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Show PFEISTER IS OUT OF GAME. Chicago Cub Pitcher D:scovers Two Wrist Bones Are Fractured. New York, Aug. 13. Jack Prieister's services will be lost to the Chicago Cuph baseball team for three weeks at least. In the examination of his pitching wrist yesterday afternoon It was discovered that two bnes were fracttired. A local physician, who put the wrist under the X-rny, declared that tho pisiform and magnum bones were broken, and that the arm woijbl have to bo put In a plaster cast. In examining the wrist It was found that tho magnum bono was cracked and not nut of place, while the other was broken and had slipped from lt.i original setting. Losing Pflester's services will ho a blow to the Cub team, as he seemed to have struck his stride, His work against the G.anls proved thaL According Ac-cording to the nature of the injury he will bo unable to work for a month or perhaps longer. It appears fortunate fortu-nate that Manager Chanco succeeded in securing Pitcher Foxen, also a south paw, front the Philadelphia club. He will iho pressed Into service-Immediately service-Immediately now. Floyd Kroh, on whom the Cubs asked walyers. probably prob-ably will bo retained. His porform-anco porform-anco against the Giants Indicated that Manager Chance Would be making a mistake if he disposed of him. Tho latter Ik in good condition, and declared de-clared that he would like It better if Chance gave him more opportunity to work. |