Evening star., 1933-09-19
Aid for Crippled Giants Up to Lands osby Picks E at for 7i
PREFERS NATIONAL
| TO AMERICAN LOOP
Browns Boss Spurns Earn
shaW-PIans to Show Up :
Griff as Trader,
BY TOM DOERER.

NER ROGERS HORNsBY, the
M colorful, stormy petrol of
l / tase ball, took the snuffer
of today for the first time
since he has been attired in
American League livery.
And when the cruising cyclone Of the
diamond unbuttons his views you have
heard what he means. There Is no
rhetorical clinching. no oratorical
shadow boxing, nor word feinting on
the part Of Rogers when he begins
shooting at his favorite topic.
st. Louis new boss, here with
his team, spoke on the series
And he gave his views on Sammy
Gray, Clark Griffith and George
Earnshaw.
He chartered on the rebuilding OF
can League, the National League and
Mr.. Ball Of st. Louis
The spangles Of another league have
not taken the keen fighting edge from
the man who piloted half the clubs in
the National League, warred with the
commission. fought fist duels with
players, managers, and frequently went
into the market places to megaphone
his dislike Of some athlete or pilot.
And while he was snarling and fsti-
cutting his way along in the league he
was shining brilliantly with a wicked
war club so smartly that he was the
batting champ of the loop for six years.
And how he could field!
Chills for Harridge.
ER. HORNsBY will send chill
M racing through Will Harridge.
American League prexy, when
the latter learns that Rogers not only
likes the Giants chances Of whipping
the Nationals in the coming shindig
for the Doodle, but prefers the National
League brand Of base ball over the
American League type.
Attired in the accoutrements OF the
American League, Rogers spoke higly OF
the National loop.
National League base ball is q
better brand than the Americans.
OF course, that is only 60-doy
observation. may learn other
1Uise merit year.
"And the Giants, being the best club
in the better league-and with the
greatest left-hand hurler in the game
ought to make the best showing In
long series
Washington is q greater club than
many Of its league brothers believe. It
has been winning many games by one
run to prove that it has the fighting
spirit. The sort of spirit Of which there
| Is not enough in the American League.
And the kind am going to put into
the Browns or blow up In the attempt" !"
Rogers Frank and Direct.
"HOSE are Mr.. Hornsby's views,
unboastful. matter-of-fact and
frank.
And he believes that Sammy
Gray made the &illiest move he
ever heard Of when he told Clark
GrifI1th that he could not join
Washington because Of . sore
arm.
There Is nothing the matter with
Sans arm," said the Rajah. "And
there was no attempt on the part Of Mr..
Ball, owner Of the st. Louis club, to
hoodwink Mr.. Griffith. Why Mr.. Ball
| has made Griff's ball club for him, re-
member that Why should we want to
hook him? III prove Gray is right
| (and he did yesterday.
Gray cheated himself out Of a
chance to cut in on the series money
in feeling that his arm was gone. He
is doing all right for me. and will con-
tinue to do so.
MY pitching is Just $3.50, some Of
my hitters will hit better and some Of
them never could hit"
Rogers will go to the Winter meeting
in December to "beg, borrow or steal"
enough ballplayers to give st. Louis Q
| winning ball club. -
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