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Show !BI ' TWO NEW MANAGERS FOR AMERICAN LEAGUE CLUBS IN 1918 , DICK HODlvJTZSkM I (Dick Hoblitzel.) The American league undoubtedly will have two new managers before the curtain is rung up on the baseball 1 season of 1918. "Black Jack" Barry, who piloted the Boston Red Sox this year, is now a member of the enroll- Iing office of the naval reserves at Boston, Bos-ton, and unless tho war is over he will not be with the club next season. If such bo the case, Dick Hoblitzel is .likely to be named the new manager mana-ger of the former world's champions. Hobby has been a member of the Red ! Sox for several years and is well I liked by his fellow players. He is a smart ball player and was one of Bar-j Bar-j ry's lieutenants this season. However,; before he decides on Hoblitzel Harry Frazee, the owner of the Boston club. will make another effort to bring Bill Carrigan out of retirement The Red Sox will be hard hit by the war next season, as Ernie Shore, one of their star pitchers, and "Chick" Shorten, the outfielder, are also with Barry at the reserve station in Boston. Bos-ton. Duffy Lewis, the outfielder, ia likely to be called at any minute to report to the Mare Island camp at California. Hugglns is one of the brainiest men in baseball, and this year his Cardinals Cardi-nals finished third in the National league. For a time HugginB and his men threatened to tako tho lead from the Giants, but fell back on account of poor pitching. I-Iuggins is a favorite favor-ite among the fans here and would be welcomed. |