The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-10-21
Braves Get Ainsmith
States Boston Report
Griffith Has No Deal on with
s. National Leaguers for
Catcher, He Says.
OTHER SPORTING GOSSIP
Clubs in Ban Johnson Circuit Have
First Claim on Receiver-Niews
and Comment.
BY WILLIAM PEET.

Catcher Eddie Ainsmith, who has
been with the Washington club during
the past five years, will next season be
q member of the Boston Braves, q Ma
tional League aggregation. according to
reports which have been sent out from
the Massachusetts, city.
Quoting one Boston sport writer, Ain
smith Is through In Washington, for the
reason that the climate here In mid
summer does not agree with the catcher.
1t Is pointed out that during the past
three years Ainsmith is stricken with
malaria just as soon as the Thermometer
hits the 100 mark, and that Griff would
not be averse to selling his peppery
backstop.
That Boston will get him Is only a
guess. pure and simple. The fact that
Grifith and Owner Gaffney of the Bos-
ton Braves. are friends Of Nlong stand
ing gives rise to the rumor that by some
underground method the Old Fox will be
able to- obtain waivers on Ainsmith
from every manager in the American
League and sell Eddie to the Boston
Braves.
II know Of no deal for Ainsmith," said
Griffith to the writer last night. And
this should settle the question once and
for all.
The Boston rumor intimates that the
Braves need an experienced catcher and
ill up the existing gap.
| 1t looks to the writer as II the wish
| was father to the thought, for II Ain
| smith Is to be sold or traded there are
! several clubs In the American League
who would be only too glad to take Ain
smith on Griffith's hands. and the Old
| Fox, so far as the writer knows has
never attempted to resort to -subter-
ranean methods for the purpose of
shunting ball players over to the Ma
tional League.
toms twirlers were pitching to Gavvy's
The Boston rumor printed in full fol-
lows:
| Eddie Atnsnith Of Cambridge and u wash
| ington, may h catching Dick Rudolrh Georye
| Tyler. Bill James. Artie Nehf. and Jess Barnes.
| Of the Braves, merit season.
Underrurrrnts Of gossip in big league circles
| have It that Eddie Is not going to be with the
| Senators next scar. The big Is that
| Washngton'S summer climate is not ssiubrious
enough Cor the Cambridge nd. Every
sees Eddie taken down with malaria some
kindred ailment which has about the same de-
pressing effect as malaria. And it's been rough
| and tough for Eddie.
Clark Griffith. manager Of the Senators nat
uraIly would hate TO Ainsznith leave Wash
tngtou and the Senators. Fur yesn Ainsrnith
has been he natural receiver for Waller John
| sou's fast han and fas shoots
Even John Henry Of the best catchers
| in the Ame.iean League. could not begin to
| receive Walter the Great with the smoothness
| and effect Ainsnith showed
| Walters fast would sail away from John
hut Eddie would hold the elusive pill just Is
| II playing catch with = younger brother.
| The Braves need catcher. Bert Moose
Whaling has been sent to the Padne Coast
Hank Gowdy will stay with StInnEs. HAnkus
| Is operating urder high figure term contract.
+ Ralph Blackburn. rookie catcher does not
appear to nave the Qualifications to Jump into
| the regular class right Oh the reel II be ever
/ gets by the noriee clas.
| The difficulty Of getting AinSnith out Of the
| American League may be considered. Fact Is
| Eddie is known . good catcher md some
of the Managers in the know As to Why Eddie's
work falls below rsr In mid sumner are anI-
ious to get Eddie.
But Griffith is sreat friend Of Owner
| James L. Carney. Of the Braves. and Grin 10
! fox. Leave ii to Grif to find a way to hand
! over AinSnIth to GanneJ and the Braves II
| the deal Is On.
| The New York Yankees are reported TO b.
! in line for Ainsmith's services but Rupert
and Huston have heard Manager Bill Donovan
| say that he has q cOuple' a promising appear
ING Kid eatcheEs and the CLEANERS are that New
! NOrk will waive Ainsmith, provided Crit.
fifth lets them II the secret that between the
| Washington club and Ainsnith there is a pretty
! tig contractuAl Obligation
Tie Braves SiIl be in a better position to take
up the con:rIctual obligation than any other
major lssgue team that needs Afnsmith
| After four more bouts Freddie Welsh
states that he will quit fighting. Freddie
stopped fighting six years ago, but you've
got 10 hand 1t to him. he is still some
boxer.
Bulgaria has been accused Of about
everything except starting a Federal
league.
Barney Dreyfus owner of the Pittsburgh
club comes out in a statement that after
the first game of the worlds series he
was convinced that there was no COM
parison between the Phillies and Boston
Red Sox and that the Carrigan clan
would win the series easIly-Dreyfuss In
quoted by Ralph Davis OF the Pittsburgh
Press as follows: Alexander was the
whole Philadelphia team during the past
season." remarked the Pittsburgh mag
nate. IF any other one Of the National
league clubs had had him this summer.
that team would have won the pennant,
and might also have won the worlds
series. for the Phllies were NOT good
hitting aggregation. iHN
The Redsox had Cravath's number. II
was not merely an ordinary batting slump
which prevented him from piling up a
good average In the worlds series. Bos-
tons twirlers were pitching to Gavvy's
weakness-and they surely knew where
1t was.
Seven cities claimed Homer dead"
George Foster. alive. almost ties Homer.
According to dispatches to The Kan
sas City Star" when Foster won, three
towns in Kansas. two in Oklahoma and
one In Arkansas celebrated in honor OF
our fellow townsman."
And Pittsburgh, Kan. burned red FIRE
because Fosters cousin works for a ccM
mining company there.
| ...
| New Workers insist that a deal Is un-
| der way for the sale of Frank Baker TO
the White Six or Highlanders, but Mana
ger Mack, Of the Athletics, insists that
he knows nothing about II. There IL
little doubt In the minds of local fans
that Baker eventually win be sold, and
1t Is hoped that New York win get him.
The other American League clubs have
helped Chicago, a first division team, too
much already. New York is deserving
of a winner.