Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 February 1912 — Young Athlete Threatened With A Serious Bone Disease. [ARTICLE]

Young Athlete Threatened With A Serious Bone Disease.

Charles Porter, a member of the junior class of the high school, the star of last fall’s football team and of the basketball team this winter, was taken to Chicago this Wednesday morning by his mother, Mrs. W. V. Porter and Dr. A. R. Kresler to have bis left foot examined by a specialist. On Wednesday afternoon of last week Porter practiced basketball with his team. That night he suffered from a pain in his left foot and the next morning Dr. Kresler was called. There was no exterior Indication of injury except a swelling and it was presumed that a sprain has been sustained. The foot continued to get in worse shape and Sunday Dr. Kresler made an x-ray photograph and found that there was pus in the foot. The foot was cut into and the condition found quite serious and it was feared there might be disease of the bone. This morning the foot was swollen to the ankle and he was taken to Chicago. Another and somewhat similar condition exists on the back of the left hand.