Show fI J I Freigau Jumps From Batboy to To Major League Star CARDS CLAIM ONE OF BEST 3RD SACKERS Youthful Athlete Nowa Now J Ja ia a Regular With St Louis Louis Outfit I JEW YORK July 12 1 W li Jumping from batboy to regu regular lar third baseman of o the tho St Bt Louis CardInals In three lear ears Howard realised the greatest of ot hi his boyhood ambitions In much 1 less leaa time than he ever dreamed h ho would He lie told the story when the Cardinals Cardinal were at the tho Polo grounds ground on their recent eastern Invasion llon Freigau related that he lie first at- at attracted at attracted the attention of Branch Ricke Rickey the Cardinals boss bosi when he he was pIa Ing high school base base- baseball t ball At the end of ot his high school course he recel received eel offers from soy soy- real sev-real r real al colleges but on the advice of otI Mr Ricke went nt to Ohio n There Thre he lie hogan began studying for an anA anA A B but before lie 19 fInished his hi course he became a B 13 B 13 batboy because the tho college diamond did not give him enough i Manager Rickey hid engaged I during the summer slimmer to look after boy boys admitted to the St StLouis Loui park and end when hen the Car Car- Cardinals Car Cardinals went ent on tho the road went along as ns batboy so thil tb-it ho he could continue hi his study of bl big r league baRe baseball ball without hurling hurting his st lus as IlS an am plover player however hail had ruined that status by playing semi pro semi games game on Saturdays and Sunday and when hen tho athletic authorities nt at Ohio Vesle an heard hoart of ot this the the youngster was as advised that hl hI hie pIa plava R days on college were over oer The Tha player communicated the matlon to tanager Manager who Immediately oly signed hint a ai as a n pia plater er That was In 1922 saId Mid Pr jr u Last vear ear car I made m elf aft a handy as IlS I could and this year I made mato- the grade as us a 11 regular |