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Show JACK COOMBS MAY NOT EVEN SEE THE SERIES By International News Sorvloe. P TO L AD13 rjPIIT A , Sept. ll. Jack Coombn. star pitcher of tho AthloUc baaoball club, hero of two world's scries sc-ries und until two weeks ago counted upon by Connie Mack- Lo assist In winning win-ning this year's championship battle. Is In University hospital and may not oven bo a spectator at the bluo ribbon event of tho major leagues. Muscles of the giant pitcher's back, weakened hv a recent re-cent attack of typhoid fever, wero unablo un-ablo to stand tho strain put upon them In his attempt to work Into condition, I and ho will be placed In a plaster cast for several weeks. An X-ray photograph of the Injured muscles will bo taken lornon-ow. Coombs contracted typhoid on the spring training train-ing trip, but did not acknowledge his illness ill-ness until tho league season had opened. For a month following that ho was at the point of death In a local hospital |