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Show BASEBALL'S BIG SIX ARE GOLIATHS : 1 Ruth, Fothergill, Heilman, Hogan, Buckeye, Elliott Lump the six of them together and they will weigh 1,280 pounds. They are the Gollnths of the diamond, the fat boys of baseball. First comes Babe Ruth whose 210 pounds are strung out over 6 feet, 2 Inches of height When you see Bat waddle out to his position you wonder how he manages to field and run 'he bases. The secret lies In his legs, which are modeled after those of a greyhound! Most of Ruth's bulk Is concentrated above the belt; It lie In his arms and shoulders which provide pro-vide the propelling power for his home runs. The Babe's pudgy face height- ens the Impression that he Is fut. but In reality he Is the fastest big man in baseball. Roy Fothergill Isn't big; he's Immense. Im-mense. "Fatty" Is his nickname and be deserves It. Every March Fotl.er-glll Fotl.er-glll Is faced wlih the problem of losing los-ing 80 pounds. Usually he goes to Hoi Springs. Ark., boils off about lft pounds, and depends on spring tritn-I tritn-I tift to take off Hie rest of his execs weight. Despite his fatness. Fothergill Fother-gill is a terrific hitter. His normal weight Is about 200 pounds. When Shanty Hogan reported to the New Vork GWints after he had been obtained In the trade which sent Rogers llornsby to Boston, they couldn't find a belt big enough for him. McGrtiw finally handed Hogan a trunk strap and told him to make a belt out of It Hogan is one of the heaviest men who ever donned a mask and mitt. His 220 pounds mnke It necessary nec-essary for him to hit a triple If he wants to get to second base. But the mammoth of them all Is Garland Buckeye, the pitcher who was released by the Giants to Toledo of the American association the other day. Buckeye did a "Sam Vlck." In other words, he ate himself out of the major leugues. Sam Vlck was the first ball player to do that and when he passed, all he left in the big leagues wus a handy phrase which has been used ever since. Buckeye weighs 23.1 pounds. Like Ruth, Harry Heilmann of the Detroit Tigers Is over the 2(H) pound murk, but It Is chiefly muscle and bone. Heilmann, who has seen many Duseouu summers dawn and die. Is one of the most dangerous of the long line of dangerous hitters that have worked for the Tigers. His 205 pounds send many a hall rattling against Hie fence. Brooklyn contributes Jumfco Elliott. who Is 200 pounds of good pitching niuterial. Last year he was one of the most effective men on Wilhert Robinson's high-powered staff. 1 |