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Show CARDINALS ARE IN FOR ABIG REVIVAL Flash in Pan This Year, but With Rickey Loom ' Promising. By H. C. Hamilton . United Pr Staff Crrspood,t. NKW YORK, .Tun l The Cardinal appear to have been the usual flash In the pen thi year. After an auspicious start and a successful session against the Giants they have dropped heck Into the time-honored habit of win nut; only now and then. However, HvhI National league mac-! nates ir not enjoying the nwa that Branch Rickey In now a prominent factor In the affair of the Cardinals, nor are! they repoictng In the fact that the new1 admlntsi ration la In favor of ape n ding (more real monev for ball playera. No matter what the record of Connie I Murk holda, ball playera are not products I of the grass. They've got to be found In the spots where ball playera learn to play ball. It always has been that way and It always will he. The suese of hif rteague clubs ITeg entlreTJTwTlh their scout i or the power of money In buying playera already shipped to the majors Branch Kicker la the only rival Mack has In finding ball players. He Is responsible respon-sible for the fact that Georg Slsler. John Uvn and Krnle Koob are members of the Browns. He found those hall players, play-ers, took them to the majors and mad them biff leaguers. Rickey's capacity as business ma naa-er for the cardinals, also designates him tl ex-offirto scout. He will be out com bins; the minors, looking over the sand lot t era and doing the rest of the things that make baHeball cluhe. Any one will admit that Rickey's ecouttng ability stands considerably con-siderably ahead of the record he mads mm a big league manager. An administration In charge of affairs that will permit the spending of Urge sums for minor stars, that will allow the purchase of men already doing big league duty, la going to make a difference In the Cardinals. They are due for a far greater rejuvenation than that which they flashed this "year. Miller Hugglns Is a leader of great ability. If he has the talent tal-ent he will produce results. Ths Cardinals Cardi-nals certainly will bar watching Crvsg now on. |