The Washington herald., 1913-04-20
GRIFF PRAISES
eddie AINSMITH
Says Dorf Is Better Than
Jimmy Archer, the Star
Of the Cubs.
NEWS OF THE CLIMBERS
"Chick" Gandil Will Not Be Suspend
ed-Ryan Looks Over Players
Of College Teams.
NEWS OF THE CLIMBERS
BY WILLIAM PEFT.

New York. April Bon the form dis
played since the 1919 American League
season opened, Manager Griffith declare.
that Eddie Ainsmith is the best catcher
in the world. not excepting Jimmy Arch.
er. the wonderful throwing receiver OF
the Chicago Cubs.
"Ainsmith is a great catcher" states
Griff. He can hit, and for speed on
the bases has the others tied to a post
When IL comes to throwing that ball
around, well, who has anything on him T!
Nobody
Il thought you always considered
Archer of the Cubs the best catcher in
the business the writer made bold to
ask the Old Fox.
Il did up until this year, but Ain
smith is better than Archer. He's
faster, can throw just as well, and is
a natural hitter, besides Eddie loves
the game and puts life into the whole
team when behind that old bat. He
has improved Is per cent over last
year"
Ainsmith's record i'm New York during
the past three games here would seem
to bear out the truth of Grifs state
ment. In the opening game Eddie faced
the pitcher twice. made one hit and
scored a run. Yesterday he came
through with four hits out Of five times
up, scored two runs and stole a couple
OF bases. Today he grabbed on one
bingle out of four times up and also
scored a run, while not single MEM
Der of the New York club has stolen
base on him, and every peg to second
or third has been perfect
With Ainsmith going so nicely tho
chances are that the peppery youngster
will do all the receiving for week or 20,
in order to give John Henry a chance t.
get that knee of his right, and Al WILL
Jams to nurse along his lame arm.
1t was learned tonight that Umpire
Dineen had been good to us in his report
to President Ban Johnson regarding the
umpire's little run-in with Chick Gandil
during the-ninth inning of Fridays game,
and that Chick will not have to pay for
his hasty words with three days sus-
pension.
at realized that Gandil lost his head,
said Dineen, land as Chick has always
been a gentleman on the field, / over
looked the incident, but have warned
him not to repeat the offense."
Gandil was very much relieved to hear
the news He said, II have had my last
scrap with an umpire After this, i pro-
pose to keep my mouth shut. They have
got it on a ball player every time, and
i don't want to be fired out of the game
for back talk.
IL is estimated that nearly 5000 per-
sons have seen the Nationals and yam
KEGS play here the past three days, ana
the Washington clubs share of the re-
ceipts is particularly pleasing to Bust
ness Manager Fowler.
The shift from the old Highlanders
Park down to the Polo grounds was a
happy thought and will financially bene-
fit every club in the American League,
for New Workers love baseball and the
Polo grounds is convenient to all.
No ball team in the world could have
beaten Walter Johnson the way he was
going today He never attempted to put
all his stuff on the ball except I'm a cou-
pie of tight places and when he did the
Yankees simply couldn't see it on &C
count of the smoke.
Manager Griffith tonight admitted that
he had given both Egan, the young catch
err and Southpaw Austin ten-day release
notices The Old Fox is trying to place
them with some minor league club. but
thus far has been unable to do so.
Jack Ryan, Griff's handy man and
coach for the young pitchers, took a
hyinc trip to New Haven this afternoon,
for the purpose of looking over a couple |
of college teams. The University Of Yer
mont played Yale and II is believed that
the Nationals have been tipped on to an
infielder on the University of Vermont |
nine. |