The Washington herald., 1914-01-18
GRIFFITH SAYS
HIS CATCHERS
TOP THE LIST
Nationals Pilot Claims He
Has Best Collection Of Re
ceivers in Circuit.
DOES NOT FEAR THE FEDS
Would Welcome Invasion Of Washing
ton BY Third Major Or
sanization.
DOES NOT FEAR THE FEDS
D c. W. SWAN.

Il still think that / have the best
catching staff in the american
League, and I don't bar Schang
and Schalk at that" remarked
Clark Griffith yesterday. "All this
talk about Schang being the best
catcher in the league is all right,
but the experts don't look at my
trio of backstops together.
Henry, Ainsmith, and Williams.
That's my trio, and I'll back them
against any other three catchers on
any one club. Henry is one of the
best catchers in either league. That
has been proven time and again,
while Ainsmith, if he is worked
regularly, would be a wonder. Ain.
smith puts more life into a game
than any catcher / have ever seen
in action, and you can take it from
me, he will get plenty, of work this
year.
"Then, don't overlook Big Al
Williams. Here's my ace in the
hole Al can hit that old bali, and
as he says his arm is again in good
shape, he'll do his share of the
work this season" -
Lefty" Wilson. who was with the Ma
tionals . short while last summer, is
coaching the St Johns College basket
ball team. Wilson was I'm Washington
last week with his team. and had quite
a little tanning bee at Georgetown
Il had my arm examined several days
ago." said Wilson, --and I was told that
a ligament had been twisted I felt a
pain In my arm all last summer, but
did not think that ii could be as bad as
that. I intend to have my arm treated
at Johns Hopkins next week. and then
II It does not improve III go out to see
Bonesetter Reese.
II feel confident that I can make a
better showing than did while with
Grin. and I am going TO try. II my arm
comes around all right. look for me with
a minor league club. for am going to
make q stab once more"
The signed contract of Paul Musser
was received by Manager Griffith yester-
day afternoon. Musser made a good i'm
work In the minors. ''Blondy," as he
was called, made a hit with the old
timers during a. game against the Balti-
more club at Back River Park. In this
game Musser never seemed contented un-
til he had walked a couple of men an
inning. and. although wild as a March
hare. he showed good stun. and got away
with the contest in good order.
H.
of the Pittsburgh Federals does not speak
well for the future of that league. ac-
cording to Manager Griffith "Gessler Is
q has been, and so are all the others
signed to manage clubs, with the ex-
ception Of Stovan and Tinker. know
they can say I'm a has been. but re-
member I am not a playing manager.
Who have the Federals signed? No one
worth having, and yet they say that they
will put eight major league clubs on the
field. Well, you'll have to show me-"
This Is the way Grin speaks OF the Fed
eral League.
An International competition for 1914 Of
unusual type is that of the United Bowl
ing Clubs of New York. which will send
large team Of expert bowiers to the
great German championship tournament
to be held In Berlin during the wssa Of
August 2-S
large party of pin knights have char.
tered the steamer Barbarosa and viii
embark at this port July 2. arriving In
Bremen on July L.
This will be the fourth trip Of the
u. B. G. OF N. Y. to Germany to take
part in bowling tournaments. In all OF
the previous invasions they have come
out victorious. In 1891 they went to Han
over and beat the best bowlers in all
Germany; IN 1904 they made another trip
and had no trouble in beating the best
bowiers the country could produce at
Solingen. Their last trip was 1908, when
they went to Dresden and again won the
chief bowling honors.