Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-03
ON THE SIDE LINES
With the Sports Editor
BY DENMAN THOMPSON

ZOE JUDGES friends = and
there are legions of them
throughout base ball as well
as in Washington-are in
tensely gratif1ed that his appendix
affection was so promptly diagnosed
and that the required emergency
measures proved so eminently sue
cessful
Stricken on the field during Fri
days game with the Red Sox at
Boston and rushed to the Peter
Bent Brigham Hospital for the OPP
Grafton, he now faces tedious
process of recuperation before he
can resume his duties on the dia-
mond.
This enforced loafing, for a man
of Judges temperament and who
is accustomed to the daily strenu-
Gus endeavors entailed by his pro-
fession will constitute as tough an
ordeal for him as the actual OPP
Grafton itself, but his enforced alb
sence threatens to prove almost as
tough on the Nationals and their
followers who have been env1S1on-
ing a pennant for the Capital this
year.
Low long 1t. will be before Judge
i i again Is ready for effective
service is problematical There
are on record instances Of extremely
rapid recoveries under similar cir
curnstances, that staged quite some
few years ago by Ed Eynon, VINO
attended to all the details of Judges
first experience with a surgeons
scalpel yesterday, being the most
remarkable I know CT.
The genial secretary Of the Ma
tionals, before he became associated
with the club, underwent an ap-
pendix operation, and exactly IL
days later entered and played
through a golf tournament. This
was back In the days when Eynon
found plenty of time to devote TO
the ancient Scottish paStime and
was the king bee of linksmen IN the
vicinity of Washington.
On the other hand Bump Had.
ley, who had his appendix removed
during Spring training at Tampa
camp three years ago, despite the
fact he was strong, healthy young
fellow. was incapacitated for APP
proximately six weeks, more time
cause of his arduouS duties as
pitcher than would be the case were
he an inflelder or outflelder.
TN the case of Judge, provided no
i complications arise, he should be
able to leave the hospital and come
home in about IL days, spend about
a week getting rid of his sea legs"
and then undertake gradually IN
creasing dosages of practicing so
that at the end of another 10 days
or so he ought to be able to play.
All told, about four weeks will be
required, If he makes the fine
progress hoped for. before Joe again
will be ready for effective perform
ance and 1t is just a month hence
that the Nationals will inaugurate
their first long home stand Of the
campaign.
get along without him, including
the double -header at Boston yes
terday and subsequent meetings
with the AS. Yankees, Tigers, In
dams, Browns, White Sox and
Yankees again, for a total OF at
least 26 games, provided he Is able
to get back in the game on
Memorial day.
1t is not merely Judges superla-
tive fielding and hard and timely
hitting that will be missed mean
while. however, for the captain OF
the team is an important factor as
a hustle inducer, as well as being
a director of strategy and exerting
a definitely beneficial steadying in
fluence on his mates.
THE Nationals may be accounted
i lucky in having available for
the first base berth so capable a
performer as Joe Kuhel, recalled
from a loan to Baltimore as soon
as Judge was stricken. This burly
youngster, obtained from Kansas