Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 122, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 May 1918 — LITTLE DIFFERENCE IN PLAY [ARTICLE]

LITTLE DIFFERENCE IN PLAY

Pitchers in Minors Try to Stop Hitting, While in Majors Batters Must Hit Ball. Ping Bodie, the desperate fence destroyer, has it all figured out Says he: “The principal difference between the game of baseball in the big leagues and down in the sticks is as follows: “In the minors the pitchers are always trying to keep you from hitting the pill. In the big leagues the hurlers are always making you hit IL That's nJ there is to IV . . ■ER i.