Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 January 1915 — THIRTY-FIVE DEATHS CAUSED BY BASEBALL [ARTICLE]

THIRTY-FIVE DEATHS CAUSED BY BASEBALL

Thirty-five deaths and 918 injuries were caused by baseball during 1914, according to figures made public by a sport f writer who kept a tabulation of the season’s records. Of the players who died from injuries 20 were hit by pitched balls, five were struck by bats, four were in collisions, four overexerted themselves, one was hurt sliding to a base, and one was killed in a fight. Injuries to amateur players are classified as follows: Broken limbs, 314; concussion of the brain, 18; fractured skulls, 13; paralysis, 4; sprains, 37; spiked, 26; fractures, 17;* dislocations, 7; torn ligaments, 10. Players hurt in the major leagues number 116, American league 69, National league 61, Federal league 56 and college teams 8.