The sun., 1918-09-15
OPPORTUNITY CAME,
| BARROW SEIZED IT
One Year Wrought Big Change
i'm Fortunes of Leader Of
the Red Sox.
WHITMAN WITH HIM
BY sHORTsToP.

What a change ore year brought In
,he careers and fortunes OF Ed Barrow.
narager o. the Red Sox. and George
whlteman the new worlds series nero
year ago Barrow still was working 10
hold the shreds OF the old international
League together. Barrow had pulled :,
through the stormy days OF the Federal
League. but the league bounded from ore
series OF rapids 10 another.
Until late In the winter the Red sox
had hoped to get furloushs for their men
IN service. but the Massachusetts Con-
gresham who tried 10 &c: the furloughs
soon found ne had made himself an
popular Until the last Frazee held o.
TO tire hope that Jack Barry would re-
turn from tire navy to manage the Red
SoY. but Just few weeks before IL came
the for the teams 10 leave for the
South Frazee sprung enc OF the sur
prlses Of the Winter League season by
naming Barrow the Boston pilot.
Ba-roy's appointment was not con-
sidered much more than a temporary ar
rargement and was received indtNer.
sntly IN Boston. He had been good
minor league manager. but had been a
failure when he tried to manage he De-
troll, team. However. to-day FL e OF
he top Of the baseball heap. II also Is
-urrored that he got a bonus OF $4,000
Tor winning the American League pen
nant and the worlds series.
whiteman's Recrudescence.
Las, winter wh!teran probably va:
wondering what he would do II the In
.ernatsonal League blew up. At the age
q. 80 he had a trial with the Yanss IT
1918 without showing anything. so et
hardly expected another major league
opportunity. even though he was hittins
we'll with Toronto. However, the wat
practically wiped out the Boston out
field with all its substitutes when Lewis
walsh and shorten entered the navy
Walker was lost TO Philadelphia in z
trade bringing Strunk to Boston. ST!
shy an outaelder. Barrow had enough
confidence in whitenan TO buy him !o'
tire Boston team. Socn he played Leg
field only WHEN Ruth was pitching. h
received little consideration before this
| start OF the series
However. Barrow and Wh!tenar
proved a combination that was one o.
the leading reasons Cor Boetons win
ming is sixth worlds championship
! since the National and American league:
began their fail quarrels in 1908.
Barrows strategy was o. the highes
cal.bre throughout. and he won the Ers
anu al III pDi NHliE sa'i't' v. t''FN1-e -.
/ Cubs and critics ard pitching Ruth
! Prior 70 that :. was announced that TN
! only sure thing was that Ruth woGt
TO. pitch. But RAbe won q hai-l.ne.
| % o. decision Owe - E-gln. arC
Boston got an edge, which 3; never lost
Judging from past worlds series h!stor,
the FIRST game - all that counts as i
twelve out OF af.eel series the w.nne
| Of the Ars. game won the series.
| The fact that Fred Mitchell pitched
| left handlers practically exclusively cav
. Uh.teman his chance Boston Is votull,
weak aga:ns: left handlers, with Hooper
Strunk and Ruth. it. 1taT h!tters. battini
! from the south SIDE o: the plate In or
der TO get another right handed hitter IL
the game wh!teman patrolled let; field
and did II In a way seldom equa!led II
worlds series play.