The Washington times., 1912-12-16
JOHN HENRY GOES
UNDER KNIFE HERE
I: EARLY IN JANUARY
Nationals Catcher Suffers
From Floating Cartilage
In Left Knee.
BY SENATOR"

" S0N AVN
John Henry, the Nationals catcher.
Will have to undergo an operation on
his knee some time in January In order
to play baseball next Spring. The for
mer Amherst lad IL suffering from the
injury to his left knee received last sea-
son. and It 10 necessary to operate on
1t before he can again play.
Henry has been suffering all the fall.
and physical examination revealed the
fact that the igaments torn loose have
developed into what Is known as float
ing cartilage. In order that the knee
Manager Griffith is in receipt of a
letter today from Henry. who il in
California. Henry will start for the
Ams.s sofy f0r e The 9Ffsa Soilday. e' fHs Ms viii
larrive hero In Washington some time
after the first Of the year. when he
will submit to an operation.
yet, and will have a conference as to
the best method Of procedure when the
Amherst lad arrives here. Both are
that AN an y oa sSs
team when the players start on the
" cobb. who i. here with a commit, ~, =.
talk baseball and other things Of In
mittee to wait on President-elect VII.
son, who has been asked to lecture In
Larry Mclean. the Cincinnati "bad
man" will not become member OF the
81. Louis Browns for 1913 Col. Robert
Lee Hedges has passed him up, acting
Browns manager discovers that Sam
from the Pacific Coast League. win flll
the bill behind the bat for the Browns,
and that there Is no yawning gap for
"Long Larry" to block up. Hurry. in
behalf Of the American League. Again.
Being psrsona non ,a sratawhiSh n;oSs n, ds y
here"-in Cincinnati. Mclean has been
making overtures to the Browns for a
job there next season: For time
Il appeared as II he might land place,
and there were many promises Of fun
n little old st. Louis. for when George
stovall starts after man there's al
Meanwhile, George visits his old home
in California. The native sons III! him
ZIP with tales Of the marvellous alb lity, Of
Turns Down Trade.
While stovall is on the coast Jo<
Birmingham, tho Maps new manager
sounds Colonel Hedges as to the
chances Of obtaining Jimmy Austin for
Ivan Olsen. or Roger Peckinpaugh,
Again. there's nothing doing. Stovall in.
formed his boss that Austin Is worth
three Of them. In this George shows
that his brains are worth something te
could give up Austin for either d thost
Napianders is beyond conjecture.
Lloyd Rickart. for many years secre
January / to be succeeded by Branci
hickey. former Highlander backstop
and later coach of Michigan Univcr
sity's baseball teams. Hickey has beer
being rattlinE good fellow personally
knows something about baseball as 4
10 played under the large canopy.
Ricksrt's friends are few around tn,
have had to smile at the precautio tionI
he has taken ut the press gate in tn,
Browns park. Also. he has acted as de
ttestive' war warning visiting pitchers 70 re
within the Enclosure. except at thu
plate.
Won't Leave League.
"There isn't a chance for George Mul
lin to get out OF the American League,
says Frank Navin. the Tigers presi
dent. land as for trading Sam Crawford
70 New York. there isn't u man OF
the Now York club. Chase notwith
stsndins. that I'd consider Tor mo
cSawserd viii be Be With the ss Tigers sam Il
1918. unless some other club wants L
give q man bis equal. and there arr
"ishSty HSs,. few ~. Of .s1.n them; ot,.r o,,,,. -
American League, and several of then
have already shown their hand in Mul
Inns case. He's going TO play in thi.
circuit next year. II no plays ball a
Jimmy McAleer must have grlnnet
when he succeeded Bob Hedges as
director Of the American League. i
there is one man Jimmy despises 1t Il
that same Hedges. and to take hi.
place must have sent smile all arount
Back to the Coast.
San Francisco Is counting on obtain
ing Ping Bodie. the rotund banana mer
chant and outfelder OF the Chicag,
White Sox. A place is being saved fo
the "fence buster" In the ranks Of tn,
Frisco club In 1918.
George Stallings declares he will re
tire from baseball II he fails to max,
q success with the Boston Braves. Fool
ish prophecy. George! The chances
are 100 to against you. and you hav,
many years ye. to live.
Paul Musser. farmed out to Los An
geles. is expected to be regular bear
cat on the coast next summer. TIL
Millheim, Pa, youth showed plenty o
CIass IN the rev games ne twirled las
season to warrant this predic ion. H
will return to the Climbers next cal
Ban johnson Is trying to sign u
Hank O'Day and Mordecai Brown a
umpires In his circuit. O'Day 10 tn
equal Of Evans and Dinecn whil
Eiown is credited with having the lee
essary qualifications for the place
Wouldn't It be well to get them totI
and get rid of that bawling machine
"Silk" O'Loughl n. and thai Jack Er =
another example Of what an umpir
should not be.
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