Show i ROGERS HORNSBY HAS ODD ono CAREER Cardinal Manager Brings to Texas League Club In lu 1915 Texas Text Oct 3 2 By Ihy The Tho Associated Press Press I In 1915 1 15 seven hundred end and fifty lety dollars was WIlS wa considered a II fair price for Hornsby 1 That was the sum paid by the management of the th St SI Louis Na- Na Nationals Na Nationals for or the th man who will lend the Cardinals Cardinal Into a II worlds world's world series tray fray tOda today Hornsby Horn by was was purchased from the Denison club of tho the Western association toward the en end 1 of the 1915 5 season Bob Dob Conner Connery pres president ident Went of ot the th Ih St SL St Paul American association club then a I CardInal scout was responsible for lor the tho deal dellI II H M lor Finley county attorney torney hero here and former secretary of ot the tho JennIson team who Is credited with having discovered erell Hornsby told of ot the tho th transaction today It Itha has generally been ben reported that the I Price rice was WIlS wo 1500 but J Inley Finley said s 1750 was the tho correct fIgure fleure Hornsby st started playing base base- baseball baseball baseball ball at 17 11 with the tha Dallas Dallis b of the th Texas league but was re- re released re released leased after training In 1914 Finley sai eald alLt He Ho was sent 10 to the tho Huso O Okla Okia club but that team disbanded In July 1914 1114 and Finley took look him to Denison and with him won wen the tho th Western asso ease assocIation association pennant In lilt 1916 Manager Manag lanager Pc Peebles bles of ot the nl Deni on son club and aid I J 1 Finley said ald real lied that that Hornsby's best opportunity tI ty y to break Into the major all as a II regular was WIlS wa with the Card Card- CardInals CardInals Cardinals then without a 0 Thus we wo sacrificed a probable larger lorier price irle from some som other club so the th boy mIght have his chance |