A Yankees outfielder once battled an ostrich in an 11-plate spaghetti-eating contest
Yes, this really happened. It must've been a sight to behold.
A Yankees outfielder once battled an ostrich in an 11-plate spaghetti-eating contest originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Ping Bodie recorded 1,011 hits in his Major League Baseball career.
But the former New York Yankees outfielder will be best remembered for an ostrich and some spaghetti. A newspaper clipping circulated on social media recently , and this is what it said: "April 3, 1919: New York Yankees outfielder Ping Bodie competes against an ostrich named 'Percy' in a spaghetti-eating contest in Jacksonville, Florida. Bodie wins the competition when Percy passes out after his 11th plate of pasta.
" There are so, so many questions to be asked. Whose idea was this? Do ostriches usually eat spaghetti?
How did Percy get chosen as the lucky ostrich? How did this happen so close to Opening Day? Did Ping practice for this?