The Washington herald., 1910-06-09
And now Brooklyn has hopes of reach
ing the first division

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Out in Youngstown, Ohio, every one
will tell you that the Pittsburg Pirates
were helped to the penhant last year by
"Bonesetter"A Reese. When Wagner and
Leach. the two mainstays Of the Pirates,
were crippled, they came here and Reese
fixed them up again. He has performed
like services for many. many bali players.
And now the 'Bonesetter" has All
nOunced that he has quit treating ball
players. The announcement was a sur
prise and the players can't understand it.
Whenever one OF the diamond stars was
injured. a back or leg wrenehed. suffer
ing from a charley horse" or some
other ailment Of the muscles and Iiga-
ments which affiict ball players. he
headed for Youngstown, firm in the belief
that Reese could TX him up all right.
And Reese did.
But the diamond stars are taboo with
the ''BOnesetteT'' now, and he won't tell
why, His fame has been carried to all
parts of the country by ball players, and
his practice has grown. coming from all
classes of society, until his annual income
is cOnservatively placed at $1,000.
Reese prefers 10 be known as DR.. John
D. Reese, although he holds no diploma
from any medical school He began life
as a worker in the steel mills in Wales.
and came 10 this country when q young
man. 1t was among the mill workers
that he first became known for his blood
less surgery.
His fame spread. and ball players. came
from all parts of the country But the
knights of the diamond now form but a
small part of the thousands who seek
the "bonesetter" yearly Reese says he
learned the art of replacing twisted liga-
ments and other distorted and out of
place portions of the human frame from
a relative in Wales.
His instruments are his fingers, long
and sinewy, with the strength of the steel
bands he used TO make back in the old
days in the steel mills. He doesn't claim
to understand surgery. but he can detect
kinks In the body and right broken or
twisted parts by using his fingers. His
skill has made him wealthy and he owns
a beautiful home.
Since Johnny King joined the Cubs he
has done little backstop work. Archer
has been behind the plate most of the
time for the Cubs so far this season.
The St Louis Globe-Democrat hands
out the following: Every St Louis-born
player the local clubs permit TO get away
from them seems to prosper Here we've
known Vincent Campbell had the max
ings" ever since ne left Smith Academy.
but Il remained for Pittsburg to bring
| him out in the limelight. Campbell is
now sayaging the ball. at a rate of 1857
for the five games he has played. He
| has stolen three bases in five games. and
| leads the league in percentage In this
| department. His great arm has cut off
men at the plate in a manner that has
made the Pirate fans screech with de-
| light
It's rough to see home talent helping
win pennants for other clubs. It's sull
rougher to think that our mansard de-
partments are so solidiy built of bone as
not to permit US to see these things be-
| fore they happen. But still we 20 on.
ever In the same way, looking for good
men everywhere else save under our
| noses.
/ An old habit here-very hard to break.