Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-08-01
JIMMY MULLEN
MAY NEVER PLAY
BASEBALL AGAIN
Besides Broken Leg, Leafs Cap
tain's Spine Is Affected from
Impact Of Ball in the Hands OF
Jake ATT, Who Touched Him
Out Going Into Second Base.

Out Going Into Second Base.
According to members of the Toronto
team, Jimmy Mullen, the clever "a
tain of the Leafs. got away to such a
good start at second base this year,
may never again be able to play base
ball. Mullen is suffering from
paralysis of the lower limbs and a
broken leg. He received all his injuries
in Providence less than a month ago.
In trying to steal second Mullen slid
under Jake ATT and broke his leg. At
the same time Atz came down on him
with the ball and tagged him with I'M
usual force at the base of the spine.
Mullen was carried off the field
w%rithing in pain. his leg hanging limp.
At first 1t was thought that only his
limb had been fractured, but later the
physicians discovered that the spine
had also beer affected. and Mullen is
unable to use his legs at all. 1t is
possible that an operation may enable
him to recover the use of his legs, but
1t is doubtful If he will ever play an
other game Of baseball in the Eastern
League; at least not this season.
President Ed. G. Barrow was a spec
tators at yesterdays game, Barrow
came over to investigate the McGin-
nifty incident of the previous day. when
Joe was banished from the game by
Umpire Wright. The Iron Man"
pleaded not guilty of the charge Of
throwing the ball with malice and
aforethought, declaring that it was
quite by accident the ball struck the
veteran umpire. He was let down with
a fine of $40.
President Barrow says that he aims
to have travelling teams meet different
umpires In every town, AS a rule, the
homes team does get a bit the better
of the decisions. and Barrow's schedule
Is q wise one.
The present Toronto series should
have been played at the Canadian
town. hut for two reasons 1t was
switched here when the schedule was
made up. In the first place, 1t enabled
the Leafs to play at home with the
Tigers next Monday. which is a civic
holiday in Toronto. The other excuse
is that the Tigers by the arrangement
get in two Sunday dates at home.
Newark has more Sunday dates at
home this year han has been the case
In many seasons.
President Barrow's umpires are
working better now than they have
at n time this season. His staff is
now about as good as last years corps
of .arbiters.
Perhaps that story about signal tip
ping in Rochester is not all w1nd
When the Bengals were there Shontz
and McCarty were sent out to warm
up in one of the games, when the New
ark pitcher began to weaken
The pair went down along the left
field fence and were surprised to see a
man jump out from the space between
the fence and a big lad" sign. They
said nothing about it, as they hoped
to catch the fellow at his work of tip
ping off the signals, but he was wary.
incidentally the Tigers won the next
game and the Hustlers got only four
hits off Bob Holmes. Another sus-
] DlClOuS circumstance lG biot 1NcSh
ester newspaper, without any reason,
printed a paragraph last week which
pointed out that it was pretty nearly
time for someone to a the signals
were being tipped off in Rochester.
A very clever cover-up for the story
which followed close on it's heels from
Jersey City, the Skeeters claiming that
none of their pitchers were effective
because the Hustlers had a buzzer
working.
O.
George Mcconnell held the smuggling
Orioles to four safeties and won an
other for his team.
.
Frank Corridor, the best pitcher on
the Buffalo Club, is suffering from a
lame arm. He tried to work yesterday.
but had to quit.
Jack Frill tossed away his own game
yesterday at Buffalo by making a wild
throw which let in two runs.
Shortstop Groh will remain with the
Buffalo team, but h Bisons will have
to give up Third Baseman Ed McDon-
aid instead.
q
Jack Dalton registered his one hun
dredth hit yesterday. He was the first
member of the Tigers to pass the ZEN
fury mark.
o
Gillespie and Tarleton connected for
home-run swats at Montreal yester-
day.
o
There were three Smiths in yester-
days game here-Tony Smith for To-
ronto and George and Charley for New
ark.
Purtell played short for the Royals
yesterday and accepted FIVE chances in
the field. He also made a hit.
o
Just seventy hits were made in the
four Eastern League games yesterday.
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