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Show PECuTlAfTECORD OF; TRIO Chance, Jennings and Welch Often Hit j' by Pitched Bill Unable to " Dodge Coming Sphere. I KVnnk Cham o. the lender of lti Ouh, iw overcome by beat the Oilier day and the physician In charge says he cannot play ball ag iln this year This Is n severe blow to tho Cutis. Chance Is one of (he iinlu. hlet-l piny era In the leegue lie Is one of Hi) three men who stood out abovn all others when II eilne lo being hit by pitched b ills I he other two art lluglicy .Icimlngi and l uttls Web h The Strang, t thliu; or all. ns fat as two of these men were concerned was (ho fact thai thev didn't mean It. They were game all right, but not j game enough to voluntarily run tin risks they seemed to take, nnd the j countless brutv.es they roce.ved werr I not endured (u help their teams, but because they r. nil. In 1 dodge It s n fact - Hur.ll .lelltilligs could not doilgs a ball, and Frank Chance cannot duck j one now. As for dulls Webb, he. was a dlffeient proposition Hit g t j hit Intentionally lime niter lime, and never, pel hups, without full meaning I be box scores ot the obi Italtlliiin e ! games seldom went Into prim without the words. "Hit by pitched bull, Jen nitigs" '1 111.0 aftir tune lluglicy wasi ennnonaded. and. ns 11 rule, was bump ed bind. Ilia nerve nn l g itnenes were widely prilUe.l. While some of the orlt ! li s m.i.I be was simply loolbai.ly. The latter opltll.itl was ullliost Ulivers.i' whin. .11 li-i II. In e had salely wot- the flag. Ilughey eoiillmi. il l.i gel thunil ed, nnd to (-.-i h t ns well All llll-stl y.-ais he had I. .'en unable 10 dodge. Ho M.-in.d nn. .hie lo lolivcy the sen ,0 of ihn g.-r llom his hi. .In to Ills Ihn'.s iul.kl ein .mh In spllng s-l.le. nnd on s. v. ml ..-. a-.loim bo was knocked cold nl -ll lie km w the ball was cotnliig. when lo w ,m e igcr t gel out of tho way, and simply couldn't make Ills muscles movo In iltue. Frank (iu.uce I m bci-ii hit III His head ::s tin. ci, mil i.iunnei oil 3d oe mm I v5 - Manager Frank Chance. caslous, while he has received In iiiimerable ainnshc on sboiildera, ribs or ligt. Chanco wants (o get out of tno way, hut can't. Ho H.11.1U flat fooled, r. sling lieailly on his pins alien batting almost Imbedding them III the ground, nnd he (annul sldo btep or ti ake l.ls feet move In lime to rave him lie enni even dodge a slow null, his feet move so rebel llously, 1111. 1 yet, om e on luses, he. Is a Pr.hmii g runner. Cnrtlii Welch I ' i-tooil lightly set upon his feet and I could swing away Iro.n the fasie.l pitching If ho il.-lr. d. It'll he dl.lni I de.-lte. ami so l.gih'. ho stiahellke will j he that he could he. -ill to he grazed by purest nccldent every llmo. Mi li'Viii develoiM-.l a way of glancing 1 the hall off his fon arm, apparently j dodging, yet leaving the arm exposed mid lolling the ball tick ng ilnsl It. |