. am to get the contracts to the
boys tomorrow and I expect an early
return Of each. do not expect any
trouble because OF the recent row exist
ing between the Baseball Players Frater-
nifty and organized baseball" No sensible
ball player will leave his home TO go
along with Jessie James is the manner
in which the Old Fox spoke of this is
sue,
When the training camp OF the Ma
tionals down in Augusta is broken along
about the third week in March the squad
will be divided and the second string
bunch will hike through Sally, North
Carolina and Virginia leagues playing ex-
hibition games
Manager Griffith is busy at present ar
ranging a schedule which has the Yam
nigans' playing at Charlottesville, Win
ton-Salem. Asheyille, Richmond and Nor
folk. While the Yannigans are taking
direct route to this city the first string
players will be playing exhibition games
in Chattanooga, Nashville, Louisville and
Cincinnati, while other exhibition games
may be arranged in other towns. The
Old Fox is attempting to arrange these
exhibition tours so that both squads will
hit this city about the same time. The
schedule for these dates will be made
known within a short time