Show ROGERS HORNSBY RETURNS TO CARDS AS PLAYER Rajah Will Battle For Regular BerthOn Berth BerthOn ti On Redbird Infield Creadon Breadon Expects Teter Veteran n Star to Be Real t. t Help to Club Is Not Considered as Future Manager of Club ST. ST LOUIS Oct 25 25 AP Rogers AP-Rogers Rogers Hornsby who was den deposed de- de i. i posed n sed last summer as manager of the Chicago Cubs will take the comeback trail with the St. St Louis Cardinals next year jf r Announce Announcement ent was made today that the firebrand o of major baseball had signed a year one-year contract as a player with the cl club b which 1 he piloted to a pennant and world i I championshiP in 1926 1925 The Thc Rajah it was announced I r ilI go to the Cardinal training camp I II I next spring as a candidate for a aI regular gular job as second bas baseman mn t the the e 1 position position where he starred in m his he hey heyday hey I day a Sam Breadon president of the Cardinals said he was confident Hornsby Hornsb would be able to play major league baseball and that he would be bc of material help to the St. St Louis club dub in in the 1933 pennant campaign BREADON TRADED HIM t T It was Breadon who when Hornsby Horns Zy by was at the height of his fame c traded him to the New New- NewYork York Giants f. f jar for Frank Frisch and md Pitcher Jimmy Ring tRing although as manager Hornsby had piloted t the e Cardinals to to the world championship in m 1926 And Andow inow now ow Breadon thinks The Rajah deI de dc- I a chance to rehabilitate him him- f eli J in the maJ major r league world fc Salary terms of oC the contract were not announced It was made known rot bow Jov however vcr ver that under itS itS' terms Hornsby Horns Horns- by will receive his unconditional ll re re- lease at t the end of the 1933 s season season ason subject to the rules and regulations of the National le league Under these rules rotes the Cardinals cannot give Hornsby his release if some other club in the league claims his serY ser- ser Y But under the terms of his contract if some club claims him Hornsby will vill be able to sell his services services ser ser- vices ices to the highest bidder with the Cardinals to receive no profits proms Hornsby signed the contract with the understanding he was not considered con can a possible future manager of the Cardinals He said he would subordinate himself to Manager Charles E. E Street and that he expected expected expected ex ex- to be released if iC Street decided decided de de- dc- dc he was unable to help the club as u a player I I feel like Im I'm coming back home to get into the Cardinals Cardinals' organization tion again Hornsby said and I want everyone to know how much I appreciate the chance offered me It lt goes without saying that Ill I'll hustie hustle hus hus- tle tie every minute for the Cardinals I gue guess I have slowed up naturally as I have nave grown older but what what- eser ability I h have lve left Ill I'll give to to- to feVer the club per cent NO 0 SENTIMENTAL SENTIl REASONS Breadon in announcing he had rehired the man he fired seven years ago said Im n not t taking this step for sentimental reasons I really believe be be- lieve that Hornsby w will U help us 7 When Hornsby goes to training camp as a candidate for lor second baseman base base- man ma he will vill b be competing with Frank frnk Frisch t If If Hornsby wins ins the Job Breadon Brea Brea- don con said Frisch of course can be to third thild base being traded by the Cardinals Cardi Cardi- nals rials to New York following the 1920 1926 m. m leason n. n Hornsby remained with the Giants for one year then went to Boston oton where he succeeded Jack Slattery as as manager er of the Braves son of 1928 1925 and at t the close of or the season was traded to the Chicago Chi Chi- cago cage Cubs I WITH CARDS AGAIN I 1 j 1 1 1 1 f P x r t 4 4 B i. i A ROGERS |