The sun., 1919-04-01
SCHMANDT BADLY
SPIKED IN PRACTICE
Accident VIII Keep Dodgers's
Second Baseman Out Of the
Game a Month.
By GEORGE n. UNDERWOOD.
Special Despatch 10 tbs Sun.

Special Despatch 10 tbs sur.
. JAcKsoNv1LLr, Fla. March 51.---when
the Dodgers open the National League
season with the Braves in Boston April
10 their star second baseman, Ray
Schmandt. will be missing from the
lineup. In the practice game between
the regulars and the hopefuls this after.
noon Schrhandt was 90 badly spiked that
the doctor said there was no chance Of
his getting back into baseball toys again
for at least q month. That means that
the Dodgers will have to open the sea-
son with Rookie BRAZIL at the keystone
sack.
The accident occurred in the third
inning. With two out BRAZIL waited out
Larrissey. who was pitching for tho
regulars. and attempted to steal second.
Snyders throw was low and to one side
OF the bag. BRAZIL went into the bag
with steel flashing and his spikes tore a
four inch cash an inch deep in
Schmandt's left instep. Otto Miller and
Ivy Olson carried Schmandt to the dress
ing room. where one look at the cash
caused Trainer Frank Kelly to call DR..
]. c. Baumgartner from the city.
The spikes tore clear through to the
bone and It required eight stitches to
close the wound. Or. Baumgartner said
IL II had gone an Inch higher 1t would
have severed the tendon and crippled
Schmandts foot for life. The doctor
wanted to administer an anssthetic to
schmandt while he was dressing the
wound, but Ray refused and withstood
the pain like a stole.
Brasill Exonerated.
Manager Robinson said that in his
moro than thirty years of baseball he
never had seen 80 bad spike wound.
az I hadn't looked at II with my own
eyes" said Robbie, 81 would not have
believed a spike could have ploushed
such n furrow. Robbie says BRAZIL was
in no way TO blame for the accident.
Schmandt's loss will be a great blow
to the Brooklyn club. Robbie was build
ing his infield around the great young
second saoker. He 10 fortunate. how
ever, In having so capable a substitute
as BRAZIL, who looks to be the best
rookie the Brooklyn club has corraled
in years Robbie had the youngster
playing f1rst base for the Hopefuls to-
day and entertained thoughts Of con-
verting him into a first sacker and thus
solving the first base riddle. BRAZIL
will now have TO play second in place
OF Schmandt
In order to save Marquard, Mamaux
and Cheney for the practice game
with tho Yankees tomorrow Robbie
used Goodbred and Larrissey. the Sally
Lacquer, who is working out with the
Dodsers exclusively In this afternoons
seven inning practice game. The regu-
lars bumped Goodbred for seven hits
and triumphed by a score OF ave to four
Adams found his batting eye to-day
and blazed out a single and a double
in four times up. He got on base three
times, Sheridan fumbling his grounder
IN the third. Warren beat out q bunt
in the arst and doubled to right in the
fifth. Tommy Griffith was the only
Dodger 10 manufacture more than one
bIngle. The former Red slugger pounded
out pair OF one timers.
Might Use Kopf in Trade.
There Ia nothing new IN the Kopf
matter. Larry has not shown up and
no billet doux has been received intorm-
ing Uncle Robbie or C. Hercules Ebbets
OF Kopfs whereabou His appearance
hero only would benefit the Brooklyn
club In that 1t would give Robbie a little
available trading material Kopf might
Konetchy. Hoblitzel or Safer into the
Brooklyn field.
Brooklyn players say the fret base
situation will be solved by Clarence
Mitchells return from France. All OF
them say Mitchell IL a star first base
man. Mitchell 10 a natural FIRST base
man." chlrped Ivy Olson in a tanning
bee this evening. HE plays the bag as
II he were born there. II he hadn't got
that fool notion in his head that he WAS
a great pitcher he would be known az
one OF the greatest first sackers OF the
game. There will not be any kick about
first base when Mitchell gets back"
Though Ernie Kreuger Is getting some
OF his throws away a bit late. he Is
catching n grand game and has a first
string backstop Job clinched A winters
golfing hasn't done his batting eye any
harm. Ernies big bat Is going to prove
a valuable asset to the Dodgera