The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-25
Braves Make Big Offer for
Heinie Zimmerman, But
Deal Is Not Yet Completed.
FIELDER JONES IS PEEvED
Brownies Leader Expected
"MoIIy" Crafts, Not Johnson,
for Final Contest.
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

ny LOOlS "A. DOUGHEk.
The National League Is sizzling with
trade rumors. Before night at least one
big deal may have been settled.
Heinie Zimmerman. the tempera-
mental infelder Of the Cubs. is on the
market.
Larry Doyle. veteran second baseman.
and Fred Merkle. veteran first baseman
Of the Giants. are on the market.
The Boston Braves have put In a big
bid for Zimmerman. Five players have
been offered for the Cubs slugger and
wild man" Red Smith. third base
man; Fitzpatrick. utility infielder; Jesse
Barnes, pitcher; Edgar Collins and Will
holt. outfielders. have been offered to
Joe Tinker for Zimmerman.
Braves obtaining the Great Zim." as
plosive. President weeghman and
George Stallings are expected to confer
cEsin today and the deal may be
The Giants have dropped out of the
running for Zimmerman. McGraw Is
said to have offered PIE Benny Rau nd and
Williams. This fell down because
the Cubs wouldn't part with Williams
and wanted Fletcher to figure In the
bargain.
The Brooklyn Dodgers have offered
Wheexer Dell. pitcher; Ed Appleton,
pitcher. and Gus Getz, infielder. for Zim-
norman, but there are no signs that
realize the value Of the Terrible Teuton.
and they are holding out for all they
can get. It Is even rumored that the
deal with the Braves will fall through
unless Stallings agrees to part with
m HnwAVAr In
not substantiated In today's advices
from Chicago.
Fielder Jones has protested his teams
last defeat here. alleging that the UNI
pires knew darkness would halt the bat
tie before nine innings could be played.
But the real reason 10 because Walter
johnson was sent to the mound by the
Molly" Crafts get his big league trial
and counted on another victory.
Ban johnson Is not given to allowing
protests to go through. and SO Jones
Joe Leonard has come to the plate four
times In his four games as ,Grinman
to find runners on second or third. and
times. This Is some record. 1t Is not to
be expected that he can keep up such "A
pace. but he looks like a batsman upon
whom Manager Griffith may count when
Elmer Smith has played six games
with the Griffmen. and In that time he
has sent seven runs across the plate by
dition he scored once himself on a walk.
followed by Williams double. No menu
Der Of the team all season has even APP.
preached such a record.
iris Speaker will have his mother md
sister with him when he arrives here
next week with the Cleveland club. He
10 showing them some OF the Eastern
cities. and will spend most Of his spare
time here touring the Capital.
Billy weart. the Philadelphia baseball
writer. tells this anecdote OF Wednes-
days game at Shibe Park:
sixth inning. 1t started to rain on tho
Somerset street side Of the park. where
the left field bleachers are located, and
there was a rush of the fans in that
shower, however, did not enter the park
as far as the left fielder, and not a drop
Of rain fell on the sun-baked inheld.
Some Of the bleacherites showed that
stand than a kid has for necktie. when
later In the game they returned to the
bleachers."
At last the Griffmen have found a slug
ger who slugs. His name Is Elmer
om3th.
come to Washington. But the moment
they climbed into a Washington uniform
they lost their wizardry and their cum
ming. the strength of their arm. and the
clehrness Of their batting eye. Now
comes Elmer Smith and proves the OK
ception to the rule.
Elmer Smith performed In the opening
game with the White sox. won by the
ably never has been equaied by a Wash
ington player. The Oldest Inhabitants
Association should look to Its records,
but the chances are that no such deed
Why. he whaled a homer over the right
field fence with the bases loaded.
Just three homers have gone over that
now wall In right field at Georgia ave-
slammed out drives that landed on the
top Of the wall and continued on for the
circuit. but yesterday Smith sailed one
over fully fifteen feet In the air. Tha,
blow broke the backbone of the West
erners' attack. Neyar again were they
dangerous.
Bert Gallia hung up his first victory ir
many long weeks. He started poorly
and received some fossy, support. bu
once under way he looked good enough
for the best
Faber was wild and was touched free
ly. or course. when Smith smote tina
awful wallop. Faber's heart broke. ant
the next inning saw Dave Danforth, Q
classy southpaw. In action. He finished
the game in good style, though a bit un
steady.
A single and a double, with sacrific,
ny and some blindness on the part o.
Mcbride. gave the White Sox two rum
In the first inning. Mcbride held tn,
ball while Eddie Collins stole home.
Fosters hit. couple OF steals b,
him and then Smiths hard drive L
center, gave the homo boys a tally II
their half.
Jackson's muff and Terry's wild beav'
put two men on In the second. Gallia
double scored Mcbride and Leonard
smanh sent Henry across. The Griff
were ahead.
The White Sox evened matters in tn
''' when Iohn Collins walked. wen