New Britain herald., 1930-03-19
TEAM CARRIES ON
 RED SOX SPIRIT
Boston Entry Has Finished Last
 in All But One Season

penSaCOld, ld.i hdfNi I' N-i' Tho slorics of the old Red Sox have departed, but the spirit carries gal lantly on.
 When Connie Mack, in 1922, gave up his long team occupancy of the American league cellar for better things, the Red SoX took over the lease. With the exception of one season in the past eight, the Boston entry has finished last, a far cry from the halcyon days of 1905 to 1918 during which the Red SoX won six pennants and were seldom out of the first division.
 Bill Carrigan, great catcher and manager of the two world champion- shin teams. failed in q threc-ycar comeback attempt to lift the Red Sox from their lowly estate. This year. Charles (Heine) Wagner, Car rigans lieutenant and himself a vet eran of the famous 1912 champions, has taken over the somewhat thank less job of trying to go somewhere with team that lacks the punch to be considered serious factor in the race.
 Nevertheless, the Red Sox have spirit and a number of redecming factors in player talent. Unable to compete financially with number of their rivals, they have stuck 10 the task of rebuilding slowly. This de- termination was manifest early in the year when President Bob Quinn and Manager Wagner stoutly re- fused to listen to flattering offers of players and much needed cash from the Yankees for the services of the No, l right handler of the pitching staff, big Ed Morris of Mobile, Ala.
 With the last place club in 1929. Morris won 14 and lost 14. He should do as well or better this year. In ad- dtion, Wagner counts on some cap able right handed flinging from Charley Ruffing, Danny MacFaydcn, the former Somerville schoolboy star, Jack Russell and Milt Gaston. With any other outfit, this group might be. considered star staff, it lacks something in left handed sup port, with only the veteran Billy Bayne, Edgar Carroll and Ed Dur ham, the latter up from Pittshcld, as portside entries, unless Ben Shields, formerly with tho Yankees, stages a comeback. Ray Dobcns, eX-college star, and Horace Lisenbec, once a sensation with Washington, have chances to stick.
 The principal punch in the lineup is packed by two useful outfielders, Jack Rothrock and Russ Scarritt, who made good last year in his first major league season. Both arc 300 hitters but their wallop is not suf- | iicient to offset the disadvantages of an infeld which is good defcnsvely but Uoefully weak at the bat. Tom | Oliver, an Alabama product, may get the other outficld post although John | Winsett, a .346 hitter with Mobile last year, 19 year old Joe Cicero from the Eastern league and Bill Barrett, formerly of the White Sox, are battling for jobs.
 1
 The regular infield shapes up as
 fast and snappy with Phil Todt at first, Bill Began at second, Hal Rhyme, the former Pittsburgher, at short and Bob Reeves. the former Georgia Tech star obtained from Washington, at third Bill Sweeney,
 who did some good stickwork with
 Toronto last year, will give Todt d
 battle before the first string lineup Is decided. Bill Narlesky, Ernest Holman and Otis Miller also are can
 didatcs for intield jobs. where hitting ability will have considerab ble to do | With WaSner's final choices. Since | Carrigan's emphasis on defensive
 skill failed 10 work, the new mana
 ger may put a higher price on of
 fensive power.
 Behind the bat, the veterans,
 ohariey Berry. former Lafayettc All-America end. and John Hcvinc,
 nave the call. One youngster, Bob
 Asbjornson. who is only 20 and hit
 .ooo with Pittsfeld last year, seem
 sure to stick. Another. Ed Connol-
 ", also from Pittsfcld, will get q
 thorough trial.