Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-28

the clubhouse day after losing important
game in Pittsburgh in 1926 The rhubarb was inspired by
mdseason exhibitions Breadon had booked and which
Hornsby star and manager didn't want his club to play
II told him what he could do with those exhibition games
and all exhibition games" Hornsby writes He flushed
and angry when he left the clubhouse 1t developed he made
up his mind then that didn't manager who would
talk so bunty to him in front OF his other employees"
IN 1927 AFTER he'd been traded to the Giants Hornsby
spelled the aing John McGaw as manager in addition to
playing second base He promptly into trouble by his
admission 1--WE pretended to be diplomat
backslapper he confesSes A know is that the times
was acting manager year Giants played ball for
me-and won lot of games for me- too"
Once in Chicago Hornsby recalls, Shortstop Travis
Jackson booted ground ball that game. Ball players
don't ever hop on anybody for making an error or striking
out. Jackson great competitor He knew he kicked
that grounder He naturally felt than anybody did
about it.
We'll" Hornsby writes there was travelling secretary
with the club named jim Tierney. don't know how he
happened to be in baseball he fixture with the
club long Charles Stoneham alive He started
blasting Jackson :"
Rogers Jackson's defense. suppose put
few words that people hadn't been accustomed to using when
talking to erney Hornsby writes Il know that as soon
he got to his hotel he called Stoneham and told him
how the vulgar Hornsby had spoken rudely to him.
Nobody bothered to give explanation of why
traded to the Boston Braves after that I'm
certain in mind that when bawled out Terney for
buttng into the playing end of baseball for blasting great
competitor like Travis Jackson writing out my
transfer from the Giants to other club
so HoRNsBY WENT to the Braves and led the league in
batting in 1928 with 87 but his stay short The Cubs
had pennant ambitions and wanted hard-htng second
baseman Rogers fitted the description Judge Fuchs, who
owned the Braves, reluctantly traded him. ut
experience for me- HornSby latter being fired at ST.
Louis and traded without warning by the Giants to have
club tell that he didn't want to get rid of me-
Inevitably Hornsby became manager of the Cubs He
thinks he fired again for his buntness He used rookie
Frank Demaree who had been bought lookse basis
pinchher. Demaree failed and President Bill Veeck,
don't like the way running the ball club" HornSby said
you get yourself another manager" Veeck did
In late July of 1888 when Hornsby member of the
Cards but Owner Phil Ball of the Browns
made bid for Rogers his manager But Ball died and
his Donald Barnes took dim view of Hornsbys
liking for playing the horses According to Rogers he
Barnes check for $4,000 to complete payment block
of stock in the laers small loan and Barnes asked
how he raised the
81 it," Hornsby writes How the hell do you think
got t This amt payday is it" Barnes refused accept
gambling money and Hornsby found himself out of job
again.
SO HE MOVED AROUND again, for years out of
managerial job Then Beaumont Ponce in the Caribbean
League Seattle and finally two offers from ST.
Bill Week. r and Fred Sagh both sounded him Hornby
recalls and he chose the Browns the Cardinals because
they down believed there greater opportunity
to get results"
The honeymoon with Veeck didn't last long Hornsby
moved to Cincinnati and at time he still
there. The Cards Giants Cubs Browns E.
RedS-RogerS has made the rounds
AS a manager, must have something the ball.
Nobody has been fired and hired many times Possibly
his singular aptitude for landing jobs is best explained by
HornSby himself, who admits being a real, tough-guy
manager, although a reasonable
"I certainly can't whip CbaII players by buying
them opops taking the zoo patting
the shoulders Rogers explains In other words if
have lazy complacent ball club, send for HornSby