Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-06-27 | Page 13 | Injun Hopes Set Back as Star Fly Chaser Injures Hand

Out of Game I M N Nr r J Y s EARL AVERILL Injun un Hopes Set Back Backas as Star Fly Chaser Injures Hand CLEVELAND June 27 UP R- R pEarl Earl Averill star center fielder for the Cleveland Indians injured in a firecracker explosion Wednesday Wednesday Wed Wed- will be out of the lineup from three to six weeks Dr Edward Castle physician for the ball club said it was necessary necessary necessary essary to take stitches in all four fingers and the thumb of Averill's right hand The center fielder also was was' burned on the forehead and chest Averill was shooting off firecrackers firecrackers fire fire- firecrackers fire fire- crackers with his sons at a picnic and was injured when he pick picked d dup up one which had failed to explode explode explode ex ex- at first The Indians were not scheduled to pIa play Wednesday