Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-05-12 | Page 12 | Hornsby Says Cubs Will Win Pennant Expects Charges to Regain Hitting

Hornsby Says Cubs Will Win Peno Pennant nt Boss Will Tf Not Bench Wilson Hartnett Expects Charges to Regain Hitting u By Br Dixon Stewart wart un NEW YORK May 12 UP UP-Rog- UP Rog Rogers I ers Hornsby is convinced that his Chicago Cubs arc the thc class of the National Ie Ic league a g u e cs they t the h c y will beat St. St Louis t. t and New York af after after alter al- al ter a hot t three h r e e r. r team fight for the O 1931 champion champlon- W ship N As I see it we 7 have the best hitting hitting hit hit- k t ting club in t the h e i league Hornsby Hornsb 1 told the Uni United t e d Press Our pi pitching pitching pitch pitch- hing h- h ing has hns been good x t and I believe belleve will 1 compare favorably l' l l 1 with that of ot a any n y other team over Hornsby ornsby the g game am c stretch Hack Wilson Gabby Hartnet Hartnett Hartnett Hart Hart- nett net Kiki Cuyler and Woody English English En En- glish gUsh are the best men In the league at their respective positions We haven't a a. single really weak spot in inthe inthe inthe the lineup and we have excellent re re- re serves Why shouldn't we win in Hornsby admittedly Is disappointed disappoint disappoint- ed by the Cubs' Cubs weak hitting to date but is confident the team soon will shake off the hitting slump He has no intention of making drastic changes in the lineup or benching his stars as was reported In dispatches dispatches dispatches dis dis- dis- dis patches sent out by correspondents with the team yesterday esterday although he plans to give his reserves occasional occasional occa occa- workouts when veterans occa-I occa need rest The report that Hack Wilson and Ma Gabby Hartnett were to be benched was Just one of those rainy day pipe dreams explained Hornsby When major league teams have llave an nn off oft day the correspondents sometimes be become become become be- be come imaginative or misinterpret remarks remark and someone starts a wild report I certainly have no intention of benching Wilson or Hartnett They are the real punch of at our team and will be in the lineup every day they are able to play Certainly they are more apt to overcome a hitting slump at the plate than on the bench Hartnett of course will get an oc occasional occasional oc- oc rest rest rest-he he cant can't be expected to toca ca catch h every game game but but Hack will be bein bein bein in there every day Opinions expressed by the Cubs Cubs' manager That the Cardinals and Giants are the Cubs' Cubs most dangerous danger danger- ous rivals that pitching over the entire circuit this spring has has been exceptionally good that the elimination elimination nation of the sacrifice fly Iy Is a big factor in reduced batting averages that the Brooklyn Robins will shake of off their slump and cause trouble troubIe but will not be a real flag contender that Bill BUl Jurges Cubs' Cubs rookie infielder infielder in- in fielder is an unusually good prospect prospect prospect pros pros- and that the Cubs are the finest finest fin fin- est organization In the world to work for Lack of hitting has kept us from said as looking good so far Hornsby the interview ended wait until we all aU get going and then watch our smoke