Show LENA BLACKBURN HAS WIRE IN KNEE TO HELP HIS FORM Russell Kussell Lena Lenn Blackburn who is Iii having a R. whale of or a back tome with the thc Cincinnati Rods Reds had hall a re recent recent recent re- re cent v naho narrow escape from injury Injun lb Ho He told toM how he lie went vent Into his room at Cincinnati and placed coat over the back of a n light chair Taking u tL newspaper or off the tabi he pat Fat d down wn anI only to find to hi hii horror that the overcoat o had un un- mi- mi balanced the chair lie He went down In a heap one otto of or tle tile legs of or the chair Just missing his back and another another another an an- other shaving sha his head hend A few fow Inches either wn way was might have havo de deprived deprived do- do the Reds of a likely looking looking- Infielder for tor weeks week or 01 months monthA Lena LenaIs Is being culled called Buck b by Cincy fans tans because they thoy think he ho resembles Buck Herzog Lena Iena once paid 1000 for or an operation on his hiM knee lenee perhaps the tho highest sum a 11 bali player has over o doled out for such uch a thing He lie now considers It worth orth the price for he I Is as fast as ns ever er though he has hao a wire in his I knee knet The operation was a wonderful won won- one one of or the most moat noted of or ortho tho the day At the time Lena injured his knee he lie was being called tIme the millionaire millionaire million aire sire ball player though the real facts of or the case were that thai the big sum belonged to somebody else elso s When he paid out ut the 1000 it all an but cleaned him out o of ready ca cash h had not been baen a major leaguer I long then arid and fancy salaries were cro not hot In lii his line I |