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Show , TWO MM GREATEST PLAYERS OF ALL TIE HORNSBY AND SISLER LACK ONLY COLOR AND FLOURISH HORNSBY, cIS,.kr. (In BI1 M i v Rogers Uornsby of the St. Eouis Cardinals is :i remarkable ball playi r. As. a matter of fact, In Elornsb and Slsler, st. Louis boaslj of two of tho greates; ball players of all Hme. If there i.- o:ic thing that either of thrsr- two Mars lack, i: n color. They iio thefr work in ;i clcah-cut, decisive manner without any great flourishes. For thai reason they do not get the publicity that the more temperamental temperamen-tal stars do. However, i:' I was a manager, yon could give me piuyers of .the Sislcr-1 Hornsby type. WhtU they possibly an not the box office attractions as are the stars wiih mon . oior they produce results on the ball rteld and in baseball results count. In 1930 Rogers Hormaby led the National league in hitting with an average of .37" year he re. petted with nn average of ."97. Thoro are mr. iu who e intend that no right -handed hitter in either major ma-jor igue drive.-: tin ball with (he force of Hornsby America h league supporters, however, wtll take exocp-tion exocp-tion to ihi- and offer Harry He II man IS KNh.it A lo prove their conlen tlon. i Hornsby'a mark of .3; 7 last year l the highest averugc totaleu oy nn .National league player since 1899 when Ed Delchnty. then with Phlla- It iphla, batted . i"S in ii; V'SBl s in ORDS Last season aside from teadlpc t lie National le.iKU- In hitting, Hornsby recorded two other touts of swat He broke the record for tho most extra long hits during a season's plav. (Scattered through his 192 1 base hits were 44 two-baggers. 16 three-baggers and -1 home ruis. of ji total of 83 extra ex-tra base hits. Likewise, he broke the most total bases for the season with a mark of 378 1 Nattirally Hornsby hopes to again leatl the National league batters. Ho certainly looms up as the one best bet lor that honor. However, since home-run bluing has become the Vogue In baseball. Hornsby has ambitions in that di- Ctlon While he doesn't hope to crack the mark set by Babe Ruth at 59, be has designs ,,n the National league record Here Is the way he puts it HoMl III N PEVRR. ' When the se.iuon started I didn't elve the matter of home runs a 'ii. .ughl. e,.n Ihci.ugh I made I last year However,. tuey started io come way lather easily and I now have the home-run fever. With the season less than half over l have IS io my credit. Back In 1SSI. so the records say. Ed Wllllam-ion, Wllllam-ion, playing with Chicago, made :7 home runs That ro ord has stood the test of all the rreat hitters of the National league for 38 years. I would like to break that record, and feel that I am well on the way to .set a new home-run home-run mark for u -e.is,in in the National league." 1 |