Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-25

Muuuy Luel, VGGSLdu DdCK-
- stop with the Nationals, is
to become manager Of the
Red Sox next season, Bob Quinn
doesn't know it-and Bob Quinn
is president of the Red SoX. Says
Quinn, "a man doesn't get job
until it's vacant, and Heinie Wag-
ner still is manager of my club"
What's more, the Boston eXecu-
tive declares he has not talked
with Ruel nor any other player or
manager in the game today con-
corning the management of the
Red Sox in 1881.
"I'll say frankly" Quinn states, that
in some ways the Red Sox disappointed
me this season. They have fine pitchers
and have been better defensively than
in some years, but here we are last
again. But" he adds, "I'm not trying
to pin the blame on any particular
person right now. I want to consider
everything carefully before make any
move. If let Wagner go he'll be first
to know it. I'd tell him before making
any announcement to the press"
n EPORTS that Ruel Is to succeed
n Wagner as the Red Sox pilot have
irked the Boston president no lit
tie. Many Of them seem to know
more about my business than I do"
he complains. when the Ruel rumor
was sprung in the West not SO long
ago and the base ball writer's here
approached me told them just what
have told every one who has ques-
toned me about the matter since
that Wagner still has the job and
that had not entered into negotiations
with any one to take over the helm
from Heinie.
"Yet one paper here went ahead
and fired Wagner, named Ruel as his
certain successor next Spring and car
ried pictures and the base ball his
tory of the Washington catcher. That
was not fair to Ruel or me. I like
Muddy, have liked him ever since
have known him and that's some years.
He always called on me when he was
in ST. Louis while I was connected
visited me here. But have not talked
business with him."
n UEL, too, denies that the job as
n manager of the Red Sox next year
has been offered him. at know
nothing more of this than what have
read in the papers," the Nationals
catching veteran says. mo one with
any authority has spoken to me of such
job, nor have sought it. In fact,
couldn't do anything about looking for
a job with club other than Washing
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mission and that have not asked. And
it isn't likely that any responsible club
attache would sound me on such q
proposition without first speaking to
the Washington president. So far as
know, no one has approached Mr.. Grtt-
nth. haven't, and no one has come
to me-"
WHETHER Ruel will get the job
w can't be told, and certainly
the Washington catcher cannot
say he would take it If offered him.
But there Is 3 strong feeling here that
Wagner will not manage the Red Sox
after the close of the current campaign.
It Is held that the Red Sox officials
as well as the Boston fans do not be-
lieVe Wagner has done as well with the
club as he might have done. AS the
fans view the trouble there has been
too much juggling of players and too
little attention given to the clubs more
promising material.
a IL Of which may be very unfair to
IA Wagner. The lot of Red Sox
manager has not been happy
one for years.
This season the club at the outset
seemed to possess more of chance OF
lettering its standing than 1t had in
several seasons past. 1t started with
fine lot of pitchers and most OF its
the big show. 1t enjoyed good Spring,
then slumped so that IA defeats in
row were suffered. That brought the
fans down on Wagner's head.
The Red SoX perhaps are a trifie
better than formerly, but still are far
from strong. There's much building up
to be done. If Wagner was expected
to complete the building in one season,
evidently the job was too much for
ant task for his successor.
WITH one big inning the Red sox
w upset AL Crowder and his fellow
Nationals in the opener OF the
four-game series yesterday and went
on to win handily, 6 to 8. The Ma
tionals collected nine Safeties and four
passes off Hold Lisenbee, and before the
third round ended had staked Crowder
to a three-run lead. Thereafter, how
ever, Lisenbee was close with his hits
when hits meant anything, while Crow
der blew with loud bang in the fifth
and the Red Sox tucked away the game.
After getting the first man out in this
frame Crowder yielded six hits in sue
cession, which with, a f1elder's choice
chucked in accounted for five runs.
Two more hits that raised to 10 the
Red Sox game total and an 1nfield
erasure in the eighth netted the home
side its sixth tally.