The Washington times., 1922-12-25


Barrow deserves most respectful c
Sir Edward started out as pls
thought he was a good pitcher an:
pectations in the box he switched
happened way down in one Of the
long since been forgotten.
In 1895 Edward became convinced
that he was failure as a player
and turned to the managerial end
Of the game, his first job Of this
sort being with the Wheeling club
of the old Interstate League.
In 1895 he transferred to Pater-
son, N. j.. then in the Atlantic
League. also as manager, EDWARDS 9
team finished second in the pen
nant race and afterwards won the
Sobie Cup, which was emblematic
Of = the North Jersey championship
orr something Of the sort.
I'm 1897 he succeeded the vet
Gran baseball scribbler. Sam
Crane, as president Of the Allan
II League, serving in this ca
pacfty until 1900 when he took
the managership Of the Toronto
Club i'm the international, win.
ming the pennant in 1907.
Detroit grabbed Edward as man.
agSd in 1908. and he remained In
Jungletown two years, then SKIP
ping over to Indianapolis for year
and finally returning to Toronto
where he remained until 1907.
Toronto won the pennant that
yeAr. under the management OF Joe
Kelly. but with the players signed
by Barrow, who retired from the
Rame before the season ended.
Edward remained away from the
diamond until 1910, when he be-
came manager Of Montreal. and then
was boosted to the presidency OF the
International, a post he held for
seven years.
He next jumped to Boston as
manager of the Red Sox, remaining
there until summoned to the yam
KEGS in 1870; e............s
SO when Sir Edward starts talk
ing baseball everybedy ought to
Nsfen i'm. as remarked before. and
here's some more Of his expert
musings:
"Jn addition to that Ty Cobb
.nirit. II strikes me that he Is col.
lecting a pretty able bunch OF pan
nlavers. Ty has strengthened MS
nitching staff with Rip Collins, Ray
francis and Bill Pertica, and his
infield, with Dell Pratt still capapie'
isn't bad at all. A..
1T have heard some say that the
Tigers were too weak at thiro pase
to get anywhere. / don't think So
I expect Bobby Jones to surprise
lot of folks this coming season.
Bobby was not well last year, o"'
few realized the fact.
"But the Detroit hopes center IN
Cobb after all, and he's the feiioW
that's worrying me as iaIn.u
sdherent, or whatever you may
call il. Hired man, perhapsH do:
4 remember what laugh echoeu
throughout the circuit when the
Detroiters announced the selection
of Ty as manager.
"Hell never make MANAGER
was the cry. But how the knockers
were fooled. If Ty didn't nave
bunch of fighters at the close OF
last season I'm no judge, and tel
Vol, those Tigers will be worse
than ever in the next campaign.
I.Now taking q peep at the
Browns. the fellows who crowded
us so closely last year and l see
no Improvement. They have
boucht a Mormon pitcher l hear,
INT that's the only move they
hsve made SO far. What they
need Is q third baseman, ana
where, oh where, are they going
to find him? They won't run US
90 close next summer, you can
mark that down.
'Tris Speakers team possibly
may take a brace with the AID OF
a flock Of alleged minor league
stars Cleveland appears to have
gathered, but that's a faint pros.
pect. / have seen what's happened
to so many of these young hope
fuls from the bush. It's old exper-
ience that counts in the long grind
Of the big show.
'T am not expecting much more
than they showed last year from
the White Sox.
"And now, winding up with our
owH' Yankees: Whether we get
Collins or not we will be a greatly
improved team over last year. One
thing I am counting on heavily is
the return to form Of Sam Jones.
He can't have another year like
last. 1t isn't In the baseball cards.
Just add fifteen or twenty games
to the number Jones won last year
and where would the Browns or
anybody else been last September?
And also watch Carl Mays. He,
too. Is due for a comeback.
"And that brings me back to the
one big Tie on our 1923 pennant
track-Tyrus Raymond Cobb"