The Washington times., 1914-05-31
Tigers Star Surprised at His
Injury When Foster Plunked
Him.
0<ro70 Sv TI>o~ER TN
BY TY COBB.
(The Worlds Greatest Player.

For the nrSt time III my mdJoI
league career, which has covered q
period of nearly nine years, l have
lately been out of the game on &C
count of injuries sustained ION the
field of battle"
Young Foster, of the Boston club.
did what no other twirler has bees
able 10 accomplish in all this time,
when, on May Is, he copped me right
on the ribs with fast ball. played
the next day for three innings, but
found myself in such pain that l
hardly could move. and, rather than
handicap the club, retired.
An x-ray examination of the in
Jury revealed the fact that had sus-
tanned what is known as a green
tree" fracture of the sixth rib. The
doctor informed me that ] was due
to take a good long rest and there
was nothing for me to do but obey
orders. ! would have stuck IN the
game at that if | had been able to do
myself justice, but was IN such
shane that ! would have hampered
rather than helped the boys.
So. you see. have o"en an observer
of the strife, instead Cf contestant OIL
late. and have Iid -Gsroc u get
look at the battle from afar. AithcuSh
| had previously been oIt Of the game
a number of times or account III IL
ness. this is he rrst time that l ever
vas wounded IN play oaily enough 10
miss even an innln.;.
When YOU come to think OF II. the
small number of injuries incurred oy
ball PLAYERS is remarkable. In almost
every game a man has to tshe DIG
chances, but the athletes are in such
good condition and learn TO protect
themselves so well that they seldom
get hurt II ordinary citizens tried TO
stand up against any of the swift pitch-
srs OF the big leagues like We do. there
would surely be fatalities very often.
batter gets to be just like boxer
in Judging pace distance. ana the
time and extent of the break on a
baseball That is why they seldom get
hit. used to think that no pitcher
could hit ME hard enough TO hur me.
though ! am tricked by the ball every
little while. don't believe roster
could have put me down for the SouIl
either. if the ball which Mouh1ec pecu,iay H,y
ribs hadn't mad very pecuiia' ia
break" II was a fast one out, III,
stead of jumping away from me as
fast ball ought TO, II took IunilE
hop, and came toward me- sort Vi
sailing. as IL were. ,
crs than Foster aim them rtSnt Al my
bean many times. but have neen aoie
10 Judge the course OF the nslI anu
dodge IT, II hadn't done so, sh"uln
not be writing this article ioF 'heIS
are any number Of hurlcra who ""cId
sand NM, nIaycr INTO the hereafter If
they hit him squarely on the hesG'
Johnson has ''bcaued' CJupi" OF uh- :
fortunatcs. who were Fever much SoOu
in baseball thereafter. Ill" w hltT ION
had Young shortstop r'u!4e o, !td,S
a-o who stopped one "f the bi!; HNeue
deliveries with his H.'nir' "-lu = as !
weeks before hC got right @-aln- John- I
son WAS all broken ZIP about inns ior n" |
ia mot tho sort Of fellow TO hurt nnS tody !
tcIihcrately. II he eve" Erl!cd man !
win a pitched ball. h"iel" that y ,
ruuId end him as bai n'a!"'. u" |
SAWS himself that he Solnc t'in'' N", i'Ca Z
.,Gout tho danger OF plun'.inj ""m'oony {
who cant get out OF ~" WI
!, 10 :, crcat thing for tho bdir'r~ (
,bI, WaItcr is true" pit "h't. II ho ,
had All that sp""d md ni"n mo" 3
=, E,rc +, Nas Soirg. tn"r,. wuU'uu'j b" :
onHh hndv IN the world with ..erN" "non2h !
to face him. rCmomb"r "nc game IN /
wh+n he niEa." JIM I,'I'-
I,,,ty tbcn with the Tigers. by abp..t .
a :, .;chtI Of an inch. Jim w2:. md is |
nne N tho gamesI mo-, who "Ecr wore !
= shnr , tvpicaI lighting freshman. but !
H., turned pale when dcath lot ,iCse !
enough tn brush the button on his cap, |
and admitted that it "as a. near 80 In |
u-.utcd 10 come tc soinc "E'I IN" !
Great Divide,
Think what would happen ii Walter