Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 167, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 July 1911 — MANY HURT IN BIG LEAGUES [ARTICLE]

MANY HURT IN BIG LEAGUES

Record-Breaking Season of Injuries to Baseball Stars—Every Crack Has Been Retired. This has been a record-breaking season of injuries to balldom stars. At one time or another almost every crack in the circuit has been retired, with the list of broken bones and cracked digits topping all past performances. Those injured, struck down with sickness or otherwise unhorsed in the National include Titus of Philadelphia, broken leg; Evers of Cubs, sickness; Wiltse of Giants, broken finger; Meyers of Giants, finger split; Hos man of Cubs, injured leg; Chance of Cubs, Injured ankle; Evans of St. Louis, broken hand; Rucker of Brooklyn, sprained ankle; Barger of Brooklyn, broken finger; Clarke of Pittsburg, injured leg; Kaiser of Cubs, broken finger. In the American they embrace: New York —Chase out weeks through illness, Knight out ten days through sickness, Vaughn~DUt flve weeks through sickness, Wolter out (Injured leg), Hemphill out (sickness), Fisher out (sickness). Detroit —Gainor out with broken leg, Jones injured in collision. Chicago—Callahan (broken finger), McConnell (injured leg). Cleveland —Lajoie out months through sickness, Jackson (broken finger), Young (illness), Joss (death). Boston—Wagner (wrenched ankle). Philadelphia— Barry (wrenched ankle), Collins (illness), Coombs (illness). Washington —Johnson (illness), Suinmerlott (wrenched ankle), Ainsmith (broken leg).