The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-12

gaging in any pugilistic encounters for
some time. .s.ss 1s
When FitZsimmons heard the verdict
of the medical men he simply said:
.1This won't stop me from fighting
Jim Jeffries. will go into the ring
with him. if 1 only have one good hand,
and I'll win out at that. All the same,
I guess you are right about this elbow
/ of mine"
According to Drs Mcnamara and
Sincere, the great pugilist is suffering
from displacement, or chipping-off,
of the tip of the zolecranon process"
The doctors certainly ought to know,
for they put in over an hour In inspect
ing Fits damaged bones, under the
searching glare of the wonderful
Roentgen rays. Fitzsimmons is STOP
sent for DR.. Mcnamara early in the
day.
Doctor, there's something wrong
with my right" he said, land 1 want
you to tell me what the matter is. Will
you take a look at it?"
How did you hurt it?" asked the
medical man.
well, it happened in this way:
About four months ago I was boxing
with my sparring partner, big 'Yank
Kenney. In blocking one Of his heavy
swings, I caught the full force Of the
| blow on the point Of my right elbow. 1t
! was funny place to get it, but my
| arm dropped like a shot, and the pain
was something awful. I tried mas
sages and liniments, and after a time
managed to get the swelling down. but
/ haven't been able to straighten my
arm since the accident. When I try
TO do it the pain drives me frantic"
INJURED MEMBER EXAMINED.
Come over to my Office" said the
doctor. "and we will look it over with
the aid of the X-ray''
Fitz put on his coat and accompanied
| the physician to his Office, at State and
Madison streets. There he was intro
| duced to DR.. Sincere and repeated his
| story OF. the accident. Then he an
nounced that he was ready for the
examination. The two doctors and
their assistant darkened the room and
turned On the powerful electrical cur
| rents, which yield the mysterious light
| Which has made Roentgen's name ia
| nous In the scientific world.
! FltZ sat close to the bulb like tube.
so close that his naked right arm all
but touched the glass. He was gaping
at the electrical sparks which Kissed
| and sputtered as they met and blend
ed. Almost in the fraction of a mo-
ment that strange Pickering light set
! tied into steady glow. and the bulb
| housed pale-green flame that threw
ghostly shadows about the place. The
| pugillst stood at that glowing flame
for time in silence, while the cleo
| trician pottered about the machine and
talked learnedly of currents" poles. y
and volts" Finally the champion
| said:
Doc, If this thing is working all
| right, suppose you take a peep at that
| elbow"
Dr.. Mcnamara placed the Horoscope
10 mis- eyes and took a look at the
| bones in Fits arm
Move your forearm slowly I'D and
down. he commanded Now move if
from right to left"
F1tzs1mmons Obeyed. After a time
| 1t may have been five minutes-Dr
| Mcnamara handed the Horoscope to
Dr. sincere, who in turn handed it to
reporter for the Inter Ocean. Every
| bone and siEew in the arm was plain.
| ly outlined on the face of the fiuoro-
| scope. And as Fitz raised and lowered
the forearm every play Of the Joint
could be seen. 1t was like unto the
working Of some delicate piece Of ma
! chinery.
INJURY EASILY DISCERNED.
Watch the lower joint of the elbow
as he raises the forearm suggested
Dr. Mcnamara. Don't you see that
the tip has been Clipped off and that
the small muscles have been torn from
their place? There is the seat of all
the trouble. That tip has been dis
| placed"
| The medical man was correct To
the untutored eyes of a layman it look
! ed as though the point of the big bone
in the forearm had been worn away
And as this point closed in it's elbow
socket, 1t was plain to see that the
tip was not in its proper place. while
the surrounding muscles were torn
| from their natural bed.
| Next Fitsimmons. by divers twists
and turns. managed to- get q glimpss