New Britain herald., 1928-05-28
 
RED SOX MANAGER
 HAS YOUNG IDEAS
Bill Carrjgan Doesn't Live on a
 Baseball Past

Carrigan, the iron gray haired. keen-eyed chieftain of the Boston Red Sox, doesn't live on a baseball past, even though he might be ac- corded some privileges in that re- spect as the manager of worlds championship teams here in 1915 and 1916.
 Bill has young ideas and also a young team, for the most part, that he is fast developing into a com- bination to be rcckoned with in the American League.
 Nevertheless Carrigan. in the midst of this reconstruction pro- gram, may be persuaded 10 turn back the pages a little to tell you that Ty Cobb was probably the greatest all-around player he ever knew, with Iris Speaker close rival; that Nap LoJoie. the famous Frenchman of the old Cleveland club, was the greatest natural bat ter: and that Babe Ruth. who came to the big show under Carrigan, was as great a left-handed pitcher be- fore the war as he is an all-around star now.
 Cobb probably ranks as tho best Speaker was not far behind" Car rigan asserts in sizing up the two famous outfielders now with the Athletics both of whom. incidental ly, were in their prime in Carrigan's days as manager backstop of the old Red Sox.
 "Ty had little edge at bat. per haps. but not much. He also was a better base runner, but Spoke was greater on defense. l don't think there has been any outfielder in the game who outshone Iris in this re- great team mates in Hooper and Lewis on our old team.
 ny always was a bigger gate at traction than Iris. He was more of a firebrand on the field Spoke was the sort who went about his business quietly.
 T never saw Ed Delehanty and I can't pass any opinion on Rogers Hornshy." Carrisan went on. But I would rank LaJoie as the greatest all-around hatsman l have ever seen; certainly the greatest right handler. Ruth. of course is the greatest long distance hitter with out an argument, but LaJoie also could hit 'em far. as well as often, Most people nowadays do not ! realize that Ruth, before convert = | ed into an outfieledr, was as great a left-hander as there was in the pitching business back in 1915-1G. He had speed, control everything. But his pitching fell off when they began alternating him between the outfield and box. | "Pitchers? Who has ever sur passed the record of old Cy Young? l There have been lot of great ones. but Cy, over long stretch of time. was a wonder. There were Mathew son, Johnson and others.
 We had a great staff with the Red Sox in 1915-1G with Ruth, Shore. Leonard, Foster and Mays Carrigan can't be drawn into the debate that Connie Mack, John Me Graw and Wilbcrt Robinson engag- ed in last season as to whether the present day Yankees, with thei. slugging power. eclipse the great teams of other days. such as the Dc Tst,: the old Athletics or the Red SoN.
 How can you stop a team with that hittinc?" Bill laconically asks "The Yankees don't need great pitching
 Neither will Carrigan dwcll on his achievements in lifting the Red SoN out of the depths in less than sea. son and a half.
 When the boys are out there hit ting and the pitching is good. they will win They make the manager 1 The manager doesn't mako the team
 Carrisan's attention was called tt the development Of such young pitching as Euffing, MacFaydcn anl Big Ed Morris. but he replied:
 ''Thcy were coming along, any way. just happened to be her, when they got going.'
 But there is another side 10 th. situation in the confidence exhibit cd in their manager by the player and by the club president. Boi Quinn.
 "Carrigan." declares Quinn. "cal . manage the Rod SGY as long as h, wants 10. When we called hin back. lot of folks said Bill woul, be handicapped by being out of in game ten years. But that had moth ing to do with the main thing Carrigan's ability as a leader. Tha , is born in him. The players knov it and they give him their best" HEADING FOR FINAIS