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Show LENGTHY PITCHER HAS TWO BERTHS Pittsburg. Aug. 31. One of the most amusing experiences of the Phillle trip hero was the berthing of Rixey, the G feet 6 inches of pitching talent. Dixey is so long that It is impossible for him to lie out straight in an ordinary or-dinary Pullman berth. Numorous suggestions sug-gestions were offered to Bill Shetts-llne. Shetts-llne. Cravath suggested that the window bo left open and Rlxoy could stick his feet out of iL To this Rixey objected, ob-jected, for fear he might awake In the morning with several mail bags hung on them. Another suggestion was to the effect ef-fect that Rixey be tied In a loop and put to bed. However, Mike Doolan came to the rescue with a bright idea. "Why not remove the side 'partition to the berth next to Rixey's and let Rixey hang his feet into the next berth?" Bill Shettslino thought this a good idea, but he didn't llko to stand the extra expense of another berth. However, How-ever, tho siding vas taken out and amid good-natured chaffing from the bunch Rixey undressed and retired. It was an odd sight and passengers passing through tho car probably wondered whether the car contained all ball players or a side show to some circus. |