Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-27
BlUMGARTNERN0W
iAGREATf
slSopathic TrSatmsnt Rsspon-
,lbIs for Recovery ~ South
paws Hurting Arm
CONTROL SEEMS PERFECT
n,,arnM1N n POiLOCK

~ EDWIN J., POLLOCK
ysasburs. Fla, March "a, - During
4 ahotI training sessons various MANAGER.
y AZ Phiilies have wondered Il stan
vood Baumgsrtner was good enough to
..,,v throughout the championship
..moxisn. Untii Saturday Kaiser VIII
seim vas contemplating : trip for the
n, so,thpaw 10 ,son,s minor league
Irb but now the former star athlete
4 = ia University Of Chicago stands %
ssed Z, chance Of being retained - any
Sexssder in camp. : vF- t,
Xs week ago Baumsartner was COM
,aaining Of a sore arm. and Wilhelm
- .numblins half aloud that pitchers
avn here month'slmost should be In
.ndf4,on. It looked like the final test
CHsn Stanwood was ordered to the hill
4 sssinst Daytona on Saturday.
.Rahmgartner's answer to the exam.
action was f0ur innings Of splendid
sS,viy,r. His control seemed perfect.
sjfhoueh he walked man attempting
- fool the opposition with hook. The
SstSSr didn't 70 after the curve, and
M only pass OF the four frames re.
( n,ited, Left hand hitters were bat.
Sed. .by his cross. FIRE, and, there were
oniy four balls hit beyond the infield.
Two, were flies. another was grounder
fhst took u bad hop past Rapp for q
rinfle Ind the fourth was a clean hit.
Arm Feels Good rg f
4 But his work in the box didn't carry
half the cheer that his words did after
ne game.
Iife," he told Wilhelm. "a week ago
/ couldn't lift It after warming up, but
now. after pitching four innings, I
haven't a bit Of pain."
81 Osteopathic trea tments administered
By DR.. William r. Brandt. who has
been with the Phillies for the last two
weeks, have been responsible for the
recovery Of Baumsartner's arm. Previ.
ods to DR.. Brandt r. arrival the south.
paw had been having his shoulder
rubbed daily and various kinds Of lini.
ment applied, but no improvement was
noted. s,N
''Baumgartner' trouble was not in
Bis arm or shoulder" said Dr.. Brandt,
although that In where he felt the
Fpain and the muscular numbness. In
| reference with the nerves. emanating
| from the spinal cord at the base of the
neck constituted the real cause OF his
| dimculties. The trouble was with his
| spine, and correction OF this spinal con.
Gtion naturally made bis arm. as good
% new 81 : 90 ss 81
aThs original trouble VA probably
2 ct1As it the bate Of his neck as the
fes9Fof exposure following d hard
vottut. ! Or perhaps the muscles OF
~ cnlder pulled ths vertebfae into
M tiop - e!thete lcxse, y. ;the resQit
~ tAe inmcb!Asa tion Cor locking of
thfeS Or four spinal Joints. ~ 80
Nerves Poisoned ~. ,s,,.; ,x.,g
This condition prevented the nerves
and spinal cord from gettinx normal
aourishmrnt or drainage. The nerves
were literally starving and being moi.
sened at thc same time. Naturally, the
region supplied by those nerves was
hampered in its motion and seemed
painful. especially since those nerves
supplied his arm. which was under
body. ~ -
II found the lower cervical. region,
wv oueo VI hio' uCChS = very bCiu 6uO
knotted. Perhaps you have noted that
Baumgartner carries his neck rather
Fieid and his head slightly tilted. I
tnink his spinal condition has hampered
pig career SO far, by pulling him up
with a 30 called sore arm and inter.
lering with his control.
Some arms ars really sore from or.
panic causes when they feel that way,
but nine out Of ten sore arms are
really cases of spina, rigidity. You
can see how the constant pull upon the
spine by the shoulder muscles in the act
ot pitching would tend to twist the
vertebrae around. Twisted far enough
the Joints become locked. and the whole
fow of the sore arm begins.
Lefty's condition has been there for
number Of years. I have managed to
loosen the joints SO that nt present he
assperfect motion In his shoulder. For
ONE time to come there will be danger
y MS spine becoming locked. In that
ector. But II he takes care of It he
ventnally will overcome this tendency,
Inc control he showed Saturday
Nas the most encouraging feature. It
proved that the CO. ordination OF his
nervous system is being restored. Mere
peed would not have been as i'm:
tessive. AS far as his arm is concerned,
,aaamhgaItner I UNI should have no trouble