Arizona republican., 1919-07-06
INJURED MEN 1T WHITE SOX TEAM
 ARE RECOVERING
Escape of Any from Death
 Car in Plunge Down En-
 bankment Is Considered
 Miraculous Occupants Say

No change for the worse in the con- dition of the three Phoenix men in iured Friday night when one of the motor cars bringing home the White Sox ball team crashed over an em- oankment four miles this side of Ray was reported last night from the Ray Consolidated hospital at Ray. where two of the men were taken. The third man, Lex Sprey, shortstop on the White SoX team, was at a hotel in Ray.
 The two men in the hospital, Pete Billingsley, driver for the Jones' -Kittle stage line, and Joe Youngblood, White SOx catcher, we're reported as doing we'll Youngblood the most seriously hurt of the three. will be some time in recovering, however, it was said. He received broken collarbone and very severe cuts and bruises. Billingsley, who was badly bruised, will be out of the hospital in a few days.
 Sorey, the third man badly hurt, re- ceived a broken arm and severe cuts and bruises He was still at the hotel in Ray last night, but his recovery will be speedy.
 Team Back in City
 With two of their teammates and the car driver still in Ray recovering from their injuries, and Martin Coppo, known as Marty Copper, one of the best men on the team, dead in the crash, the White Sox players returned 10 Phoenix yesterday after the wreck Friday night which, at least tempo Til Iu ho net { t1,o men who came back were Finlay Westfall and Grassie, who were rid ing in the death car" when it crashed over the embankment, and the only two to come out of the accident un- hurt. Another man who was in the car also returned, Walters, who es- capped with only a long cut on his forehead.
 Probably the happiest man to come home was Finlay Westfall, 942 East Van Buren street. Westfall was mar ried only a week ago, and his escape unhurt from the wreck was almost miraculous.
 The accident happened just by Wal nut Grove, four miles this side of Ray shortly after 9 o'clock at night, ac- cording to Westfall. He was in the rear seat of the second car which was bringing the White Sox team home. IT the car with him were Grassie Wal ters, Sorey, Youngblood and Marty Copper, the latter sitting in front witt Billingsley, the driver. The othel members of the team were in the frs car, some distance ahead.
 Fails to Make Turn
 The occupants of the second cal were in high spirits, Westfall saiC last night, after their victory over the Ray team. They were singing anC cracking jokes while the car moved along the mountain road at about II miles an hour. It was not quite dark and the road was full of turns.
 Near Walnut Grove with a 40-foot embankment to the left of the road the car failed to make the turn in time Westfall said, and almost before they knew it the car was rolling down tn, steep. boulder-strewn embankment made several rolls, then stopped, anC Westfall jumped out just before tn, machine came to a rest upside down the others pinned beneath it. West fall said he did not see Billingsley tn, driver. however, and thought that h, had jumped out, too.
 Respond to Call for Help
 Several persons from nearby scat tered houses came in response tt Westfall's call for help, and the ca was pushed off the injured. The frs examination showed that Marty Cop per was dead, his neck dislocated ant his head and chest crushed. Grassi was uninjured and Walters nearly SC
 Such aid as was possible was givel the three injured men until an ambu lance and physicians arrived iron Ray. The injured were then taken t the hospital, Sorey going instead to hotel after his wounds had bee dressed Members of the team wh were in the first car returned to tn scene of the wreck and accompanie their teammates to Ray.
 The body of Marty Copper probabl