Show I Carrigan Held Odd Record In Baseball I J Bv Dv HILLY BUI- EA EVANS 5 CHICAGO Jan 4 When 4 When n BIl 1111 Carrigan new manager of ot the Boston Red ned Sox voluntarily rc- rc re retired tired from the American leau It mark marked d the tha passing of ot the tho last catcher Twenty ono years vears ago aco when I broke broko Into the American a hot line ot of chatter was consid consid- considered ered cred a II most Important asset ot of every catcher catchier Few had iad the tM he same line Ine of ot stuff but the tho object was always the same name to keep the batter from concentratinG Some ot of the old timers made mado tt It Ita tta ita a point to Indulge In others resorted entirely to sar- sar sarcasm sar sarcasm casin while the th smarter backstops simply Insisted on engaging the batter In tn conversation con without much luch thought as a to what they said C S 'S STYLE Bill Dill CarrIgan Carrl an was such a catch catch- catcher cr er His I HI line of chatter was clean very often orten complimentary and i most ot of o the time flavored ored with 1111 humor That fell feli fellow w w Carrigan sends you ou away smIlIng even when you OU take sake three through t the th heart hirt hc rt of ot the plate Is the tho wa way I once heard nn an opposing batsman put It While Carrigan rambled on through most of ot the lh game came he ho n- n ri served his 1115 best stuff stutt for tor the tho pinch It was as as with a couple of ot men on and a II base baso hit hilt badly needed that Dill went worst Into nto high It the th player up In a I pinch happened to bo be some minor league star who camo came to the tho majors with witha witia a fat batting average Carrigan Carrican would Immediately start to tell hint him that ho understood the pitch pitch- pitching pitching ing In the tho be he came camo front was practically as good food a as th the majors lIe He would appeal to his vanity and before ho knew It it Carrigans Carrigan's s 's pitcher would have a couple of strikes on him while ho wag courteously courteous relying to Bills Bill's que gue les ies es RIDING OF FELSCH In th the days das of ot the Boston subs reclining on tile the bench all cli perked up when of ot tho the Chicago White Sox came to the tho bat Hap was WIS a I rather sensitive e fel- fel fellow fel fellow ci- ci low didn't relish bein being beine ridden and for tor that reason the bench subs never overlooked him When lie ho came up several remarks that always got under Felsch's skin would Immediately float plate plate- ward plate ward from the bench That would start I arguing with the tho Boston Doston players not In game nic Carrigan would add fuel tuel to the tho flames by agreeing with Felsch telling him those bushers usher not even eyel In the ga ate of ot II ft astar had plenty nerve ner riding star like him Inel tally l he Ito might look to- to towa toward to toward wa ward d the lh Boston bench Lench and In en manner or order er the tl yelling cut out In all alt probability that was the th sign Ign to keep It up mP I OUT Our ON OX TWO 1 Welt W U n do I recall a II game cam In which Dutch Leonard sneak sneaked d over a first strike on Felsch Fetsch that Ito never ne knew was pitched aS a'S later events 1 proved roved I i iThe The Tho second pitch which Leon Leon- Leonard Leonard Leonard ard also delivered with little litti or orno orno orno no windup Felech Just did see 1110 lIe took a belated swing swine missIng the ball bali a foot toot On the th next pitch lie didn't ge get hi his bat oft off his shoulder so Interested was lie he h In the th conver conver- conversation conversation that ho he was carom on with the th Re Red Sox When the tho umpire yelled Strike three Felsch let Jet up a To roar roar r that could be heard miles awa away It wasn't a a n kick kick on the tho ho umpires umpire's judgment lie simply wanted to know since when a batter only got two strikes and he h meant it Yes it-Yes Yes Yes ei sit 1 I Besides being belne a great catcher Bill Carrigan was waa waa a most mo t affable conversationalist He lie kid kid- kid ked Iced ed each and every batter balter and made mado hint him like bike It U |