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Show ROGERS HORNSBY IS LEADING BALL STAR Manager McGraw Says Texan Has Edge on Babe Ruth. Thousands of Fans Around Country Who Hare . Observed Slugging Cardinal Inclined to String . With New York Leader. "If I wanted a colorful player who could draw them In every day at the gate, I would take Babe Ruth," said Jawn J. McGraw during a recent fanning bee while debating the problem prob-lem of an athlete's Individual worth to a ball club. "But If I had to choose a real ball player to make a team I would select Rogers Boi-nsby as the greatest player In baseball." And the crafty tactician of the Giants who Is generally regarded as the greatest manager In the game and one of the smartest baseball mea of all times Is not alone In express ing that opinion. Thousands of fans all over the country who have ob ' Rogers Hornsby. served the slugging Cardlnol !n action, ac-tion, both at the plate and around the keystone sack, are Inclined to string with the Broadway mogul In his selection. Manager Branch Rickey of the Cardinals declares he would not give up Hornsby for a couple of Ruths. Wllbert Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers, also rated as a wise man of the game, says he would rather have the larruping Texan on his team. Others straddle the question. Certainly there would be a flock of excitement among the Judges If both Babe and "Rodge" were In the American Amer-ican league when the time rolled around to award that $1,000 prize that Ban Johnson has put up for the most valuable all-around player. e k , |
