| Show e DISPOSES DISPOSES OF OF WORLDS WORLD'S CHAMPIONS e CHAMPIONS e T TO THEATRICAL THEATRICAL c e ME i RED SOX ARE SOLD TO WARD AND FRAZEE J Joseph J. J Announces Sale of Championship Club at Banquet CARRIGAN TO RETURN New Nev Baseball Magnate Holds Op Open n Position of Manager l for Resigned Skipper osTOS Nov oy 1 The L-The The world champion champion cham charn- B BOSTON BOSTO pion pon Boston American league baseball baseball baseball base base- ball team was sold tonight to Harry Hurr H. H Frazee of or New cw York Yerk and md Hugh HuSh Ward W-ard of or Philadelphia Joseph J. J Lannin Lan- Lan fin nin of ot this city former farmer ow owner el of or the club who announced the sale saJe it t a dinner dinner dinner din din- ner given to the new owners and newspaper newspaper news news- paper men said laId tho the papers ha had been signed less leas than half hf an an hour before The price was not stated staled both parties having agreed to keep silence on that th point Mr Frazee and Mr Ward Yard arc are both Identified with theatrical Interests the Iho former being principal owner of or the Cort Cart theatre of or Chicago and the Longacre Long Long- acro acre theatre of or Ne New ew York The new owners gave few tev details a as to definite plans for the club but said said- When we wo went Into the thin W we did not buy a chap chlap team We Ve bought hought champions We were Interested In the club only because the they are cham champions and would not have havo con considered th them m 0 otherwise lb C r wi ze France r to Hn-e Hn I Mr will take direct chall charge e eor of or the teams team's affairs It was sai said The Red TIed Sox are at present without a manager manager man man- ager er William WOllam Carrigan who has S guld- guld ed the team for tor the last Jast three years ears having ha announced his retirement at the conclusion of or the worlds world's series games last month Mr r. r Frazee razee said ho would hold tho the position of or open Ollen for tor Carrigan and hoped he would consent to lead the team another year ear The executive e staff start of or the club will be re retained retained re- re tamed Intact Negotiations for tor tho the transfer have been pending a week It Is said but butt t the e papers were not 51 signed nod until to to- to night The sale Includes the franchise players players' contracts and the real estate at Fenway park Mr Lannin has owned the team three years ears an during that time the Red Sox ha e won two world series He lie ac acquired acquired ac- ac possession In 1514 1914 when the club finished second in the American league race Philadelphia winning the tho pennant ennant In 1915 the club finished first and defeated defeated de de- Ic the Philadelphia National league team in inthe the world series This year the team a again aln finished first after one of or orthe the closest pennant races in the history of ot the American league and defeated the Bro Brooklyn club In tho the world series contest b by winning four lour out of or five rive gam games Cs Lennin to Run nUn Hotel After fter announcing the sale Mr tr Lan Lan- nm nin said he intended ed to enter the hotel b business in this city where he already alread h has s largo lane real estate holdings He Ie i is aha aleo owner of or a hotel In Garden City Long Island and 1 has a controlling n Interest Interest in In- In terest terest In tho the Buffalo team of the In International In- In tern tern-a league Mr Frazee's Frazes 8 acquisition of or part ownership ownership own own- in the Red Sox club probably m makes kes him the youngest baseball magnate magnate magnate mag mag- nate In the countr country He was born in Ill III June Junc 29 29 1880 He managed a a. baseball team In that city when he lie was wasl 21 years ars old but neither he nor Mr Ward ard has ha been connected with major le league gue baseball before Within tho the last t few w years ears Mr Frazee has haa entered Into negotiations for the purchase of New NewYork ew York Chicago and Boston National l league teams but IUt all the deals fell through Mr Ward announced that he would make 1 Ills his ls home borne in this dt city J Mo Me fc Nov No 1 WillIam William F. F Carrigan lormer former Red Sox manager malinger made de no comment when Informed to tonight tonight tonight to- to night of ot the cubs clubs sale saJe lIe He said h was was not acquainted with the purchasers an and J had no previous pre knowledge of ot the deal though he had known that the thc club was on the market |
