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Show Trade Stories Acid More Color to Cardinal Star U DEAN sVl' II Color tho moct valuable thinB that I can attach Itself to a hall Dhtyer has painted a halo of dollars ;4out lite acad of Rogers Hornsb) Tho "Trading Hornsby" story' nas put him on a unique H ball Inside tips that the C aid I was about to be traded for a wbole flock of Players or that he was being sold for fabulous tmms varying jrom j -., i tl, -.io,ini'.i li i., boomed lila stock skywards. i The rumors reached fever heat last season when the Olants were coming, down the stretch with the ponnan. Sjjnaat in lGht. They needed BUOh a star as Hornsby to put them under the wire. ;J.XTs NEED ST VRfi. t one time it v.as said McGraw would have pt-rinli: -d the X. 1 inanagement to write out their own check for lingers. The Giants wanted him then. I hey. want him now. A player of HornB-bv HornB-bv s color and cllber poul.l help them , In a way to off t the brilliant lUb. Kuth rim h.i: r tl Ind '! al- fectlons away from th-.-m to the iuii-kees. iuii-kees. Stories originated from - nous sources that Hornsb) was itlnfli with his present surivumil: Rh ai '. wouldn't play anywhere but X. v. i 1. next year. n sn n iti bbi i s. Hut these tales, too. have busted like the trade bubbles and haveJlown away. How do they get thnt way That is the sentiment which Hornsby. Horns-by. himself, expresses as regards the stones that arc continually trading or helling him. He has heard the rumor so often that it no longer gives him a thrill. Once, be -as. hS f' It flattered that a move was on foot to transplant hint to tho only city In tbe srorld H ' la Uroadway and where he was to be at jsub-attiaetlon to Babe: Old) M I IT Old stuff, it Is to him now. He'd I be glud if they'd bush up about it. Rogers has moved his family to St. l,outa and expects to make It his home. During the winter months he Is sell-ling sell-ling the cjtlsens Insurance, looking after aft-er hla new baby and making more friends. ile-tnwhlle ICcOraw lias switched bis offers of high finance over to Heinle Oroh of tho Reds. But Heinle Is taking a back seat Just at present while the Giant leader Is trying lo In-1 terest the Braves in separating them-Iselves them-Iselves from Rabbit MaranVlUs In re-jturn re-jturn for a young fortune. . ' :' i . ' fi" ' ' ' ' is' KOGKUS HORXSUY Perhaps tho "Trailing Hoinsby" atory will get a rest for a little while. But you never can tell. It may pop up' bright and early on the morrow und sound morn genuine than ever. The fact Is that McGraw needs a star on his ball club to Increase the gate receipts. The concenaus of opinion opin-ion Is that he'll dangle his bait around until some other manager pulls it under un-der Xew York clubs haVS B reputation reputa-tion of getting what they want. Put regardless of whether Hornaby, , holder of the batting crown In the national i agua and brilliant infielder. plays In BL Ixubj or aomc other ctty next summer, he haa tfathered a lot ofi color out of tho much-repeated "Trading "Trad-ing Hornsby" story- ''''' 'li k-o out to tir,. I, ,i! parks to' see the player who represents a $200 . 000 baseball chattel-more than the :anks paid for the guinea king of' iwat. Bambino Babe, j |