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Show , ! WARNED AGAINST GRASS EATING K ' if 1 l V 1 Boys, page Hughey Jennings, famous grass-eating former leader of the Detroit Tigers, now assistant to Muggsy McGraw of the Giants, and Tris Speak-er Speak-er of tlu! world's champion Indians. Don't chew grass or your health will suffer, Is the warning issued to British athletes by leading London specialists, following the news that a famous footballer foot-baller has had to undergo two operations for a mysterious gland swelling. The doctors found that the cause of the footballer's trouble was chewing grass during games. This practice resulted in the swallowing of a parasite which attacks cattle. Thousands of cattle as a result have to be destroyed as a result of the consequent gland swelling. |