The Washington herald., 1912-09-10
EDDIE AINSMITH
STRICKEN WITH
BILIOUS FEVER
Unless Young Catcher Improves
Shortly He Will Be Sent Home
or to Cleveland Hospital.
GAsHIoN WILL WORK TODAY
Special 10 The Washington herald.

Special TO The Washington berald-
Syracuse. n. Y.A Sept. s.-Eddie Ain
smith. the Nationals young catcher, was
stricken suddenly Ill late tonight, and a
physician hastily summoned. For several
days the Cambridge boy has been all
Ing. Yesterday morning he awoke to
find that his neck was so stiff he could
not turn his head.
The Syracuse physician who looked the
catcher over tonight diagnosed the case
as bilious fever, and prescribed a rest
treatment Ainsmith. however, refused
to be left behind when the club started
for Cleveland. and Griff took him along.
but unless Eddie improves whole lot
during the next three days he will either
be sent home or confined to a Cleveland
hospital, until able to be moved.
Griff was very much worried over Ain
smith tonight. The young catcher In
stead of obeying orders and sticking close
to the hotel this afternoon insisted upon
seeing the ball game, with the result
that when he returned to the hostelry hG
collapsed.
John Henry's left knee is not as strong
as it might be after his recent injury
and he may be sent to the hospital any
time. Big AL Williams, however, seems
to be glutton for work. and as the sea-
son Is nearly over Griff may be able to
pull through all right.
Major league baseball clubs will not
put forth their best efforts on a COW
pasture diamond where there is immi-
nent danger of injury, and for that reason
the fans who witnessed to-day's combat
between the Nationals and the Cincin-
natl Reds on the makeshift fair grounds
diamond saw a very poor exhibition. The
clubs are more evenly matched than to-
days score would indicate. and it seems
too bad that they cannot clash on
real baseball field.
The Nationals open in Cleveland to-
morrow. where three games are sched-
uled 1t is up to Jay Carl Cashion to
work. and If the big fellow has control
a red hot battle is sure to result. Cashion
has been very successful against the Maps
the last two times he has pitched and
Griff believes he can again take their
measure Bob Groom and Walter John
son are the other pitchers who will go
against the Clevelanders. Johnson twirl-
ing the day Vean Gregg is named TO pitch
for the home team.
Secretary Willie Fowler. of the Nation
ais, was turned down cold at the fair
grounds gate this afternoon, and II cost
Griff's right hand man 80 cents TO see his
own ball club play. The war correspond
admission. There is no use talking, these
New York Yankees know how to get the
money.
The Nationals this afternoon were paid
$1,000 as their guaranty. and in Albany
yesterday a similar sum was collected
rather a neat haul for a couple of exhibi
tion games when the total extra expenses
for the two stopovers could not possibly
have amounted TO more than 500 at the
most.
Members of Griff's family were disap-
pointed at not being able to take in the
sideshows and other features of the big
New York State Fair here to-day. Wal
ter Johnson, Frank Laporte. and others
who practice farming during the off sea-
son managed to visit the fair grounds
early to look over the long-haired sheep,
the prize bulls. and the poultry.
WILLIAM PEET.