The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-29
Yanks Reengage Their Mana
ger and Name Barrow for
Business Manager.
GRANT MAKES A DENIAL
Says He Hasn't HiredJennings
-Fultz Opposes Lasker
Plan for Minors.
BY WILLIAM b. HANNA.

the Yankees as manager, and John
Evers will return TO his first-love. the
Chicago Cubs, as manager. These were
the chief items Of interest Of the day.
Hugh Jennings Is not to manage the
Boston Braves. George Grant, boss OF
the Boston outfit said yesterday regard
ing the report that Jennings was to sue
coed George Stallings:
II never heard of II IL he is, and being
president of The club / ought to be in
position to know There's no chance OF
Jennings being my next manager and l
don't know myself who he will be-
In announcing that Higgins will re-
turn to the command of the Yankees for
1921 Col. Jacob Rupert also announced
that Ed Barrow, who has been leader of
the Boston Red Sox for the last three
years. will succeed the late Harry Spar
row as business manager Of the Yankees.
That means, OF course. the Red Sox will
have to have new pilot. Harry Frazee,
owner of the club, hasn't decided on
Barrow's successor. he declared yester
day. Rumor has Jennings going there,
but there is considerable doubt about
that and II is not considered likely. Hug
gins will be here to-day to begin shaping
the affairs of the Yankee club for next
season.
Huggins has signed for one more year.
which will be his fourth. He has been
criticised as extensively and severely as
any manager the Yanks ever had, and
especially this year, when many fans felt
In all sincerity that he had not done as
well with the Yanks as he should have.
The chief criticism OF him is that he
lacks qualities OF leadership and cannot
handle men. II that Is so 1t is a serious
defect but the fact remains that Hug
civ ftt,so hAI o.,l...
1918, third In 1919 and third in 1920.
and that this year they were in the
pennant fight harder than ever before.
All of which Is an excellent record.
Ed Barrow has had wide baseball ex-
perience. For seven years prior to man.
aging the Red Sox he was president OF
the International League, or Eastern
League as II was known during his
regime. He managed the Detroit Amefi-
cans In 1903 and 1904 and was pilot of
the Toronto club for four years years.
The Giants released Evers so he could
do business with the Cubs and his en-
Fagement by the Chicago club means
the passing OF Fred Mitchell as manager
OF that organization. II was in Chicago
that Evers earned his deathess fame as
baseball player. His going will cause
sincere regret In New York. for a fine
chap Is Johnny Evers. Success to him
and TO Higgins and TO Barrow. Evers.
Matty. Bresnahan. Wiltse. Herzog--all
these have become managers after hav-
Ing served in some way under the ban
ner OF McGraw.
The Johnson loyal five" have three
days more In which 10 decide whether
they will subscribe TO the Lasker plan.
The ultimatum TO them allowed them
until November ] to get under cover or
stay out in the wet. Col. Rupert was
asked yesterday what he thought they
would do His reply was short. but
mayhap. exceedingly meaty. II think"
he answered. you'll see them come in"
Col. Huston of the Yankees is still
propped up in a hospital bed following
an operation and may not get out in
time for the Chicago meeting on Novem-
Der g. He had something TO say yester-
day on the Encouragement of Wilbert
Robinson to manage the Yanls. IT was
this:
I'VE have had no negotiations with
Robby since the winter of 1917 At
that time I talked with him officially.
He had the permission of the Brooklyn
club 20 negotiate with ~ Since then
we have not talked with him except that
on hunting trips or times In the off sea-
son when we were together. being great
friends. / may have remarked that ]
wished he was with us. Robby never
would have entertained any proposition
to come to New York unless Col. Rup-
pert and were fully in accord on the
matter. There Is no secret about my
having wanted him for manager"
On election day afternoon ut Bronx
Field benefit game will be played for
George Browne former right fielder of
the champion Giants and now i'll with
tuberculosis at Hyde Park. ". Y, and in
need. Browne. a fine player In his day
and one of the fastest men baseball ever
knew. helped the Giants win the worlds
championship In 1908. There will be
theatricals and music in addition to the
game. and a charity couldn't be In a
better cause. The Bronx Giants will
play an all league team. including the
following players: Arthur Devlin. Jack
Warner. Tim Jordan. Lew Wendell.
Dasfer Troy. Paul Kritchell, Al Lefevre
and Jimmy Ring.
Just when a majority OF baseball fol-
lowers believed n plan had been evolved
which would be a splendid thing all
around for the game and were hopeful
that Il would be along comes David
Fultz, president OF the International
League. with a statement telling why Il
won't do for the minor leagues. The
major leagu club owners who have in
dorsed this project have not been I'M
mindful of the welfare Of the minors
They have considered them and sought
their cooperation and will meet with
them on November 2. and 70 may be said
in all truthfulness that they are not
proceeding from any motives OF selfish
ness. They believe. as do many minor
leaguers OF broadncss and foresight
and there are capable and farsecing men
In their group--that the Lasker plan
will be best for ALL
Baseball has grown past old bounds
and existing methods of government
whether for majors or minors. and Il has
been the hope of the Lasler plan pro-
motors that tho bigness and broadnoss
OF Il. tho reorganization OF It's govern
ment on a scale commensurate with It's
Importance, would appeal TO sufficient
leagues and club owners 20 insure It's
adoption. They still hope for that
despite what may be considered the re-
dictionary opposition OF Mr. Fultz. who
opposes tho plan only so far as it per-
tains 10 the minors. whose statement In
part Is as follows
Tho plan Is an excellent ARRANGEMENT FOR
the major Leagues. as II will undouht eddy
sting. and ahould be adopted by them by
all means. but the provisions affecting the
minor leagues are illogical. incquita able and
fall far short Of Volcing that spirit OF fair
ness IN which the plan was presumably con-
ceived.