Show Old OU Master An And Pupil Ex-Pupil May Meet In Js Big Series HORNSBY ONCE PLAYED UNDER YANK MANAGER Cardinal Second Sacker Has Colorful Career In Uy Jr BILLY lLLY SS YORK Sept The O-The 20 Th 1121 NEW IN world eerie erie may develop Into ono one 0 ot of those at AC fain at-fain fairs It I ll Is just that the tho th fAll classIc will have the old master ADd tIto tho ambitious pupil flavor or Tho That Thai Will be b tho official menu It If tho th New York Yankees meet the St Louis Loule Loul Cardinals Cardinal in the tho th annual on play oft for the world champion hip dIller first gained man C Tl l fam tunic f nn as the tho th pilot 0 of the tho St Loul Louis CardInals Cardinal He HO won no pennants but showed enough abil abil- abilIty abil- abil ability ability ity to cause tho the owner onera 0 of the tho th New NewYork NewYork York ork Americans to wean him over overto overto overto to their league I r Hi Hil mu success as a leader of the Tan Tan- Yan Yankee kees kee Is too well known to need much comment He Ho has ha oon eon three pennants and one world series erle lie Ho II appears to bo be b on the threshold of ot another pennant In tho the tall fall of ot 1915 a mere strip tripot 0 or a youngster reported to the Car Cardinali for tor a 1 tryout trout lIe Jle II came come to the club as a a shortstop Miller Huggins then Ii In charge of o the th St StLouis Louis club dub was d How However ever the rookie appeared to lack ck the tho physical stamina necessary to the th train strain of ot the tM bl big ble league That young youns oun man was as Rogers Hornsb Ho lie has hos ha developed eloped Into the tho premier second sacker acker of ot the majors As A a 0 manager ho he h has shown ability on a par with his play In this connection I 1 recall a stOry that Miller Huggins recently tol told 1 mo me that best gives elves an Idea of o the determination possessed by Horns Horns- Hornsby Horns Horns-by by and In a a measure explains the that has como his Ills way woy After watching watching- Hornsby In action for IS 18 games at shortstop Huggins realized that he ho possessed great ability butas but was as sas very Inexperienced d It seemed ho he h would need a 0 year or two In lii the minors minor before lie he was ready for or the bIG tic sho show QUITS CLUB DesirInG to let Hornsby know that ho he was WIlS pleased with his show how showing Ine lag ing and to prepare him for tor a possible possible pos- pos sible trip to the he minors for tor a year or two he h called him aside and whispered thusly thinly to him I I regard recard you as 08 a 0 big bie league prospect Hornsb Hornsby but butI 1 dont don't yu OU are aro Quito Quito- ready It It may be necessary to send end you to one ono of our farms for or a year or two It was wu the th Intention of to farm tarm him hint to one ono of the minor league clubs with which St Louis at the time lIme tim lieu haa a 0 working agree agree- agreement m ment L Hornsby by made no reply but he took what Huggins Huff said Mid He Ie decided lie he h wouldn't watt walt for forthe forthe forth the SL St Louis club to send him to any farm He Ho went back to Texas and got cot a job on one ono himself Hornsby Horneby was ju lust t 19 years of oC ag age and growing growing fast A winter on a ranch with Ith Its It alt attendant dant hard bard work I was as just jut the thing thine ho he needed to round him out physically When he reported to the Cardin Cardin- Cardinals Cardinal als al the follow Inc spring Huggins hardly knew him lie He had hod put on about 20 pounds and looked the part of o a bIg bif leaguer He proceed proceed- proceeded ed to prove provo It at once UI His work In spring print raining was WIlS wasso so 50 Impressive that Huggins 1 Imme imme- immediately Immediately me- me save gave up any thought of farming him out During DurinA the tho th season season sea sea- son on of 1916 he played games for the th Cardinals Cardinal at shortstop lee lee- leeond Sec ond ond b base ba ao and third base bate Playing alongside of Huggins h-fuggins he picked up many of ot the fine tine points point of oC second base baso play at which Hu Hug Hug- Huggins Hue gins we was Wol a 0 put past master However as ns lato Into as 01 1921 1821 he played tour our positions for or the Car Cardinals three Infield positions also In the ho outfield At Jet one time he took 0 a whirl at first t base ba In 1922 1122 Hornsby came cam Into his own as a second saCker and since sines that time tim has haa ha been the th outstanding player of ot the th National league at that position petition all as a well as at the tho bat bot Hornsby's career career should bo be one ono oneA A ot oC Inspiration to every player am- am ambitious am ambitious to shine thine thin In the tho th major leagues Ills His road to success was far from an easy one While It Isn't int known Horn by was wal twice landed banded on ed his re- re re re from minor league ball bali clubs club club These early enough to dis- dis discourage dis courage the tuG ordinary youngster simplY imply made him fight lent back all th the harder In the th spring of ot 1914 l H Hornsby reported to the th Dallas club of oC the Texas Texal league for a 0 trial In 11 the large crop of ot rookies rookie trying to mm- mm Impresa pres press presa the tho manager of ot th the Dallas cl club Hornsby was entirely over over- overlooked overlooked overlooked looked Ho He drew hi his release April 29 9 BRINGS SOO OO Willing y yes s anxious to accept a chance chanco In a league of lower lon Hornsby Horneby signed with Hugo ot of the Texas Oklahoma lea league ue On July 2 of ot that year ear Hugo 1 passed him on to Dennison of ot the th Same organization The Tho Ing year while with Dennison his work at- at attracted attracted at attracted the tho attention of o one of oC the scouts couts of ot the th St Louis Loula Cardinals And he was purchased for tor tho the sum of Just think of o It Rogers Hornsby cost only In these days daya day play ploy player ers era er of ot tar far leis lees ability tiring brIng twenty times that amount and then do not always deliver There could be no stranger coincidence than the play play- ing lag playing ot of the world series by New NewYork NewYork York and St t Louts Louis with Huggins and Hornsby In the th managerial roles It would truly be b a cue case of pu- pu pupil pu pupil pu pil pitting his stuff against the old muter master |