The Washington times., 1934-08-21
Ed L|NKE' 8 ARM
LACKS PULSE;
MYSTERY
By FRANK BUCK" O'NEILL,
Times Staff Writer

L
Ed Linke, the young right
handler of the Griffs who came
up from the LookoutS to win
almost immediate success in the
majors, may be lost to the team
for the remainder of the season.
Linke has no pulse in his ulna
artery which supplies blood to
the arm. Apparatus for testing
blood pressure failed to discover
even a suggestion of pulse in
cherubic Eddie's right arm. Of
course, he is getting a certain
supply, but not early enough.
X-ray photographs take en- at
Georgetown University Hospital
yesterday disclosed no bone or
joint disorders. Aside from that,
however, Linke's case is as great
a puzzle. as it was when first
reported to the Washington club
physician.
Members of the staff at Johns
Hopkins have been called into
consultation on the case, but
definite progress has been made,
it was said this morning, toward
a diagnosis of the boys troubles.
Hearts Gets o. X.
Exhaustive tests of Linke's heart
failed to discover even a Sug-
gestion of cardiac ailment, but
the fact remains that the blood
supply to his right arm from the
shoulder to the finger tips is
inadequate.
For the past several days, &C
cording to the history of the
case given to the Washington
club physician, Linke has COM
planned of increasing numbneSS
in his right arm and hand. He
could not pitch with anything
like his usual form. His hand
was cold constantly and after
few minutes of work his arm
would be limp.
AS far as Linke can recall, he
has never been injured around
the shoulders or arms, and the
best history he could give the
physicians was inadequate.
The loss of Linke is just one
more sock on the bankroll for
Clark Griffith and another kick
in the winning percentage for
Joe Cronin.
GriffS Go Fishing
The Chattanooga lad was a
mighty fine workman to have
ready to shoot in there when a
tough hombre with a $50 aver
age was paving up the dust
around home plate.
Most of the Griffs went fish
ing yesterday, or spent the af-
ternoon in those simple, honey
pastimes that delight ball play
ers on their days off. Those
who didn't seek the finny deni-
zens of the deep gave the movies
a play.
The life of Reilly ended this
morning. Practice was called
for Griffith Stadium this morn
ing at 10:30. with all hands in
uniform.
The Tiger host wheels into
town tomorrow for four days in
our midst. Mickey Cochrane
is a great guy, and the wide
world is pulling for him to beat
the Yankees by an Arkansas
mile, but Cronin is set to give
the Tigers the works if he can.
WhitehiIl Primed
He has Earle Whitehill set for
one game, and he certainly will
shoot Wallie Dtcwart at them in
one of the contests. If Whitehill
wins his game, it would not sur
prise this writer to see Cronin
barge right back with him in the
final game. Whitehill has had a
good rest now and should be
primed for a major effort.
We can look for Schoolboy
Rowe in one of the games as
the Arkansas boy tries to extend
that winning streak of his an
other notch.
Rowe's ankle, injured in New
York, should be recovered in
time to permit him to go against
the Griffs. At least the advance
dope says he'll be ready.
During the past ten days the
hitting leaders of the American
League went into decided
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