New Britain herald., 1929-02-14
HORNSBY BIG AID
 ID CHICAGO CUBS
Riih's Rt Ny Be Deciding
 Factor in Winning Ptnnant

New York, Feb. 1% (CP)- Rogers Hornsby's bat may mean , pennant for the Chicago Cubs. Few changes-the acquisition O Hornsby. . possible shift at thirt base and added pitching material O doubtful quantity-havs beer made in the Cubs. but the presenc, alone of the champion batsman s the National League may spell tn, difference between third and frs place from 1928 to 1929. Hornsby. who cost William Wrig' ley almost half million in cast and players. is calculated not onl, to add punch to the Cubs attacl but to exert steadytng influence over Woody English which will cause the young shortstop to develop into q star of the first magnitude.
 Hornsby. who is B. batted .3s1 as manager Of the Boston Rravei last season. With the worries Of | manager off his shoulders, Hornsby certainly should play as we'll the coming season as he did last
 Those who expect Hornsby to fall into his evil ways again were sur. prtsed to learn recently that he had signed . pledge with President Will liam Veeck to refrain from betting on the races or any other gambling games during the life of his three year contract with the Cubs.
 The only contemplated shift iu tho remainder of the lineup is tc try Clarence Blair and Danny Taylor at third base along with Clyde Beck Taylor. who also plays the outfield, batted .37t for Memphis and has . reputation as . daring base runner. Blair batted .29i for Little Rock.
 Charley Grimm at first base snd English at shortstop will complete the infield. The only other infield- CT on the roster is Norman Me- Milan. who was . utility man last season.
 The Cubs have the same group of outtielders as last season. Stephenson in left. Wilson in center aud Cuyler in right will form the regular trio, with Heathcote in a reserve role. Taylor may be used in the outfield If hs fails to win berth at thir bass.
 Five new pitchers are on the squad. Outstanding among them is Mike Cvensros. southpaw who. has had tryouts with Washington and the White Sox. Cvengros. who won 21 games and lost s for Wichita Falls. is counted on to replace Percy Jones, shipped to the Braves in the Hornsby deal.
 The other new pitchers are Clyde Day. who won II games and lost IS for Omaha: Roy Hansen. who won l2 games and lost 17 for Elmira, N. Y.; Berlyn Horne. who won lS games and lost IT for Jersey City; and Eddie Lautenbacher. who won 10 games and lost for Reading.
 Hal Carlson. who was i'll most of last season. hopes to return In good shape and take his regular turn along with Sheriff Blake. Guy Bush. Charley Root, Art Nehf and Percy Malone. Henry Grampp and Edgar Holley, who were with the Cubs last season. may develop into regulars.
 Gabby Hartnett and Mike Con- xales will again take care Of the Tom Angley, who hatted 1928 for Atlanta. and Bob Grace. who batted .336 for Little Rock. will be given tryouts as catchers.
 The Cubs tentative squad fol- lows:
 Catchers Hartnett, Gonzales, Angley or Grace.
 Pitchers - Blake. Bush. Carlson, Cvengros. Malone, Nehf. Root, Grampp. Day, Iautenbacher.
 Infieid Grimm at first. Horns- by at second. English at shortstop. Beck, Taylor or Blair at third. Mc- Milan. reserve.
 Outfleld - Stephenson in left. Wilson in center. Cuyler in right. an thcntA rosorva