The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-29

"Buck" o'Nsin caused by q
fractured left knee cap, is lost to
the team for at least three weeks.
This is the minimum time set by
DR., Edward Larkin, club physician
of the Washington team, for the
injury to heal. It will be another
two weeks at least before Newsom
can hope to take his place on the
mound.
The loss Of Newsom is stagger-
ing, but the morale of the Grltts,
who had Just started to find them
selves, and who won six games
out of II from the western teams.
is not shaken. In fact, they are
reused to a fighting pitch, deter
mined to carry on their drive for
the top. Newsom refused to re-
main at Georgetown Hospital,
where Mr.. Larkin x-rayed his left
last night. He is at the Hotel
Wardman Park.
A line drive off the bat Of Earl
Averil broke his knee in the third
inning of yesterdays game. New
som finished the game and
emerged a hero in defeat.
TOUGH ON TEAM
"This Is tough for the team
said Newsom at Wardman Park
Hotel. 81 might have helped
them. / want to help them, but
this break is tough. Break
huh, that's funny. It's frac.
ture, but thank heaven it's q
clean fracture.
cdr. Larkin says that the
break didn't jam and grind the
bone surface. He said that
would have been bad. This
thing will heal quickly and I
won't be crippled. But it's
gonna take me little while to
get my arm in shape again.
"Averill hit that line drive
hack At me, and I didn't have
q chance" said NewsOm. Gun.
less they do something to the
ball they're using q lot Of pitch.
CTS are going to get hurt.
"H0w did you ever pitch out
the gamer" was the natural
question.
"Just fought it through" said
NewSom. "YOu know how those
things are. There's a sharp pain
at first, and then you get numb.
You keep ging. After the game
/ damned near collapsed. But
those Cleveland mugs thought
Il was funny. One Of them was
waving a towel at he. I'd have
died in the straps before I'd
have quit then"
'"This is q stunning blow"
said Clark Griffith. 1.-THE team
was just coming along, and was
ready to step into third place.
We'd won five out of the last six
games; and with NewS0m in the
! game right along we'd have a
chance to win the pennant. Well
maybe the boys will keep going
and get that flag just the same"
'T was afraid the knee was
broken when the ball landed. It
hit with a crack, and although
NewsOm leaped like q cat after
It We knew it was just his
courage that kept him going"
said Bucky Harris. "N0w all
we can do is to be thankful that
that break Is clean and that he
will be back with the club In q
comparatively short time.
DANGEROUS BALL
''It's q wonder to me that
more pitchers are not hurt with
the lively bali In use. The most
mediocre hitters are taking toe
holds and SIammlng the bali to
all corners Of the field. Petit
was lucky that he was not killed
BY Vosmik's line drive Monday"
Newsom'S exhibition of courage
and endurance deserves a place
In the history of human fortitude.
He suffered his injury in the
third inning with two out. Aver.
ills hit was the second Of the
game, and while Buck was still
groggy, Trosky whaled q single to
right. Then Newsom rallied and
struck out Hale. No runs were
scored then, and none was scored
until the sixth. In the eighth
came the rally which puzzled the
crowd at the minute. but the rea-