Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-21
CARD MANAGER
LOSES In FIGHT
FOR BIG MONEY

non" ST. LOUIS, Dec. 20 (AP)-Rog-
erS Hornsby, manager of the
o. worlds champion Cardinals, has
been traded to the New York
Giants for frankie Frisch and
Jimmy Ring, pitcher, the st. Louis
Globe-Democrat said tonight
'e'' The paper said that the an
nouncement had ben made at $50
p. m. by President Sam Breadon
after a long distance telephone con-
versation with Charles Stoneham,
president of the New York club.
Breadon announced that the
failure to reach an agreement with
Hornsby over a contract at an
other meeting today, in which
Hornsby asked for three year
contract and Breadon stood pat on
a one year document. The meet
ing was the second discussion over
the contract in two weeks.
%" No money was involved in the
IfdQe, BfodQOn SdlQ.
Good Trade, Says BreadOn
"I believe it to be a good trade"
Breadon said. 1--WE get a star sec
ond baseman to replace Hornsby
and we get first string pitcher to
'"1iIl first string gap that he been
on our club. l closed the deal
with Mr. Stoneham, president of
.ssthe. New York club.
~s~ 81 realize that it is sensational
Trade but it had to come. l did
.eSh1y sbest to reach a contract set
+flement with Hornsby but learn
.ssse6r at the conference with Honsby
ssyUtlay that a settlement was impost
sible. l offered what considered,
avery fair contract. Hornsby still
had a year to run on his contract
which was at 100000 year in 1926
and 1926 i desired to combine
ssatlsis, contract with new terms to-
.ssSc6tEef+9e the season of 1927 and to
asvinerease Hornsbys salary $4,000,
from $4,000 to $4,000. 49,
sa "EIornsby turned down this offer.
ssa4Ie still insists on a three year
sscontract and he asked for $150,00Dl
saAfee three years. He said he would
- lT3lld pat on this demand and 1
a~nssaIized then that 1 would be un-
apfe to sign Hornsby to a managers
contract and that to protect the
Cardinals interests, 1 would be
compelled to trade Hornsby.
sass Couldn't Reach Agreement
sssL am very sorry that | could
n0s come to terms with Hornsby
but there was no further use in
Esdickering and l felt that the best
@sFhing l could do was to make the
~sbest trade l could get for him."
raa Informed of the trade, Horns
s@sbS.Tsaid:
ssssssdf they want to trade me, it's
right with me, but it doesn't
lesk right that 1 should be traded
from club that just managed
tQssa worlds championship. | gave
tlfeN Cardinals all l had and l ask
nssedssfor contract that l believed
nm{swas entitled to. However, 1 do
sssot. believe the mere trade is the
p1send lof the matter"
-. He declined to amplify the last
@ssemark, but regarding the trade,
sszsaid:
sag II guess it might be pretty
ssseed exchange, don't know. /
sssIIQnt like to comment on it."
a~ No New Manager
Breadon said that he did not
haKe new manager for the Car
dfffals in mind.
fright now l do not know who
sFEMfaf'be the next Cardinal manager"
asserted. Before I sign an
s&etl4er manager will give the mat
ssfer much thought. l do not intend
to-Eush into the matter hurrided-
lys"as I realize the Importance of
signing the right man."
4toger Bresnahan, Giant coach,
mentioned in rumors as being con-
sidered for the post Of new Car
dfnal leader, will be considered" !"
--B&eadon said, "but so will many
otfier baseball men, Bresnahan
r-,has no inside track to the job and
fright now is not being considered
seaboEetthe other men who will come