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Campanella Heads East For Operation on Wrist WristStar Star Brooklyn Catcher May Be Sidelined for Long As 10 Weeks WeeksMILWAUKEE MILWAUKEE Wis May 3 UP Brooklyn Dodgers catcher Roy Campanella playing with a broken wrist since March 21 and benched for weak hitting flew to ¬ ward New York today for an operation which may keep him out as long as two months monthsOne One doctor told me Id be out at least three weeks Campanella said and an ¬ other said 10 weeks It all depends on how how fast I heal I guess guessDr Dr Herbert Fett was scheduled to per ¬ form the operation on Campanellas left wrist Tuesday morning at Long Island Col ¬ lege Hospital HospitalCampanella Campanella called Brooklyn general manager Buzz Bavasi this morning before deciding operationHe to ahead with the operation He told me to do as I thought best Campanella said and since the doctors say it wont get any better because the bone is separated so far I may as well have it done
