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Saigh faced tough test as Cardinals embrace new era
The piece argues Fred Saigh must now back a more aggressive, well-instructed leadership in St. Louis with Bill Veeck and Rogers Hornsby driving change. It notes Eddie Dyer and Marty Marion left, Stan Musial and Country Slaughter aging, and doubts about loyal St. Louis backing for two clubs while praising Hornsby’s teaching and Veeck’s realism. It ends with Ty Cobb’s note on conditioning and peak performance.
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Fred Saigh
Larry MacPhail
Maryland
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Eddie Dyer
Marty Marion
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Stan Musial
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Country Slaughter
Bill Dickey
Yogi Berra
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Mack
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