Word: breadon
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...distribution is thus Business with a capital B and many a distributor and dealer has ridden his trade to fame & fortune. Distributor Charles S. Howard of San Francisco, having sold Buicks since the company began, now enjoys possession of the race horse Seabiscuit. Ford Dealer Samuel Breadon owns the St. Louis Cardinals. Packard Dealer Alvan Tufts Fuller became Governor of Massachusetts. Newest star to rise from the dealer ranks is Roy Samuel Evans, president of new American Bantam...
...National League's leading hitter six years in a row (1920 through 1925), a star player since 1916, Hornsby has played on five major-league teams and managed four (St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Braves, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Browns) in the past eleven years. Cardinals Owner Sam Breadon used to say that listening to him was like "having a rock crusher emptied over your head...
Baseball observers thought that the most likely reason lay in the personal relations of President Veeck and Manager Hornsby. Revered by most of his underlings for his baseball knowledge and ability, his scrupulous fairness, Hornsby has never made any effort to endear himself to his employers. President Sam Breadon of the St. Louis Cardinals said that he would rather fight Jack Dempsey than have an argument with Hornsby. First Baseman Charley Grimm was appointed to replace Manager Hornsby whose $8,000 a month contract expires...