Evening star., 1917-01-06
MANAGER GRIFFITH BACK HOME:
STARTS WORK FOR 1917 RACE
Declares Washington Will Have Contender.
To Send Out Contracts at Once and
Complete Training Plans.

Jack Barry today is expected to sign
| n contract to manage the world cham
pion Boston Red Sox.- When onereo
! the position yesterday Barry lmme-
| ing that he will continue to play sec
| ond base. Notwithstanding that ne was
| reported to have held the belief tha'
| the responsibilities of such a position
would seriously interfere with a play
| ers work in the field.
Harry H. FraZee, president OF tne
| club. announced that Barry could sign
| for any number of years within rea,
| son." and that he would be privileged
to choose his own assistants. NO sal
] ary figures were given out. Arrange
| ments for the spring training trip Will
| be made at a meeting today between
Barry, Frazee and Hugh ]. Ward, an
other of the owners of the club. The
! conditioning of the players Will De
| done at Hot Springs. Ark.
| Barry is believed to be the only
player who ever has participated In
| the proceeds of six world series. He
was a star at shortstop for Holy Cross
| College before Connie Mack obtained
| him in 1908 and is credited with having
| had the best head in the Athletics
! 100000 infield. although Eddie Collins
received more publicity. He went te
, Boston in 1915 when that famous com
! bination was broken up. Barry Is
| twenty-nine years old.
! Following the action yesterday OF
| the national commission in dismissine
| the petitions of the Base Ball Players
Fraternity. President David l.. Fultl
| has announced that the dismissal OF
| the requests that referred to conditions
| under the jurisdiction of the National
| Association of Minor Leagues will be
| followed by an appeal to the national
| commission on the part of the frater-
| nifty from the resolutions of the ma
tional association. which will have the
| effect of bringing the entire matter be-
| fore the commission again. The re-
| ported change in the clause in the 1911
| contracts recently adopted by the ma
| ior leagues relating to payment to
players while incapacitated because OF
| injuries received on the ball field is
| highly satisfactory to the fraternity
| FultZ said.
Hans Wagner, who was married a
week ago today. Is to be dined by the
Stove League. an organization of Pitts
burgh fans, February "a, according to
annual custom. That particular date
will be the forty-third birthday of "the
most distinguished citizen of Carnegie,
Pa" Before departing on his honey
moon Wagner solemnly promised to
return to Pittsburgh in time for the
celebration. and with this assurance
the stove leaguers are going ahead
with their plans for the celebration.
In October Wagner completed twenty
seasons in the big leagues as short
stop, barring q year or two in the out
field, and next spring will start all
over again and get a "tryout' on first
base with the Pirates. The forty-three-
year old recruite should make good,
| too, Judged on his record. In the score
of years Wagner has played in the big
show he has been at bat 10.19s times
and made 1859 safe hits, a grand aver
age of $50, despite the fact that his
last three campaigns have found him
below the 800 mark. Honus has the
distinction of having averaged frac-
ton more than one hit per game in
the 2,722 contests he has played in the
National League, and he has stolen a
grand total of I'll bases.