New-York tribune., 1920-03-28
Bodie Missing;
Table d'Hotes
Being Searched
Yankee Outfielder Fails to
Report at Club Offices on
Arrival From the South
BY w. O. MoCcehan /,

| The owners Of the New Yorl
Yankees are beginning to suspect that
Ping Bodic, their missing outfielder
may have met with fou! play. New
York City seems to have swallowed
him up, whereas on form Ping should
have swallowed up New York, Judging
from his gastronomic feats at the
training table early this spring.
The impulsive Ping-or as he is
known in private slife, Francisco Piz-
zola-left the Yankees fiat few days
ago while brooding over fancied
wrongs. He said that he was going
into the garden to eat worms because
nobody loved him, but the inference
that he left was that he had gone to
New York to eat spaghetti.
Life Of the Party
When Ping first appeared in Jack
sonville he was the life of the party
and worked most earnestly at the ma
tional pastime. But soon he started
to droop and clouds of gloom began to
shroud the, countenancn tnat used to
beam. 1t was the food, he declared.
He could not hit his normal clout on
the sort of spaghetti they were serv-
ing at the Hotel Burbridge. He sought
furlough from Manager Higgins in
order that he might get the proper
nourishment for an athlete, then re-
turn and bat 800 at least.
The furlough was refused. One
morning wheh they went to rouse Ping
from his slumbers they found that his
cot was vacant. Search of the various
eating places of Jacksonville revealed
no no traces Of Ping. Signor Francisco
Pizzola, had flown the coop, gone A. W.
O. L. in fact.
1T was thought that he would report
at the Yankee Offices in New York CITY
nlled with spaghetti and penitence. but
notnlng mas been heard Of the missing
outfielder there. His description has
been posted in every table ,dhote res
taurant in New York, bat as vet no
return has come in. Ping Bodie has
dropped out Of sight and there is con
siderable OF him to drop out Of sight.
=, 1T VIII be recalled that this is not
5he I'll first time that Ping dropped out
OF slght. Once during the season last
year year ne had some words with Miller
which the out1ield should be covered.
1T Will be remembered on that occa-
sion the naughty Signor Pizzola cast
MS grove upon the greensward and
declared that he would play no more.
Joe Kelly to Rescue
Il will go into the garden and cat
worms" he sobbed But Joe Kellev
scout of the Yankees, who found him
shortly afterward, reported that Sig
nor Plzzola was not eating worms
when located, but spaghetti, and that
ne induced Kelley also 20 eat spaghetti.
1t is reported that Manager Hug
gins has said that he would never
forgive Signor Pizzola, but the chances
are that if Ping will make his where
abouts known all will be forgiven.
Advices from Maryland are to the
effect that Home Run Baker will re-
port to the Yankees -or duty at the
start OF the season. Bakers bereave-
ment has prevented him from talking
or thinking baseball, but it is said that
he really had intended to play one
more year with the New York Ameri-
cans. There is little doubt that he
Will report to the team as soon as he
can straighten out his affairs.
The owners Of the New York Amerj
cans. Colonel Jacob Rupert and Colo
mel T.. J.. Huston, left for the South
last night. They will stay at Dover
Hall CIV, Georgia, before joining
their team at Jacksonville. Ban John.
son is spending a few weeks at the
Dover Hall Club, and the two colonels
probably will see great deal of him.