Show HORNSBY WOULD I GIVE CUBS CHANCE By United Press NEW YORK Jan fa 13 The The decision of Manager Hendricks and President Rickey of t the Cardinals to keep Rogers Hornsby hornsby Horns Horns- by their brilliant y young ung shortstop regardless regardless regardless re- re of the heavy rolls of money money of- of I I in return f for r him is a commendable commend commend- able start in big league company for II Hendricks Just why it always alway s should be considered I necessary for New York and anti other noro nore I prosperous clubs to win vIii pennants with material not developed by themselves Is Ison Isoni lone oni- oni of the baseball mysteries that still I Is awaiting an explanation e John fohn McGraw 1 purchased his last pennant and nd then showed he isn't such audI a whale of a manager manager manager man man- ager by losing the worlds world's s series serlEs Charley 13 is now trying to buy a flag n otto of the star youths youths youths-if of the game Miller Huggins dug him up for forSt St St. Louis and to bt St Louis he belongs If f Rickey or Hendricks should decide to dispose of him St. St Louis tans lans would be I rightfully Indignant about it By laying aside the Id idealistic principle of the thing it is a certain thing that Hornsby or some other fine infielder is all now wanting to turn the th Cubs into a aI I pennant machine They may have the necessary man on the way In the person person person per per- son of young Hollocher shortstop a graduate graduate graduate grad grad- of 01 the same lame school t-chool which produced Bancroft and a few other luminaries It might be bo a a. great mistake foi COl to be flirting with big league Infielders when he has such a promising youngster on the way WHY Obviously an unspoiled athlete ath ath- lete Ide ready to listen to the Mitchell Idea of ball playing lie he would fit in more nicely nice nice- Jy ly with the tho Cubs than some som player al already already already al- al ready schooled and possessed of sot set et notion notions no no- tion Mitchell and now have the basis for a a. pennant winner winner Without further tinkering the club will make malto a tremendous fight but it docs does not look good enough to win without additions The club is f idly in need of a third man and a first baseman Fred Pred Merkle a splendid ball player nevertheless is growing old in the tile harness and cant can't have an overly lot of good baseball left leftin leftin leftin in his system Charley Deal does not measure up to the accepted standard of or big league third basemen There was wasa a aap gap ap at shortstop but this may be I d up when Hollocher e joins I the club l 3 i ible tl bt No one d doubts that Pete Kilduff i is ec capable capable capa capa- ble of filling at second base Kilduff I as a matter of fact represents one of John fohn McGraws McGraw's greatest mistakes s. s Jle He already is a star Trades involving him would be mistakes for so 0 there is little use of ot considering an exchange exchange ex ex- change with the little infield Involved The Cubs last year played smart baseball baseball base base- ball under Fred Tred Mitchells Mitchell's tutelage If I they play that kind of baseball next season season sea sea- aea- aea son with their new array of talent it Is I probable they will mal make the tile dust thick for at least six pursuing clubs chubs |