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Show IMSKHAUS niG SIX A III' G 01 J ATI IS Ruth, Fotherffill, Ilcilman, Ilogan, lUickeyc, Elliott. Lump the six of them together and they will weigh 1,'2SI) pounds. They liru tin) Gollaths of the diamond, tho Tat hoys of baseball. l'lrst conies llabe Itulh whose 210 pounds are strung out over fl feet, 2 Inches of height. When you see lliibe wndillo out to his position you wonder bow ho manages to Held and run the bases. The secret lies In his logs, which are modeled after those of a greyhound. Most of ltuth'g bulk Is concentrated above the belt; It Ilea In his iirnis and shoulders which pro lde the propelling power for his home runs. The Itahe's pudgy face height-ens height-ens the Impression that he Is fat, but In reality he Is the fastest big man In baseball. Roy r'niht-rglll Isn't big; he's Immense. Im-mense. "Putty" Is his nickname and he deserves It. livery March pother-gill pother-gill Is faced with the problem of losing los-ing 110 pounds. Usually be goes to Hot Springs, Ark., bolls off about lf pounds, n N.I depends on spring tr lining lin-ing in take off the rest of his execs weight, tiospltu his fat lie-., poihec-glll poihec-glll Is n terrltic hitter. Ills normal weight is about 2(M pounds. When Shanty Ilogan reported to the New Vol k G'taints after ho bad been obtained In the trade which sent lu-gers lloru-hy to Boston, they couldn't find a belt big enough for him. M. Craw filially handed Ilogan a trunk strap k'. told til in to tiniko n bolt out of It. Ilogan Is one of tha heaviest men who er donned a in:is nnd tnltt. Ills 22(1 pum!s make It neo-e-sary for him to hit a triple If he wants to get to secturl base. But the iiiaiiinnith of them all Is Garland Buckeye, the pitcher who was released by the Giants to Toledo of the American association the other day. I:- keye did a "Sam Vick." la other words, he lite himself out of the major leagues. Sam Vlck was tl.e tlrst ball player to do that nnd w:ien be parsed, all he left in ttie big leagues was a bandy phrase which has been used exer since. Buckeye weighs pounds. I.Ike Beth, Harry lleilinatin uf the IVtrolt Tigers Is over the 2"0 pound mark, but It Is chlelly muscle and hone. Ilellmann, who has soon many baseball summers dawn and die. Is one of the most dangerous of the long line of dangerous hitters that have norkul for the Tigers. His 2u."i pounds send many a ball muling ngalnst the fence. Brooklyn contributes Juu.t'O P.lllott. who Is ".I ) pounds rf good pitching material l.a-t year he was one of the most effective men on Wilbert Robinson's high powered staff. |