Evening star., 1953-03-03

anything ee for his being named to succeed
Luke Seweu in mid-season of 1882
Rogers may not last long with any club but there
are few dull moments when he's managing And, to
think of it, he's the only in baseball present
being paid both to manage and not to manage.
HoRNsBY WAS VISITING the Reds press ROOM shoot
ing the breeze when who sat nearby Browns
still were paying his salary though he working
Cincinnati. ut isn't like amony it?" this said
doesn't STOP like when the lady remarries does it?
A hin bitter smile to Rogers lips "No" said
IF it's the last thing do I'm getting money from
Bill veeck."
This time a year ago. you may remember Hornsby was
managing the Browns for Veek who had just acquired
club and promptly named Rogers his pilot It seemed
be love match Hes my kind of manager" veeck told
the world.
The sober-minded Hornsby and the hamboyant veeck
quickly fell out Rogers the despite contract good
through 1854 short time later, the Reds signed him.
IT'S TENPEsTUOUs career fIornsby has behind him
The falling with Veeck recalls the story of his troubles
with the late Sam Breadon who Rogers his first chance
to in 1925 Breadon then owned the st. Louis
Cardinals.
The late William Wrigley r owner of the Chicago Cubs
and father of the present p K Wrigley
admrer of HornSby and wanted him for his club Wrigey
went to Breadon.
'"Win you sell me Hornsby?" he asked
"No," Breadon replied HE is not for SALE"
Come now" Wrgley demonstrated. Everything is for
sale. It's just question of price"
Breadon Said carefully "You haven't got enough money
to buy Hornsby.
For answer, wrgley forth check book and pen
He wrote and handed check Breadon. $4Oo
G00-real. 1925 American dollars.
Z NO." Breadon said.
HORNSBY MANAGED THE Cardinals to a pennant in
1926 Now he not only the best second baseman in the
game but the manager of champions well. In fact
the first pennant-and World Seres too in the
paratively modern history of ST. Louis.
Naturally Rogers felt boost in pay in order. He
demanded $4,000 and twoyear contract Breadon angy
refused The upSho that he traded the for whom
he refused 100000 to the New York Giants for frankie Fc
Thus began Hornsby's devious wanderngS sometimes as
player sometimes and player and later just
Oftentmes in the last decade he a
job, but he usually managed to find spot the minors
and, once, in Puerto Rico.
SOME YEARS AGO, Clark Griffith, who always admired
HornSbyS philosophy toward baseball seriously considered
hiring him. No club liked to the lowly
to town. They meant lean pickngs the gate
partial compensation for Griffith the that
HornSby would visit him and talk baseball
Griffith didn't hire HornSby because Commissioner Lands
viewed dark Rogers love for playing the horses Hornsby
doesn't bet them any longer, but he stouty defends the
vice AS he saying in the press room, II don't smoke
and don't drink liked horses Is there anything wrong
with that? It didn't bother my hitting"
Popular opinion is that Hornsby martinez so much
that Veeck let him for that reason "Its rap"
Rogers II don't have any rules than the
manager and fewer than most Mine go about this far:
No smoking by in uniform where people, especially
kids, him. No beer the clubhouse-go home
drink And hustle Not everybody be great player
appreciate that fact But everybody try to be