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Skin Ripped Off (Again) Dude, you got some debris in there. Looks like dog hair. Christian has done this...	Poked Himself in the Eye A haiku: Don't know how or why he poked himself in the eye. Perhaps he will cry.	Squarefour's First Broken Bones Over the last seven years of four square league play in Cambridge, we have been fortunate enough to remain relatively injury free. That...
Badly Beat Knee Mirc Hirsh came within a stones throw of the mens world champ title, but wins one of the top awards for carnage with his day-after knee...	Skin Ripped Off Ouch. Christian Housh got this on the very first play of the very first round of the World Champs, and played all the way through to...	More hip injuries Christian Housh, a regular contributor to the Hall of Pain, turn...
Repetitive Injury Amos shredded his knee, again, playing four square, again. He needs some knee pads so we can keep the carnage to a minimum.	Nearly a second smile Amy took a sled in the face on the morning after the world champs. Good thing she is working on an education in the health care...	Four Stitches in the Face One of the women of Squarefour took a serious injury to the chin on the weekend of the Four Square World Championships in Bridgton, ME,...
Grizzly Knee Scrape The photo doesn't do justice to Amos' knee. It doesn't quite capture the nice round spot he left on the floor when he kneeled down to...	Boston Globe Ice Pack Molly didn't earn this injury at four square, but she did ice up and play with this injury last week. That is hardcore.	Big Bad Bruise Ashley, apparently, tore it up at the world champs this last Jan. I don't know what kind of conditions led to this injury, whether it...
Not entirely from four square... Not entirely from four square, but certainly wouldn't have happened if it weren't for four square. Its from a basketball backboard...	Shredded Knees Our newest entry into the Four Square Hall of Pain, this young...	The Fat Swollen Hands of a Champion Yes, kids, this is what it takes. Here are the painfully engorged hands of the new 2007 Mens World Champion of Four Square after...
Despite the Hip Protectors Even when worn properly, hip protectors may not fully protect your hips. Tiger Claw, repeat hip bruiser, earns another purple badge of...	Ice Ice Baby Foot and ankle injuries are the most common among four square players, here we ice an injury issued on the courts of the World...	One Broken Pinky Finger From an exhibition four square match in Brooklyn, this broken pinky finger looked mightly painful.
Improper Footwear An injury as simple as a blister could be the deciding factor in world championship match.	Won't be leaning on the bar this weekend... Captain Tiger Claw won't be shutting the fridge with his hip(s) this week. I think someone needs to learn how to take a fall, or get a...