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Show BORN UNDER AN H UNLUCKY STAR K K TELLY SULLIVAN, catcher for the Fr Chicago Americans, seems born HN under an unlucky star as far as in- nl juries are concerned. His most recent M'i accident, when his collar bone was dls- RJ located, merely served to emphasize Kl this well known fact jEv In thu last few years ho has been K3 hurt time and again, once nearly los- Hl lng his Ufo when ho stepped on a rusty K nail at Los Angeles and was laid up M with blood poisoning. fll In tho year 1906. when the Sox won B tho world's tlrlo. Sully smashed the H thumb of his throwing hand In the last Ul few weeks of the season and was out Hf J of tho game at this most critical period Ell If Comiskey hadn't secured Frank Roth for the time being to help out be- B!l hind tho bat the pennant might have B I boen lobt. He often has had his hands Bfl hurt, but doesn't seem to mind theso wifl Incidents so much as leas experienced backstops would. 11 Some seasons age be was attacked H with appendicitis, and an operation was jH performed. Wo have spoken of his H blood poisoning Incident, and In this H case he came within an ace of losing H his life. Now'comes the injured collar M bona The most serious part about this M Is It may affect his throwing in the fu- H turo. M |