The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-11
Next Spring May Find Big Changes
 In Major Leagues

I NEW YORK, Nov. 10.-When the clods. and the Alternating sinews of the ball players feel the stir of might next April Rogers Hornsby, the highly -prized Cardinal insurrecto. probably will be a member of the New York Giants. Carl Mays, who by his under hand method, of throw ing, won a pennant for the Yankees two seasons ago, also may be a Giant. And the wives of great men In the major leagues may be enamel pated from the rigorous rules of club discipline.
 Notwithstanding denials from the business office of the Cardinals in St. Louis, Rogers Hornsby Is re- ported to be on the market. He was fined and suspended in the clos ing weeks of the 1923 season for re- bellious conduct, an incident of which was a punch on the chin of Branch Hickey, the manager of the team. Rickey's receipt for the blow was suspension and sundry other punishment which he considered con sistent in the premises.
 Dick Kfnsella, scout for the Giants, has been in St. Louis conversing with Sam Breadon, the business boss of the Cardinals, and with Hickey. At the Giants offices here 1t was inti- mated that Kinsella went to St. Louis to discuss the weather which is very interesting in that latitude. Never theless, 1t was suspected that Kin sella made a proposition concerning Hornsby, naming so large a figure | Q f1Ir ported to have started for New York, forthwith. It is understood that Breadon, Hickey and Kinsella are riding velocipedes, as they have been on the road a long time and no tid- ings have been heard from them.
 Mays, after landing the first pen nant the Yankees ever won, pitched another good season in 1922, but his arm was .palsied this year and he is said to be extinct as a Yankee. All other American league teams would have to waive on him before he could be sold to the Giants, in the National league. The waiver price is low and many clubs would be willing to gams ble that much on Mays. But Carl's notion for an appropriate salary Is about $1G000 and not many Ameri- can league magnates see eye to eye with him on that matter.
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 Mays May Drift Out.
 Therefore, Mays might drift out of the American league and tie up with the Giants. John McGraw, whose thinking mechanism stripped it's gears during the late world series, believes Mays can come back,
 The question of the players wives is raised by Urban Shocker, pitcher and main support of the St. Louis Browns. who was suspended and fined $500 for refusing to go with his club on a kateseason trip be- cause the owners banished Mrs. Shocker from the troupe. This was in accordance with a club rule which forbids tandem travelling, even though the player is willing to pay his wife's expenses. The Pirates and some /other teams have similar rules. Some players regard the law as a beneficient bit of legislation, assur- ling them unrestrained freedom for half of their working season. Others wish to be steadied by the counsel of their better selves while on tour. A few perhaps, repose too little trust in the situation at home.
 At any rate, the Shocker case will go to Judge Landis this winter. Ii Landis upholds Shocker. all wives may travel with their husbands anC Shocker will not only get back his $500 fine but be declared free agent at liberty to accept work with any club in the major leagues.