The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-10

When Ping Bodie, the heavy hitting
White Sox fielder. arrived at the
spring training camp he was consid-
era5ly overweight. Now If there Is
one thing that Manager Callahan Is a
crank en- more than another II is form
The following Incident during the
White Sox stay in Oklahoma City is
graphically told by one OF the team
who happened to overhear the CONVEX
satfon:
Ping came in after the Nth inning.
You certainly are fat" began the
manager.
I'm not fat" was Pings retort.
T'hen he showed how many notches
he had taken In his belt since ne
started training. He declared that he
was lighter than he was last year and
that IL he took off much more weight
he would be nothing but a shadow.
But think OF the base runner you
would be IL you were lighter" con-
tinued Callahan
I'm base runner enough" retorted
Ping. One Of his ambitions Is to be-
come fleet man on the paths.
Il was Just thinking of running In,
began Callahan
Not for me-" how1ed Ping. It's
three miles In and I've got to finish
playing this ball game
But we will beat them in" con-
tinued Cal. figuring that Bodie would
fall
II don't want to beat them in. Be-
sides | can't go because I'm liable to
bat in this inning and l need the bat
ting practice"
Come on. Ping, was Galatians
command. Still Ping held out.
II can't My gloves out In center
field and I can't leave 1t there and I
can't go out now, the umpire won't let
me. 1 wouldn't lose that glove for
anything in the world. I've just got
it broken in right and wouldn't take
anything for that glove"
Never mind" from Cal. We viii
start"
So they started, with the manager
heading the two-man procession. 1t
was three miles to the hotel. But the
manager hit a pretty fast clip, and kept
right on going. When they reached the
hotel Ping was perspiring. And that
wasn't all he was doing, either. He
was swearing. but not so the manager
could hear him.
Knockout Brown may fight Ad VOL
CAST for the lightweight championship
at San Francisco July 4. Arrange
ments for a bout are now being made
between James Coffroth, fight pro-
motors OF California. and Dan Nor
gan, manager of Brown.
Coffroth sent a telegram to Morgan
Offering him two bouts for Brown on
the Pacific coast the first between x.
O. and Jack Britton on April 20 and
the second between Brown and VOL
CAST July 4. Morgan wired back he
would not accept the Britton PROPOSE
ton because offers have been made to
stage Brown at Madison Square Gar
den when that place reopens as box
ing club. But the Wolgast- Brown
suggestion for July 4 was accepted.
Both managers are now trying to get
together on the financial end of the
match.
An international marathon, which
Arthur Parent the California pro-
moter, planned to make an annual fea-
ture OF the spring season at Monaco,
Is to be held this year in Berlin, with
Johnny Hayes, Pietro Dorando, Gusta
Jungstrum, Thure. the Frenchman,
and Wada, a Japanese runner, among
the competitors The date settled
upon IL May 26, according to advices
received here.
To make single hit, and that one
of the scratch order, and still to lead
the American League in batting Tor
over a month, Is the unique experience
of James II. Rutherford of Norwood,
the former Cornell outfelder, says the
Syracuse Post-Standard. This six-foot
white hope gained fame with the will
low while a member of the Cornell
team of 1910, and was grabbed by
Cleveland at the close OF the college
season. He stuck with the Maps
through the road trip to the east.
playing in only one game. He got his
first chance in fast company against
the Boston Red Sox, and out of two
trips to the plate drew a pass and
scratched hit to the infield of Chris
lei he ord haY ~ fN1ytrloy
For over month he was at the top
of the American League batting aver
ages. The Maps decided that Ruther-
ford needed year in the minors, and
he was farmed out to Portland, Ore,
Here he played from July to October.
and saved enough money to clear up
all his college expenses. Then when
his college debts had been paid, he
turned his back on professional base
ball and took up coaching. meeting
With success in several western cities
Hughie jennings says he hopes to
close a deal whereby the Tigers Will
rain at Gulfport, Miss, next spring
President Thomas ]. Lynch. Of the
National League, win see the opentns
game between the Maps and Tigers al
Detroit's new ball park April Is
Captain Hans Wagner, of the Pitts
burg Pirates, is the latest convert tc
golf.
Jennings says that he would be will
ing to pay a bonus of $500 to every
Detroit player who smokes cigarettes
as an tnducement to quit the habit.
Wilbert Robinson Is teaching south
paw Rube MarQuard how to contro
his phenomenal speed.
Hughie Jennings says that DOME
Bush will not be in the Tigers line-ul
In the opening game.
Uncle Sam says unless Jack John
son pays $500 on diamond necklace
brought from Europe, he'll be prose
cuted as a smuggler.
Manager Frank, of New Orleans
charges to national commissions thai
McGraw substituted his second team
against the Pelicans.
Manager Jimmy Callahan, of the
Chicago White Sox, has come to the
front for the Woodworking pitchers
who are sent to the SIDE lines wher
ague seizes the regular in the box