The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-06
By THOMAS S. RICE.


club has recently secured John Henry,
the great Amherst College catcher, and
Ainsmith, the LawrenceviHe, Mass,
catcher OF the New England League,
the stiIl hunt for players continues
Plans are already afoot for the OBJ
tanning Of a second baseman VINO can
both hit and field, and one is in view
who is thought TO be able 10 I'LL the
bill 10 a nicely. Schaefer has been
hitting weakly, when he played second.
and KiIIifer has been so erratic in COW
ering ground that he is likely 10 throw
away a game at any minute.
After OutfeIder.
The outfeId is also receiving attention.
The material for the far gardens at
present consists Of Gessler. Lelivelt,
Browne, and Milan as regulars. Killifer
IS used as a substitute there, but is also
a substitute mdelder and cannot be
counted upon as a reinforcement for
the suburban section because he may
be needed on the diamond. The men
now on the Job are all left-h2nderS. and
Washington has been afflicted with too
many sOuthpaw SwdtteTs. hence the
seeking for a rlEht-hander Of experience.
4 much touted man IS now unde- con-
SideratlOn. but ne VIII hardly be grab
bed at once, as there is some doubt
whether he could hit enough in fast
company 70 supplant one of the present
holders Of permanent positions
Henry, the Amherst man, is expected
10 report here July I after his ST Lies
are over. and viii bc worked hard IN
practice 10 give him the major league
conception Of the game. He is big
fellow with splendid arm, is fast on
his feet and in his head, and has been
hitting we'll
Hope has been abandoned Of getting
Tfrrr A
battery mate Of Henry. He is said 10
be very wealthy and imperviOUs TO the
propositions Of major league magnates
from any city.
Moran Has Bad Knee.
Moran, the pitcher for Washington
and Lee University, at Lexington, Va,
will not play professional ball this year
He has another year in school before
he gets his degree, and is suffering fro m
knee that was knocked out Of place
some time ago. He viii spend the
summer getting the knee back in shape,
and may take a chance in professional
BAN next season. If he does it viii m Jst
probably be with Washington. lie has
record Of allowing two hits a game
for his last eight games, and a dispatch
from Lexington this morning says he is
considered the best college pitcher seen
III Lexington for many years
Alusmitn, the Lawrence catcher can
money. He Is recommended by Jimmy
Banning, the man who sold Gibson 10
FIttSEuTg, and Banning says Ainsmitn
ls better than Gibson Was IN an OF Is
now. He Is I'VE reor eleven inches tan,
weighs 100 pounds, and the Lawrence
VILE fans defy any major league catch
CT 10 go against him in a match at throw
Ing around the bases, either for speed
or accuracy If all that is said about
him is true, nc is the find Of the season.
1
Certainly. if we win the nernant there
will be bleacEers in the OutfielG for the
worlds series. Don't ask foolish gues-
tons.
II McAleer uses Dolly Gray today
against Detroit and Dolly fails TO de-
liver. there VIII be 2 howl What Gray's
trouble is no man knoweth he takes
excellent care of himself. does rot dissi-
pate and is extremely anxious 10 make
GOOD, hut he seems 10 be lacking in sub
stance. There Is no reason why he
should not make good end the fans GER
tolnly hone he WILL Tor he is the only
ieft-hander on the STAFF.
It is traditional pclicv TO use south
paws against Detroit and St Louis. and
following this policy MCtlcer used GRAY
successfully nEaiust Detroit this year.
He pitched thai siN-inniuC game which
was won by Washington bv 8 10 .. and
broken up bv rain on Nav a. In this
contest GRAY had an extremely bad in
ninc. being reached for base on
Balls and five singles in a row I'm the
second inning. II was somewhat OF a
baseball curiosity thar Detroit got only
two runs ont Of all that mess. and ii
would have won had not Bush made a
bad error on the very last play before
the rain came. GRAY won game in
BOSTON IN which he allowed nine hits
but WASHINGTON jumped all over the
Boston pitchers and woE. Il vet re-
mains 10 he proved that he can pitch a
strong consistent nine innings and hold
a good team in check by his tWirIing
without being dependent upOn accidents.
All OF which is not To say that GRAY
cannot check Detroit. but we nope he
does il.