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Campy Leaves Hospital After Removal of Bone BoneDoctor Doctor Says Brooklyn Catcher May Play in About Four Weeks WeeksBROOKLYN BROOKLYN N Yf May 5 UP Boy Campanella the star catcher who carries much of Brooklyns hopes for a third straight pennant left Long Island College hospital today minus a painful bone chip and ready to rejoin his teammates when they return from a western trip next Tues ¬ day dayHowever However husky Campanella who will undergo almost any amount of pain in order to remain in the lineup isnt ex ¬ pected to play for at least three weeks weeksHe He had a bone chip removed from his left hand yesterday after his batting aver ¬ age sank to 167 and he was faced with be ¬ ing benched for the first time in his career careerDr Dr Herbert Fette an orthopedic surgeon removed the chip in an hourlong opera ¬ tion He said Campanella who was named the National leagues most valuable player in 1951 and 1953 would be able to play in less than four weeks weeksDr Dr Fette turned Campanella loose after examining the incision Roy who brought only enough of his favorite cigars to the hospital to last him for a short visit said his hand felt fine fineAlthough Although Campanella did his best to avoid surgery he impressed at least one of the hospital staff during his short stay He was very pleasant very grapious and not at all impatient one of the nurses said saidThe The surgeon said he believed the bone chip had been so painful because it was pressing on a nerve nerveCampanella Campanella believes he suffered the bone chip which he described as about half the size of the fingernail on my little finger 1while while sliding against the Yankees during an exhibition game at Miami Fla in March MarchXrays Xrays taken then failed to disclose any injury but Xrays taken last week from a different angle showed the chip chipCamanella Camanella first refused to undergo sur ¬ gery when he was advised the hand would take 10 weeks to heal But the combination of pain his poor batting average manager Walt Alstons decision to bench him and Dr Fettes prediction he would miss less than four weeks of action caused him to change his mind mindI I found out you cant hit with one hand Campanella said N NCampy Campy wont be able to bat for the next couple of yeeks but he said he would do plenty of running and other exercising to keep his weight where it is now 193 pounds poundsRoy Roy may come to Ebbets Field to do some running this weekend and hell re ¬ join the team here Tuesday a Brooklyn official said saidCampanella Campanella wanted to join the Dodgers today in Chicago but he will remain here so Dr Fette can dress and check the in ¬ cision in his hand
