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Show Rejected, Now Star S f t , x j tea How would you like to reject a promising recruit, and then later be forced to pay from $30,000 to $100,000 for him? This was the sad experience of Manager Rickey of the St. Louis Cardinals with First Baseman Bottom-ley Bottom-ley (shown In the photo). Several years ago Bottomley was called to St. Louis for a tryout, and forgetting his baseball shoes, he equipped himself with a pair much too large for him, which made him appear very clumsy to Rickey. Rickey sent him to the minors, and after three years heard such glowing reports of his playing that he paid a large sum to get him back, and today he Is one of the outstanding out-standing stars of the St. Louis Cardinals. |