New Britain herald., 1925-04-08
INJURIES COMING
 THICK AND FAST
Big Laeuels Hard Hit On
 Training Trips
By The Associated. Press.

By The Associated Press.
 New York, April S.--Injury and
 illness, which have left the ranks of National league teams depleted, now
 have set upon those of the Ameri- can.
 The training season, overfiowing with exhibition games on strange diamonds, has exacted a heavy toll and at least two great inheId play CTS, Walter (RabbiU Maranville of the Chicago Cubs and Joe Hauser of the Philadelphia Athletics, will be out of the game for the greater part of the year. In both cases the loss is tremendous.
 Maranville was expected to be- come the foundation in the rebuild ing of the Cubs, once among base balls most powerful structure. Scarcely had the preliminary season started when the former Braves and Pirates star slid into third base only to come up with" a broken leg. The Rabbit had been-obtained in a trade with Pittsburgh during the winter to take the place of Charley Hollocker, who remains too Ill to re- port after several months. Hollock- CT has informed the Chicago off cials that his first appearance may not come before mid-season.
 Hardly had the tears caused by the mishap to Maranville had time to dry when Denver Grigsby, regu- lar outfielder of the Cubs, suffered broken collarbone. Jimmy McAuley. Los Angeles shortstop, will endeavor to take Maranyille's place, while Twin Six" Arnold Statz, Cliff Heathcote and Hack Miller arc ex- pected to guard the outfeld until Grigsby can return.
 In the loss of Hauser, Connis Mack suffered about as serious a blow as was that received by Jack Hendricks of the Cincinnati Reds when the veteran Jake Daubert died during the winter. Hauser, so far as can be learned, was the only crack first baeeman in Mack's possession. The only other man registered as playing that position for the Phila- delphians 1t Robert Pipps, a 175 pound left-hander from Furman university.
 The Athletics. however, have a half dozep pitchers more than six feet tall, one of whom might be transferred to first base play. Cln- cinnati is using Rube BressIer, for merly pitcher.
 Fred Heimach, a left handed reg ular boxman of the Athletics will be unable to take his turn at the start of the season next week, as he has suffered a dislocated shoulder.
 Meanwhile illness, more serious than the previous attacks this spring, has put an end to Babe Ruths appearances for the Yankees for the time being and he will be unable 10 start against Washington dt tlp AdHhSS SldulVIl lSAL "tth' Ruth perhaps has been too willing to satisfy the cravings of the south ern baseball followers and has taken part e games when he should have been under cover. After many years in the major leagues the process of reducing to accepted playing weight is said to be giving the home run marvel all sorts of trouble.
 Injuries are hampering the Giants nfeld. Such things are expected in he case of Heinie Groh, third who has kept his feet lgainst the most vicious batsmen of modern times. He was unable to ,iay in the world series last fall be- 'ause of an injured leg and the Freddie Lindstrom took his ,iace. Now, with new season at land, little Heinie appears as strong IS ever while Lindstrom and Frank 1 'riseh are having trouble.