New-York tribune., 1918-01-25

ana unusually reliable chyo,;.,.-
baseball dope, has not one cb,,.. VI
"'ii'on 70 return to his post a. NAV.
ger of tho Red sox in 1918. Thu o..
chance Is a speedy terminat;or o,% Wv
present world war. " Tug
OLeary the other dav .ta,.os
on a personal tour of inves,;a...
The following is his quotation os 1;.m
tenant j. X. Park, athletic directo. =,
the navy yard at Boston:
"1f any doubt has existed m "a a.:
time there is mono now. Il ha. h..-
definitely decided tha. Jack BAR, vii,
remain in the service Of the Nays, p.
serve force for come months To eons
That should set at rest any rumo, :,
the effect that he is to be back v,.,
the Red Sox this summer. The oth.-
professional ball players in the ss,;e.
arc in the same position as Barry: tb.y
are In the service to etay 50 Ion, q,
thelr services may be required by II.
navy"
Frazee Has Same Idea
The opinion Of Lieutenant Park VA,
foreshadowed some days ago by NO
less an interested person than Harr
h. Frazee. president of the Red Soy.
81 have no reason to hope that Barr
will be with US the coming year." said
the magnate who took a ball club Of
the hands of Connie Mack. II =.
lieve Barry has been lost to US fer
1918 at least. But until the fac. il
assured beyond question of doub. hs
shall remain manager st least in name
Yes, / have made up my mind who
Barry's successor will be in case Jack
does not return. I will make no an.
nouncement now.
IaSre is a chance that tho VA,
situation may so change that Barry
and other major league players may b
released from naval and military dutie.
before the opening of the next cam.
paign. If Barry is available. hc is
good enough for me. an satisfied he
did quite as we'll last season az ang
manager could have done. But if he
is to be lost to US, as I believe he will
be, know Just who his successor is
to be-"
Frazee was asked at the time If he
had Bill Carrigan IN mind. He would
neither affirm nor deny that such was
the case. There was talk at the time
that Connie Mack was to be Barry;
successor
An American League scout who makes
his homo in Boston was in this cty
yesterday. He was in Lewiston, Me.
short time ago. He says Carrigan init
mated there was great probability
that he would return to the Hub mex:
season to take command Of the Red SM
Carrigan quit year ago to go into tic
banking business in his native tovr
The quiet life has got somewhat to hi;
nerves.
Furthermore, Carrigan and Lannin did
not get along we'll in business. Carr
with the former president Of the Red
SoX. His counsels were disregarded. !!
is said Carrigan retired rather than
shoulder the odium of good team gona
to seed for need Of judicious rebuilding.
A Different Situation
Frazee's manipulations in the PLAYER
market, it is said. have impressed Bill
Carrigan. The landing of Strunk, Busa
Schang and McInnis from the Ath-
letics has put back the Hub aggregs-
ton to q point where it has an oppor'
tunity TO make its presence felt in the
American League for many seasons TO
come. Under which circumstances Csf-
rigan is willing to be iured back BY
gold.
The return Of Carrigan will in no
manner affect the probable future o.
Edward G. Barrow with the Red Hose
While no announcement has been macs
Of the fact, it IS generally understood
that the former president Of the Inter
national League will join forces via
Frazee. Barrow, who has had vast ex'
perience in every end of the professor
al exploitation of baseball, is to relieV'
FraZee of the greater part Of the eA'
ecutive work, so that Harry may deVo'e
more time to his theatrical enterprises
The diagnosis OF the status OF JACK
Barry and his many 1917 Red Sox DIS
ciples who Joined the navy since tae
close of the last season. viii cause no
deep pail of sorrow in other American
League quarters. With his winnowlngs
from Shlbe Park Frazee will be able 70
present most formidable lineup mex
April 16. His is a combination likely
to hustle the world champion White SoA
rlght down TO the wire. What this COL
lection would be with Barry, Shore,
Lewis, Shorten, Janvrin, Pennock snd
McNally back on the job is too paIniu
even to contemplate.
The Red Sox have been hard hi.
as result of the war but there J:
great satisfaction in the fact that the
boys Of the once proud world cham
plons went voluntarily. Almost WITH
out exception Barry and his men ell
listed.
1t now develops that three others are
likely to desert the diamond for tne
grlmmer game. Dutch Leonard, sts'
southpaw of the Sox. has written, 70
Boston friends from Fresno. Cal, tos'
he intends to come East within 'as
next few days to offer his services 3.
the Boston navy yard. He ATTENDED
the prelimlnaries last September, W.
never got SO far as signing because O.
the serious illness of his wife.
Tilly Walker and Jimmy Walsh, Zee
SoX outfielders, are both anxious y
join their old pals in the navy. Waiso
was recently placed in Class ! OF .ns
draft. but before this he asked p.s
local draft board for permission "
volunteer for the navy and IS 10"
awaiting the boards decision.
Walter McCreedie. owner and nSn'
ager OF the Portland club OF the 90
ciiic Coast League, declared flsr