Evening star., 1927-05-03


of the physician of the Washing
ton base ball club. he will not
4 be in todays game against the
Yankees and probably Will no.
swing into action again until the Ma
tionals appear in st. Louis on Satur-
day in their opening game of the int
tial Western invasion of the season.
However, lucky is contrary bird
i'm so Tar as obeyirg orders that Would
keep him out Of the Nationals lineup.
and despite tie severe leg injury ne
suffered yesterday when struck by
a ball pitched by Irving Hadley dur.
ing morning batting drill there was
chance he might attempt 10 hobpIe
onto the field today.
This injury, the third the National
manager and second sacker has sus-
tanned this year, is of rather serious
nature. and the club physician. after
examining Harris leg, directed the
young pilot to retire to his home. go
to bed and keep the injured limb
propped by pillows. The pitched bal
struck Har~is on the calf of his right
leg. and the doctor feared blood YES
sci was rupture1 by the blow.
Twice Normal Size.
Whatever happened. though, Har-
ris' leg below the knee was just about
twice normal size and paining him
fearfully when examined by the club
physician. While the accident oc-
CURED around IL o'clock, Bucky re-
fused to quit the grounds until after
the engagement with the Yankees.
and there is Il chance the delay in
getting off his feet may keep him
away from his job for some time.
The club physician after looking
over the injury following the tussie
with the Yanks reproved the manager
for falling to stop work immediately
after being hurt. Get home Just ds
fast as you can. get to bed and do not
leave bed until the hemmorhage IN
that leg has stopped, the physician
ordered. DO not get out of bed even
for meals"
What? Not even get up to eat,
Harris protested.
That's what I said" the doctor re-
marked, emphatically. And" he
added. that's an order, not advice
So if the doctor has his way. Bucky
will have a short vacation at his
home. while Stuffy Stewart holds down
second base for the Nationals.
Probably no one in base ball ever
was more upset by a transfer than
Buddy Myer, young shortstop sum-
marily shifted from the Nationals TO
the Red Sox yesterday. Buddy SEEM
ingly was almost heartbroken by the
change. When he visited the club
house yesterday afternoon. he was the
picture of gloom and not until his
former teammates made him realize
the necessity of bucking up and TAX
ing the bitter medicine that it seems
every ball player in professional ranks
has to take at some time. Buddy was
popular with the other Nationals and
to a man they regret his departure.
But base ball is a business in which
sentiment has little place.
Garland BraxtOn found great salts.
faction in taking the measure OF Mark
Koenig, Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig
in the fifth inning yesterday, even
though he is rather fond of his former
teammates. They're all fine fellows"
said Braxton, after the game, but
know just how good they consider
themselves when they step to the
plate. And they are good, too. Don't
make any mistake about that. Yet
pitcher, who has been shifted to an
other club always gets a great kick
out of striking out the stars OF his
given an opportunity soon to show
just how effective is his screw ball at
the outset of contest.
Babe Ruth is to be a busy man to.
night, but If possible he will keep two
engagements that will mean much to
youngsters. The Bambino hopes to be
at Convention Hall at o'clock to start
the challenge bowling match in which
Bill Wood, King Pin drive manager;
Harry Carroll. head of the Recreation
chain of alleys, and John Blick, pro-
prietor Of the Convention Hail-Arcadia
bowling concern, will battle for the
privilege of donating hundreds of gal
Ions of ice cream to the orphan asy
lums of the city. He also hopes to be
at Catholic University gymnasium at
$50 o'clock for the start of the con-
cert to be given by the combined bands
of st. Mary's School, which he attend
ed years ago. and the Evening Sun of
Baltimore. Babe never is more happy
than when among youngsters or en-
gagged in helping them and he will be