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Show Cronin Struck By Wild Throw WA.1HTNGTO!. May II orwvc la-fortune la-fortune has caught ap wltk Joe Crania again. Ma was struck oa tae choaa yae-tarday.by yae-tarday.by a baU thrown by Ptaeey Higglns. Ha waa carried to a koo-piuu, koo-piuu, but aa X-ray X-ray showed aa brokta bonao, end he was able to laave with the Bad Hoa for Boataa laat night Only a few j weeks ate the oa-porta oa-porta aaid Manager Man-ager Cronla waa Is make bis awa Oonla team. They figured ht would weaken weak-en the Boetea lineup If be elected to be a playing pilot. DUI inw v r i J bi wm mm v I Mm American Ameri-can league season have seen no comeback snore spectacular than bis. Lighter by many pounds and la great condition, Cronla has been the spark of ths Boston Infield st shortstop. His batting averags Is Atl and bis all-around play la reminiscent reminis-cent of a ftw years ago when be was rated lbs most valuable player In ths league. Owner Tom Tswkry of Boston paid the Senators 3a0 000 for him in IMS. but Cronin rods ths wsves only briefly. A broken wrist and afterward a broken finger got him off to bad (arts In IMS and IMa. Ths collapse of ths -all a tar" Uam which Yaw-key's Yaw-key's millions bought hurt Joe's popularity and that, along with bis owa Injuries, affected bis play. I |