The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-07-07
PITCHED BALLS
BRING DISASTER
Ball Players Hit BY Thrown
Sphere Lose Their Form
MAY FORCE CHANCE TO QUIT
Cubs Great Leader. Struck on Head
by Ball Recently, May Manage Team
From 6eneh-Cases Cited Where
Stars Lost Their Effectiveness.

BY Ball Recently, May Manage Team
From eeneh-casss Cited Where
Stars Lost Thsir Effectiveness.
Being hit by a pitched ball may
cause Frank Chance to quit as an ac-
tive player and manage his team from
the bench. In the fourth inning Of a
recent game with Cincinnati the Cubs
great manager was hit on the head by
a pitched ball He fell as IL he had
been struck by club. The ball. pitch
ed with all the speed that Gaspar CON-
manded. struck the manager on the
left temple and cut open his head At
the expiration Of 1--we minutes he was
able to hobbIe to the bench. where his
head was bandaged.
Being hit by pitched ball seems to
take the heart out of many bah toss
ers. Baseball history shows that near
~ every star player that has been in
jured by being struck by thrown
ball is never the same afterward.
For instance. there Is Charley Carr.
now manager Of the Indianapolis team
in the American association. Several
years ago Carr looked like the best
batting and fielding first bnseman in
the country. He had his nose broken
by a pitched ball while travelling with
the Detroit club in the south. He was
never able to maintain his previous
batting ability after that. Detroit
traded him to Cleveland for Hickman.
and Cleveland sold him to Cincinnati
From the last named town he went TO
Indianapolis. where be has been ever
since.
Hughey Jennings had his big league
career cut short by being hit with q
pitched ball. as did Dom Paul Kruger
formerly OF Pittsburg. Danny Hon
man was Connie Mack's most valuable
outfielder until he stopped an inshoo,
with his eve. The following year he
was Of little value to Philadelphia and
was sold to New York. From there
he went to St. Louis. where he has
shown some improvement.
Eddie Summers when with Indianap
oils gave Jap Barbeau . terrific Jolt
| on the head. For time It was though,
that Barbeau would die as the result
OF the blow, but he finally recovered
and played brilliant game at shor,
| for Toledo the following season. But
| he has not hit as well as formerly.
Then there was Bill Bradley. whose
arm was broken by an inshoot deliv
cred by Bill Hogg. who died recently
Prior to his accident Bradley was q
800 hitter and as much feared by op
posing pitchers as Nap Lajoie. But
such is the case no more. Prior t.
being hit by Hogg. Bradley was fam
ed as being particularly skillful in tax
ing his base as a result of being hi,
with a pitched ball. After that mem
orable game at New York he attained
first by such means less frequently.
Terry Turner has been Of little valu,
to Cleveland for two seasons on &C
count Of injuries. although when h,
did play he showed better form thar
ever before. Elberfeld has been Al
In and outer because Of frequent acct
dents. and Freddie Parent has beel
much to the mediocre for the last tw'
seasons.
It was a pitched ball that cut shor
Parents career in the major organi
cation. In the season Of 1907 the clev
er little Frenchman was bowled ovel
by a swiftly pitched ball. and he never
has battled strong since.