The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-07
BASEBALL BRAIN TRUST OF CARDS
 SECURED FRISCH
Giant Cardinal Deal for Two Famous Players
 Great Story for Years
BY HARRY GRAYSON Sports Editor. NEA Service

St. Louis, Sept. 7-f Detroit Kicked Mickey Cochrane in the pants right now, the storm of criticism couldn't begin to com pare with the raucous roar of re- sentiment that marked Rogers Hcrnsby's departure from St. Louis on Dec. 20, 1926.
 Hornsby had piloted the Car dinals to their first pennant in their 39 years in the National League. That's long wait. He had followed this up by driving New York Yankees in the world series. The Texan had been the idol of St. Louis fans and their idea of a second baseman since 1915.
 Hornsby, the 400 hitter, swap ped to the rich New York Giants, and for whom?
 Frankie Frisch and Jimmy Ring," explained Sam Breadon and Branch Hickey, blushingly.
 F'risch, the New Yorker, meant little in St. Louis at the time in face of the fact that he figured in : ~ 0CdA AOl thC IlttoiC Pitcher Ring was considered through.
 Civic organizations, headed by the chamber of commerce, protest ed. Bennett Clark, now United States senator from Missouri, and countless other notables took viz Orous exception.
 Frisch Faces Fans Fury
 This was the situation that Frisch faced when he sauntered into the Bradenton, Fla, camp of the Cardinals in the spring of 1927.
 What brought about this deal, the most spectacular transaction in all baseball history?
 Tn the summer of 1926, Hornsby had told Breadon that it was ei- ther myself or Rickey."
 Bread0n's reply to that was made to Hickey, who shoestringed the Cardinals to where they are today, and who offered to tear up a contract as general manager that still had two years to run.
 Branch said Breadon, "I AOh | huoW "hdI l U uo "lthOuI you"
 Breadon, president of the St. Louis club, had reached situa- ton in his dealings with Hornsby where he could go no farther. He was willing to pay Hornsby' $50,- 900 annually for three years. which were the terms presented by the super-egotistical young man who ran his club.
 Flash Eclipses Hornsby
 So Hornsby went to the Giants for Frisch and Ring. John Mo- Graw sought a counter-attraction for the great Babe Ruth, of the Yankees, who had barged into the New York scene like the Norman {, die. sfay .,r.s.sr~, ss4Y z.-tg1- McGraw had had words with Frisch the season before and this was his way of penalizing the Fprdham Flash.
 But, even the masterful McGraw, who had seen the Fordam Flash take his Giants to four consecutive National League flags and two world championships, underesti- mated the Bronx boy. And the canny Hickey, who advised Brea- don then, as he does now, won a great decision.
 Hickey took many things into consideration when he made this momentous decision.
 First, he knew that only one sec ond baseman could replace Horns- by, and that his name was Frank Francis Frisch, Jr. Hickey weighed the fact that F'risch was two years younger than Hornsby and that he had been subjected to five years less of baseball wear and tear.
 Hickey Psychology Clicks Hornsby was the better power hitter, but Frisch was the su- perior run getter. Frisch was fine team man and easy to handle. Hornsby was bone of contention. Frisch was a daring base-runner, which was Hornsby's weakest ] point.
 Rickey's psychology clicked per- fectly. Frisch, out to show up his idol, McGraw, enjoyed his greatest season. Hornsby hit .361 for the Giants, but Frisch hit .337 for the Cardinals and swiped 48 bases to Hornsby's g. F'risch scored many more runs. He accepted 1037 field ing chances at second base, break ing all existing records. The Cardinals, with the toughest kind of breaks and with higher percentage than they had in their gonfalon-gathering campaign of the year before, barely were nosed out by the Pittsburgh Pirates. New York pulled up third. McGrath traded Frankie Frisch 10 the Cardinals, and with him went the heart of the old Giants.