Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 93, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 May 1917 — RECRUIT IS BRILLIANT [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

RECRUIT IS BRILLIANT

Fans and Players Adpiire Good Qualities of Hornsby. __ . i Manager Huggins Wouldn't Trade Roger for Benny Kauff—-Field* Like Finished Veteran and la Mighty Hard Hitter. . Roger (“Pep”) Hornsby, the Cardinals’ young Infielder, is the most brilliant young recruit of the past several seasons, according to the opinion of -players and fans around the National league circuit. Miller Huggins, Card manager, says he wouldn’t trade Roger for Benny Kauff at any time and that he paid only S3OO for Roger while the Giants paid $35,000 for Kauff. Hornsby, says .Huggins, fields like the most finished veteran, is batting over .300 and previous to joining the Cardinals he had played onl< a few months of professional ball. Huggins says of Hornsby: .“Hornsby Is going to be one of the real stars of the game. I .have seen many brilliant young boys, and In my opinion Lee Magee was one of the leaders.. What I like about Hornsby is his confidence. Say, he can hit any pitcher in the league. Tell Roger to do a thing once and he never forgets. On the sacks he’s always trying, to do theunexpected.” And liugglns went on to add that he hasn’t been touting the youngster — simply because he picked him up. “I’m

not stingy,” says Hug. “When I see a' good lad I say so, but I haven’t seen one who comes anywhere near to this Texas youngster.” Hornsby seems able to shine anywhere at all and is being called the George Sisler of the Cards. He has played all around the Infield from third to first and with his hitting would go great in the outfield. Quite a few seem to think that he would <Jo his best if kept regularly on first, but he has shown so much class at third and short that Huggin* still works him there. The remarkable confidence the youngster shows 4s -a big item in This success. He’s sure that he can do anything at all and he usually does. Before joining the Cards he played a short while in a class D Texas league, where a Cardinal scout picked him up.

Roger Hornsby.