The evening times., 1911-08-02
MANY. CR|PPLES IN
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Every Team Is Handicapped
By Players Going to the
Hospital

teams get their crlppleS Dack into the
lineup the race is likely to be much
hotter and closer than it is today.
Seldom has every team been hit by
injuries and sickness aShas been the
case this season.
Detroit has been running along
we'll to date, but has felt the absence
of its hard-hitting first baseman,
Gainor. This stellar player was one
of the leading swatters of the Tigers,
and his absence has been felt, even
though Delehanty has been playing
q first-class game at the initial sack
The team will gain greatly in often
sive work when Gainor is back on the
job for good.
Cleveland has been without the
services Of its grand good Larry La
joie. Without him the Maps are not
the same. His fielding is equal to
that Of any other infielder in the bust
MISS. His batting needs no comment
When he is back at the job Cleveland
will be much more formidable ag-
gregation than it has been in the, past
few weeks.
They had hard luck down at Phil
adelphia when the world champions
had both Barry and Collins out OF
the lineup at the same time. In fact
they were so crippled that the White
Sox cleaned up the whole series on
them when they invaded the Windy
city. Now Collins is out of the game
with bad shoulder.
Chicago has also had it's tough go
ing. At present the Sox are without
the aid of the new star in the short
stop field, Corhan. When Ford bean
ed this recruit he broke up the al
ready shattered infield which has
worn the Chicago colors this season
for Mcconnell early In the season
suffered sprained ankle. Even Col
Inns, the new first baseman, has been
out of 1t several times this season
from injuries. II anything happened
to the Sox outneld one shudders te
think where Chicago would land.
Then the Yankees! With Hal Chase
sterling hitter. first baseman and
leader, out of the game for consid.
cradle period, this had an i'll enec'
on the team; ii fact, the Yankees
have scarcely recovered from the dis.
aster to date. They are, however, go
ing along better now.
Washington lost heavily in the
sickness which overlook Walter John.
son, its best pitcher and one of the
best who ever broke into baseball
He is not up to snuff even today, and
the season is we'll advanced, too. The
Senators have banked heavily or
Walter-had hoped to work him al
least every fourth day and some
times every third game. But they
were without his performances for 8
long time, and he is not winning as
consistently now as last season.
Purtell has been the i'll member oi
the Boston Red Sox, and Wagner
the corking shortstop, also was out
Of it good long time. Bill Purtell
had been expected to cut up all sorts
Of capers around third base, but the
Red Sox have had to be content with
using another man there. In fact
they are so hard pressed John I. Tay'
lor is scurrying around for another
third -sacker. In the swap last sea.
son Chicago seems to have got the
better of it. as the Sox are playing
Lord at third regularly, while Pitcher
Smith, who went to Boston In the
deal, Is no longer with the team, and
Purtell is practically out of 1t.
So 1t seems that Of all the eight
clubs St. Louis is the only one which
has been free from sickness and in.
juries. But the Browns are hopeless.
ly last.