The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-07
A little baseball, nov and then.
Is relished By the wisest men:
AnRyet the more the wise men see
The nuttier they grow 10 be.
By WILLIAM PEET.


The nutuer they gow 10 be.
By WILLIAM PEET.
How can the Nationals expect to win a
game with only three hits when the
Tigers comb Dolly Gray for ten? ThinE
It over,
While. perhaps. comparisons may be
odious, yet we can't help feeling that Joe
Cantillon pulled OF a ''bone-headed'' play
when he let out Jim Delehanty to De-
troit for Germany Sehaefer and Wade
Killifer. DEF is at present hitting the
ball at BIG clip and playing the best ball
Of his career, Germany Schaefer is warm
ing the bench for Washington and KILL
fer IS trying to hold down second base.
With Delehanty in the Washington line
up at The start of this season there Is
every reason TO believe that the Nationals
would now be higher up in the league
standing. yet some of our very best citi-
zens last year declared that the scrappy
second baseman was All In"
The Washington Herald's Lawrence.
Mass. correspondent came across with
the following story last night anent
Catcher Ainsmith:
Papers viii be passed within a few
days between the Lawrence club, Of the
New England League. and the Washing
ton club. OF the American League, where
by Catcher Edward Ainsmith. of Law
renee. viii become the property Of the
Nationals. like Kahoe. the Nationals
scout. has been watching the work Of the
local catcher. and he was pleased with
Ainsmith's showing.
Washington wanted TO buy Ainsmith
Tor immediate delivery and offered a
good price for him, but the local manage-
ment would not consider such a prop
osition, and Ainsmith viii not Join Wash
ington until the close Of the minor league
season.
'Ainsmith has been the sensation OF the
New England League this year He has
caught in every game but one for Law
renee and his batting average has been
away above the 800 mark. Scout Kahoe
has sized up the player carefully. and
before leaving Lawrence remarked that
he never saw backstop who could throw
10 bases any better than the local
catcher
"Ainsmith is only twenty-five years old.
stands five feet eleven inches. and weighs
throws with snap. thus getting the ball
away quickly. He has been a terror 10
opposing base steaiers all season. and II
is very seldom that a runner gets away
with a steal on him.
This is Ainsmith's second year in the
New England League. He was brought
TO Lawrence by Nal Eason, the former
Brooklyn twirler, and has been very
popular with the fans. During the win
ter months Ainsmith attends Colby
Academy in New Hampshire. few
weeks ago Jimmy Collins, OF the Proyi-
denee Eastern League club, offered $500
for Ainsworth, but it was not considered
here"
Since Ed Walsh, the splitter thrower
or the White SOX. caught Lajoie asleep
of first base with q peculiar throw. the
Cleveland scribes have anaiyzed the
movement, and declare that II approaches
a balk. although they praise the swing
as unusually deceptive. Here Is what
ole says: THE half-balk movement Ed
Walsh uses when throwing TO first base.
and with which he caught Larry mapping
In a game last week. is a peculiar follow
through motion such as golfers might
use in getting a long drive away from
the tee. Walsh keeps his head straight
toward the plate and starts the bali al |
most the same as he does~ when he !
pitches but there is a slight difference
In the way he starts his pitch and the |
way he starts HIS throw to first, or else |
II would be real balk. Instead OF pull |
ing his arm as far back as he does for !
the pitch. he cuts short the preliminary
motion and then swings his whole bsdv
on one foot as pivot and throws 70 /
first"
Here's something that percolated from
Detroit Well worth a little perusaI: Be-
cause he picked the ST. Louis Browns
as possible pennant winners IN the
American League. a prominent Detroit
business man has been placed I'm a re-
treat by his relatives. He had been act
ing strangely for some time but it was
not until he wanted to bet a group OF I
friends SO each that the Browns would
cop the bunting that the certainty of
his mind being unhinged impressed itself
on his associates. The Browns appeared
in Washington and their exhibition was
such that no sane man would have Offer
cd TO bet on their finishing higher than
eighth.
Ban johnson. president OF the American
League. is 10 be congratulated. He can
now go 10 sleep. When IN the East a
few weeks ago, Johnson said the only
thing that was worrying him and keep
ing him awake at night was the Ath-
letics. Ban declared that the White Eie-
plants looked SO good to him that be
feared Mack's team would win the Amer
lean League pennant in a walk.
Now that the Athletics have been
out OF first place. President
Johnson can lie down, pull the covers up
under his chin. and snoOze away TO his
hearts content. While he Is taking a Il
Rip Van Wrinkle several thousand Phi!a- ,
delphians viii remain awake.