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Show STAR HOPES TO CURE BAD KNEE Chicago. Feb " Mordecal Brown, former star pitcher of ibe Chicago National Icauuc Hub and now a member mem-ber of the Cincinnati team, will have his rigiii f.nee placed in A pla-ter cast today in the hope of curing an Injury sustained last summer in sliding to Bl i ond base in a game at the west Bide park. Examination of X-ray photographs of the joint showed that there is a gathering of water in the joint under the knee cap The eurcoon. who has clnrae of the case, hopes b nsn of I the cast to force the water to pass awn v tbrougb pressure on the part. If this fails, the knife will be resorted j to. It is said that this will not be a serious operation and the pitcher hus been assured that the joint will be put iii shauc before the season beqins |