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Ruth Out for Two Weeks, Longer, Doctors Think Because of MishapInjury to Home Run King’s Leg Proves Severe Blow toYankees.*CLEVELAND. lt;., July 19 (/P)— Habe Ruth lay grumbling andmorose in his hotel bed today, waiting to see what his badly Injure*! right leg will do to his fading career as a home run collector.Dr. K, H. Can tie said the slugger will he out of the Yankee lineup for at leant two weeks and perhaps for ithe rest of the season. Ruth disagreed with this diagnosis, hut he stayed In lied here as the Yankees j moved to Chicago.Ituth ran into oie of Lou Gehrig's) , sizzling grounders be* ween first and i j second base in the game with the ■ Indians yesterday. He Uropi»ed to* 'the ground, clutching his shin, and1 ; finally was carried from the held.it looks as though jou’re going j to l*ed for a w hile,” said Dr. Castle iafter x-rays had lieen taken, showing ! no hreak.J No.” said ItUth, I'Ve gut to go j to Chicago to present prise* to some I kids Who won u contest there.”The slugger then went to bed at [ his hotel and Mrs. Ruth began apply-I ing compresses. Physicians said it j would take several days to determine , the gravity of the-injury.| A hard Wow to the Yankees who j are Struggling with Detroit for leadership of the American league, Ruth's* injury was also a tragedy* c««e j Ld\iug«tnn, died at the liall park of heart disease during the evette*] ment of tiie incident.
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Rhinelander Daily News
Rhinelander, Wisconsin, US
Thu, Jul 19, 1934
Page 6
Full Page
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