diff --git a/doc/fixes34.1 b/doc/fixes34.1
index 9cce23ed1..a53dc82d2 100644
--- a/doc/fixes34.1
+++ b/doc/fixes34.1
@@ -369,6 +369,7 @@ Asmodeus fails an is_armed() check, so code in m_initweap() to give him wands
 	of fire and cold never got called; move the code to m_initinv()
 #rub would wield the target tool even when already being worn as eyewear
 monks lose their to-hit bonus for bare-handed attacking if wearing a shield
+fix case on leading character in "Crunched in the head..." in ball.c
 
 
 Platform- and/or Interface-Specific Fixes
diff --git a/src/ball.c b/src/ball.c
index d291d5ba4..b2a05e001 100644
--- a/src/ball.c
+++ b/src/ball.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	SCCS Id: @(#)ball.c	3.4	1997/04/23	*/
+/*	SCCS Id: @(#)ball.c	3.4	2003/02/03	*/
 /* Copyright (c) Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam, 1985. */
 /* NetHack may be freely redistributed.  See license for details. */
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ ballfall()
 		    } else if (flags.verbose)
 			Your("%s does not protect you.", xname(uarmh));
 		}
-		losehp(dmg, "Crunched in the head by an iron ball",
+		losehp(dmg, "crunched in the head by an iron ball",
 			NO_KILLER_PREFIX);
 	}
 }