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Show Ping Bodie Has Hew Ambition piNG BODIE, tho Chicago Americans' fenco 3mashor, Is beinc moved with a consuming ainbltlor. these days. Ho Is dreaming of riding In a chariot presented him by the baseball fans of Chlcaco for being tho most valuable player to his club In 1912. The periodical peri-odical fence buster admitted this to n few frlondB In a fanning boo recently, which happened to bo a rainy day and nn opportune tlmo to spring such a startling bit of news on tho waiting baseball world. Tho former Krlsco outfielder, who ct up a world's record for tho number of homo runs In a season, sayo ho feels In his bones that 1812 Is to bo the banner season of his career, Ho socs no reason rea-son why Ty Cobb, with n poor start, should beat him to a brand new sraoko wagon. Bodle Is starting out to play as well as ho talks, and that Is saying much. Tho big Italian swatsman Is near tho top of tho heap of tho White Sox in batting out safeties, and driving In runs this season. lie is running the bases much hotter than last season, is showing moro skill In leading oft on tho bases and Is co-operating with his team mates when on tho bags. Ho also Is revealing his usual high class as a fielder. There la ono Whlto Sox leading lead-ing Bodto In tho number of base hits and In fielding In the outfield, and he Is none other than Manager Callahan. If tho "comebackcr" maintains his present pres-ent stride In running the bases, fielding field-ing his position and batting, then Callahan Cal-lahan Is ono formidable antagonist Bodlo will have to heiid IB hla hunt for an autoraobll. |