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Show OVER 61 FEET OF PITCHERS Smallest of St. Loula Twlrlera la 6 Feat 11 Inchea, While Talleat la 6 Feat 4 In Height. What do you think of a fellow standing stand-ing r. feet 11 In. lien being tho baby of the pitching ataff? Tnat'e the distinction distinc-tion that beliuiK to Geyer, of the Kt. Ixuils Nntlonals. He Is one of ten twlrlera and he Is 1ho amnlleat. That la In tho ma 'tor of bolglit. When It Robert Harmon. jflrnea to allmneas he lan't In a cluia with Slim Hallee. The eouthpuw haa them all beat when It cornea to circumference. cir-cumference. It'a doubtful whether there la a pitching staff In the country that compare! com-pare! with the Cardinal's In helKht. Of the ten men, nine stand six feot or better Drill, a youngster, Is lb glsnt of the giants, lie Is six feet four Inches tall. When he gets on the high mound and begins to shoot his overhand fast on at the batters they get the Impression that he's standlns. on a hoiinctop. Willis Is next In line. Ills hair l j six feet and three Inches above tbn j ear Hi when ha Is'ln hla atorklng feet. I Halo, another youngster, and Cloldrn, tho lad with all the speed, ulong ltb 1 Steele, the Ind who lurks control, are tied for third honors. They are en titled to membership In Ilio six foot-two foot-two club. Ilurmon. tho Iron man, and Rllm Sallee. nt;e Jtmt nn Inch shorter not their combined height, for If thi Hi I in fellow wua not uliald of Ix-nillni nnd would allow Ilurmon to statu! on hi head, they would tower II' I"' nnd two hit lies ubovn the eartb. Wooilburn la tho six footer of Ilio tin-gregatlon. tin-gregatlon. Ilia companion in tint lima Is l.ouls lm!ernillk. This staT of ten men bus n total height of til fi-t nnd 8 Indies. Tlii avernce heislit of tho twlrlera l feet and 2 lurhea. |