Show WILL a plastic surgery operation recently undergone by Joe arris slugging outfielder VT of change his stan stance e at the plate Vill it improve or handicap his bat bat- batting ting On the left you see Harris as ho he looked after recovering ring from a face injury suf during the World War On the right we have the new Joe Harris the war scars being almost eliminated as the result of the surgeons surgeon's skill In the center the stance used by Harris because of the injury I Ifft t A i BY fILLY niLLY EVANS I TAMPA TAIPA Fin ria Ol Mar r Jn In 23 In the tho 1025 world series erie between Wash Wash tOIl and Joe harris was the th outstanding batting tar star st r Inserted Into the tho th lineup at the thelast last lut minute In of ot Earl rl Mc- Mc McNeely Neely Me-Neely Ic eel Neely In order to get set more nore mor bat bat- batting tine bat ting power jower Harris with his hi ter- ter terrific terrific ter terrific as 8 a well as s timely bitting was wa the tho hero of ot the tho th event 8 even thought Washington suffered defeat at atThe The Th peculiar stanro of ot harrIs at the th pl plato plate le was much Commented on 0 during the series He lIe swung wung trot a a rather tooted position and thero there was a II decided crouch to the body It didn't seem possible that a batsman with such an m unorthodox style could get ret the power Into his drive that Harris did There Is an InterestinG back of ot the crouch Harris as- as mines as-mines suture GUInea at the tir bat and it date dates back to the th world war In the Argonne campaign lIar Har Harris vie ris suffered red a a 0 serious injury that resulted In tho the left side aide sid of his taco faco being so badly torn lorn that for tor tora fora fora a time his life was desp despaired ot of and when hen he be finally iva was able to leave e tho th hospital he ho bore many scars of oC tho Iho battle batlle Unable to get the tb proper med mcd- r l- l M go goM Icat attention at the time the wound on haling left II a vivid war car whIch pulled down the upper eye lid ot of his left lert and caused the skin akin to bo tightly drawn vcr tha IhO bone Due to the tho fact bet that the Iho lot loft rye eyo Wa was wae rawn slightly out of ot align align- alignment ment ment it nece that Harris take tako an unusual stance stanc at the plate to right the defect detect Recently Harris underwent a plastIc surgery op operation that hu has practically r restored stored the cheek to normal My Iy I left lett ft and right cheeks checks are agaIn twins ins Is la the th way Harris let lets you ou know that the th operation has been a 0 success The Th eye has ha lin been boen n d tho ho skin that protruded over the eye has hes been removed and the drawing down of ot the th scar lICar itself has been eliminated Curiously too the pulling power of tho th wound had IU its it effect In other ways I causing stiffness and great reat pain In the shoulder and arm That has also aleo be been n removed remond as a 1 result of at tho th operation American league lc pitchers will l be glad Iad to learn Iam that the th operation has bas been a 11 success as far as ci looks look aro concerned but all 01 of ot them are trusting It will make no improve improve- mont ment In his hia batting While the operation has restored the face to normal there Is Js a cambi gamble as to how it will l affect his batting Will VIll It ho bo b for tor to change from froni the crouch stance 1 If so 10 will ivill his hi battIng au suffer frer |