Show HasT Has T Too ou Much CoinTo Coin CoinTo To Buy Players layers rs Magnates Hold Out f for r L Large rge Sums and Charles I t By International News Service CHICAGO ci g ag Dec 24 The Th The truth of ot the old adage that silence Is golden KOlden i Is i very r firmly believed in today by Charles president of the Chicago Cubs Not long long- ago h n It l od toN 8 to be known w f that he had to spend for fOl ball players to strengthen the Cubs I made a mistake when I told how how- much money I had to spend for players players play play- ers era said Now every time I mention a ball pla player er erto to another another another an an- other club ow owner ler he wants to grab most of the roll They forget these are war wal times blames his opulent con conversation conversation con con- for his failure to obtain Roger Hornsby shortstop of of- the St. St Louis Cards He lYe admitted the Hornsby Hornby deal has fallen through temporarily and Intimated that Branch Rickey's lUckey's ideas of at the players player's players player's play play- ers er's value had something to do dodo dodo dodo do with it Talking Talking- about mone money also is likely likely like like- ly to make the Alexander deal more costly than had expected The Cub made the remark within the hearing of Alex that he lie would have ha paid more If it had been necessary for the crack pitcher Now No Alex thinks If he is so l liberal f o ought fn t to give ht him I o f for signing g with the h Cubs Cubs- Alex figures will v save at that With prospects of the Hornsby deal being pulled off oft more remote than ever Is said to be an angling angling an- an gling hUng now for Charley Charle Herzog captain captain cap cap- tam tain and second baseman of the Giants The deal however is still In the swaddling clothes stage |