New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-27
Inhelder of Giants Plans
Revenge as He Starts to
Join Clam Diggers
at Providence.
By FRANK O'NEILL.

Fred Brainerd has rcconsidered his
decision TO retire from baseball. and
will 90 TO Providence in the lnterna-
tiona League. determined to prove
that the Giants made mistake IN re-
leasing him. When Fred received no
tifcation Of his sale 70 the New Eng
land team he felt badly, and said that
he would return home and go into bust
ness. But then the desire for revenge
urged him to join the Clam Diggers
and show McGraw and the other Ma
tional League managers that he was
real ball player and an asset to any
team in the country.
We met Brainerd as he was leaving
the Polo Grounds yesterday after
watching the Yankees run riot over the
Red Sox. Are you going to Proyi-
dence? ?" we asked him.
81 don't know" was his first reply.
"You see. have had several opportu-
mites 10 go into business down in my
home country. and | was thinking Of
going down there. | will have to take
up some real work soon, and it might
as well be now"
Then his mood changed. Come to
think OF it," he blazed forth. "the last
thing in the world | will do is to go
back there. am going TO Providence.
and am going TO play the best base
ball | have in me. If | get chance
TO fill any steady post | will show every
one in baseball just what a mistake
they made in ever letting me escape.
I'm going now. but you can bet that |
will be back there before long.
81 am not sore at the Giants. and
least Of all at McGraw. He has his
hands full as it is. I did not make
good at third base, and know il. Blu.
consider this: was not placed at
third base three times during the trip.
He shifted me from shortstop to sec
ond and then for a while at first. At
any of these positions venture to say
would have done we'll was over
anxious when | got at third. The
place was new to me. and | realized all
that depended upon me. tried and
failed for the moment. but | am in no
wise through as a major Lacquer"
Bunny Martin, who was released un-
conditionally, will probably play this
season with Rochester. Tommy Leach
liked the way Martin handled himself
in Marlin. and tried TO get him from
McGraw. The last named, however, had
other plans a. the time. and Martin was
retained. Bunny failed to come
through. due partially to injuries. and
was finally let out. Eddie Harrison,
who. like Martin. was released uncondi-
tionally. will doubtless sign with New
London.
What TO do with Milton Jacobson is
problem which is bothering McGrsw.
He has little use for the player, get he
is afraid 20 ask for waivers lest one Of
the other teams refuses to waive. II is
known that two National League clubs
are willing TO take him. II may be that
McGraw will place Jacobson on the in
eligible list and carry him all season.
In the meanwhile, Tommy Leach is
striving with might and main 10 get
him.
Captain Til Huston squelched a per-
fectly good rumor last night. He de-
MED most emphatically that Smokey Joe
Wood, former star of the Boston Rcd
Sox. had been signed with the Yankees.
He followed this by saying that neither
he nor any of his associates had the
slightest idea OF getting Wood. and
wound up by saying that he would make
no move TO get him.
"Joe Wood is the property Of the
Boston club" said Huston last night,
"and We have made no move to get him.
If my pitchers stand up reasonably we'll
there is little chance OF W. trying to
get him. OF course, II Wood ever re
covered his old smoke and stuff he
would be wonderful asset for US. but
am not at all sure that he will. More
over. Joe wants all the money in the
world. and we arc not willing to load
ourselves down with too great a salary
list"