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Show ! Losing Spot for Winning Pilot j f fWaE shifts In the management of the St. Louis Cnrln''ls 'r 1 I I one of the most unusual chapters of recent baseball i history e -L though they do not seem to have handicapped the Q3 showing in the pennant races. Id four straight seaso , Jr. -', sy" y- s Bill McKechnle. many aiueicui --- at steering the ship, the Cardinal banner has finished fourth flist. second and Brst in the National J ifilT McKeehnle, who probably considers it bad luck to win a pen- nant, is shifted to the Rochester Internationals after losing the world's series to the tankees. The X man he trades places with, BUly Southworth, moves up after win- aing the International league pen- nant, but losing the "little world's series" to Indianapolis. f Branch Rickey yielded the Car- dinal helm to Rogers Hornsby in 1925. After winning the pennant j nnrl world's series In 1920. Hornsby f I was traded to the Giants. Bob O'Farreli succeeded to the managerial I role, after capturing the most valuable player prize, but was deposed X t 'ind then traded to the Giants. McKeehnle, elevated from the Job of f conch, led the team to another pennant and Is now shunted to the X minors. He bad no better luck after winning the pennant and world's f series with the Pittsburgh team In the year 1925. What these develop- j ments appear to need is not an explanation hut a psycho-analyst. |