WASHINGTON, DC. June 27, 1918 - In one day, the top two teams battling for the United League Pennant lost key players to injury.
The Washington Grays lost Forest Goldsmith.
"I'm frustrated right now," said second baseman Forest Goldsmith. "I can't help this team by sitting on the bench or in the training room." Unfortunately for the Grays, that's where he will be spending the next 7 weeks. Goldsmith suffered a bruised kneecap inyesterday's game against New York while colliding with a player at a base. "Believe me," he said, "I won't be out a day longer than I have to be."
To date this season Goldsmith is hitting .276 with 1 home run.
The second-place Detroit Wolverines lost their 19-year-old phenom Dee Higgins. While Higgins wasn't expected to make an impact so quickly, he made the opening day roster and has been starting for the Detroit club.
But medical officials from Detroit reported that the club's center fielder suffered inflamed facet joints in yesterday's matchup against the Boston Shipbuilders while making a defensive play. Higgins is expected to miss 3 weeks of action.
Higgins is presently batting .243 with 1 home run, 45 runs scored and 29 RBIs. He leads the league with 30 triples.
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