New-York tribune., 1918-05-14
Ferdie Schupp
Has Physician
Reset I endou
Return of Kink VIII Put
Pitcher Out of Game for
Good, Says Scientist
By Charles A. TavIo,

PITTSBURGH, May 13.-The h.,.
ball future of Ferdinand NJ. schun.
star southpaw of the Giants. is hans
ing in the balance. A matter a, :.
days or so will tell whether tb;s @ Na
satlonaI twirler developed bv John nsn-
McGraw Will ever again be able IN S;.s :.
up his battling hooks and shoofs - u.sh .sa
Datters of the National Leavne lug
Ferdie has two things in hfs f.
one IS his youth and the other ;s AZ
opinion expressed by the famons = las sas
setter Reese, who performed an aorae
alton" On Schupp's bad arm th;s rsaes spc1-
ing. Aiofn-
Mr.. Reese, who has "pulIed -.
bones" and got away with them ,tiS.o th.o
any other denizen of baseball VIA. sa
says that with ten days absolute s rss.
Ferdie can ascend the old mound orss ss
more equipped with all the po.xes I
arm and skill of brain that havs ~ ~
him at the top of the pitching fr.tpes NV
nifty Aia'er-
The "bone puller" also told F.~d;.
frankly that if the same trouble corss
back his arm will be crippled s,~ss nas
ma,nently and that his baseball dsv.
will be over Jays
oSuoPp nrst complained when thu
Giants had their opening workout '.s =
Marlin. He started to warm up. wh.r
to his amazement, the old fiingine s,s
refused to fling itself about in 4.
usual fashion. Ferdie thought nothins
OF 1T at the time, naturally consol;rs
hlmself with the idea that a litfiss
work would remove the kink that wss
causing all the trouble. But the train.
ing Gays ended with the arm in no
better condition than before.
Following the instructions Of nbr,;.
clans and other advisers, Ferdie rest.a
the wing until the team reached Rostos
Tor the opening season with II.
Braves. He then announced to NJ. ~
Graw that he was sure his arm WAS
right. The Giant manager therefors
picked Schupp to pitch the exhibition
game at Newport, a week ago vestsr.
day. Ferdie answered the test wall
and everything seemed rosy.
AS further test before starting n.
southpaw IN a league game McGrav
sent Schupp in to twirl against the
Akron nine in yesterdays exhibition
game. The contest went only five inn.
ings, but Ferdie apparently was suffar.
ing pain every time he threw the hal,
Now, with Youngstown only few
miles away and the famous "bone.
puller" living there, it was decided
that Schupp should follow the course
taken by long line of predecessors in
similar predicaments and pay a visit to
old DR.. Reese.
AS Ferdie describes the Operation
the bonepuller did bit of squeezing
OF the flesh around the shoulder. some
more squeezing little further down
the arm and then made couple of
Jabs at the elbow. Those last labs
made Ferdie howl, and his arm from
the elbow to the wrist went deadD
for moment. Presently Reese asked
Schupp to swing his arm, and 10 and
behold it felt just as good as ever
The diagnosis of the "bonepullarr
was that Ferdie had loosened a tendon
just below the shoulder and that those
two painful jabs at the elbow had put
the old tendon back where it belonged.
Reese then prescribed the ten days
rest and predicted that the tendon
would stay put and that Ferdie would
have no more difficulty. But in case
the tendon refuses to keep its regular
place, why, it means curtains for
Schupp.
The Giants. because of the day Of
ldleness due to the rain, formed them
selves into a committee of the whole
to welcome Schupp on his return from
Youngstown this afternoon, and all ere
roofing hard for the complete recovery
of Ferdie's valiant left. They are con-
fident, too, that DR.. Reese has pulled
another bone" successfully