Breaking a leg

[J. Beckert]

I'm cutting in here, so someone please answer Gene's question.

I worked at a stone company about 30 years ago and while moving a 100 lb. + rock, I lost my grip and it fell on my instep. It was very sore at first, but as it started to swell inside my laced boot, the pain increased. By the time I pulled the boot off, it swelled even more. Booth had to keep his boot on and if the swelling increased, as it undoubtedly did, I'm sure his pain increased. It must have been swollen terribly if Mudd had to cut the boot off several hours later.

The horse roll theory has some meat on it as does the jump story. The mud on the horses flank and it's injury lend a lot of credence to the horse roll and I think that's also what Lloyd was told, but it seems to be a toss up. Or both.