The Washington herald., 1910-12-01
BY WILLIAM PEET.

BY WILLIAM PEET.
Washington fans probably do not know
that Connie Mack Just missed getting
Catcher Eddie Ainsmith by a day; but
such was the case.
Mack and the writer were enjoying a
little fan fest at the Arlington Hotel
before the final Athletics-Nationals game
In this city. when Ainsmiths name was
mentioned.
i've sort of got it in for McAleer. -
murmured the White Elephants pilot. II
fully intended 10 have young Ainsmith
on my pay roll next season and also
expected 10 let him work out with Us
after the New England League season
closed; but McAleer beat me 10 him by
a few hours
''You see, 1t was this way" he added,
81 have a brother living in Lowell.
Mass, which is only a few miles from
Lawrence. and he wrote me early in the
season TO grab this young catcher,
Ainsmith, claiming that Ainsmith was
the best looking baekstop in the league.
/ sent one Of my scouts up North and he
brought back the same report. ] let
things slide for a month or so, and along
came another letter from my brother
informing me that I had best sign up
Ainsmith at once. as he had heard that
other clubs were after him; so I wired
him TO do the business for me. He went
over TO Lawrence for that purpose. but
was informed that he was just twenty
four hours late. as the Washington club
had bought him."
Mack added that he had watched Ain
smiths work closely the short time the
catcher was with the Nationals and pre-
dicted the young man had a brilliant fu-
ture.
Rather tough on Ainsmith. for he would
undoubtedly have Joined the Athletics
and been handed a slice OF the worlds
series coin.
BY all means let Us have the Army
Navy game in Washington. Reports from
Philadelphia state that the big crowd
in attendance at this classic last week
left $4,000 In the Quaker City.
Why shouldn't the Capital get this
money?
Washington IS the logical place for the
big game, anyway
Fielder Jones has a high opinion Of
Frank Chances baseball ability and be-
lieves that the peerless leader is good
for several more years of active service.
Chance is a great ball player yet, re-
marked Jones, 'and he won't be able 10
pick up IN one season or two a man
capable OF playing his position as we'll
as he does. He's a good hitter and a
good base runner and a man who. IN the
game, inspires the others TO greater eff
forts than they would make with him on
the bench The hard knocks he has re-
ceived haven't helped him any, but he
is as far from ALI in as ball player OF
his age could hope TO be. Then. too, a
manager can manage much better from
a position on the field than from the
bench-at least so l always found"
Two IIiCga Sew York Giants came into
their contracts read: "Beals Becker and
Arthur Fletcher" Both men are fast
ielders, and II they could only hit would
be rated as stars. They were substitutes
on the Giant team last year, but many
other clubs would be glad 10 welcome
them as regulars.
Did Ban Johnson bat 300 last summer
Did Tom Lynch steal forty bases or make
a great catch? Did Garry Hermann pick
one off the fence? The answer is no.
However these gentlemen must get into
the limelight once in a while. hence the
winter baseball meetings which will soon
be IN order-or out OF ii. AS far as the
fans are concerned, however. there is
more interest in the dolngs Of poor old
Bugs" Raymond than in all the winter
meetings in the world.
Perhaps you don't know It. but the real
champion football team of the year is
none other than the University of Gin
elnnad. How's that? Well, a Cincinnati
paper has It all figured out. and it runs
something Ike this:
Cincinnati defeated Denison.
Denis0n tied Ohio State.
Ohio State tied Michigan.
Michigan tied Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania defeated Brown.
Brown defeated Yale.
Yale tied Harvard
Using the same sort of dope. Charley
Ebbets is going TO see IL he can't figure
the Brooklyns into a worlds champion
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shortly
Sid Mercer. OF the New York Globe,
comes across with the following interest
ing dope;
THE establishment OF permanent base
ball training camps in the South by the
New York and Pittsburg clubs of the
National League and the advantages OF
holding preliminary practice on fields laid
cut to conform to big league standards
is paving the way for system of SPLEEN
didly equipped baseball plants in Dixie.
Developing a town commercially as a
side issue to spring training is another
new wrinkle. That's what the Giants
are doing for Marlin. Tex
Club owners who spend much money
on the irregular system of training in
different cities realize that many ineon-
venienees can be overcome, many ex-
penses avoided. and better results OBJ
tanned by equipping a secondary plant in
the South.
The Pittsburg club is building I'D such
a plant at Hot Springs, Ark, and the
New York club viii soon have a model
baseball park at Marlin Two orAthree
years ago the idea OF sending a big
league ground keeper South 10 prepare
training grounds was first conceived. Six
OF seven years ago not more than three
or four teams carried trainers on their
travels. Now a trainer Is as necessary
almost as a manager, Thus does the
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