Show BASEBALL CLUB MAGNATE DIES Barney Dreyfuss Owner of Pittsburgh Team Succumbs Succumbs Succumbs Suc Suc- in Hospital U D By United Pre Tress NEW YORK Feb 5 Barney 5 Barney Drey Drey- Dreyfuss russ fuss owner of o the Pittsburgh base base- baseball ball all club died in Mount Sinai hospital hos He pital today had undergone two r operations recent recent- 1 Uy ly for glandular A I disorders T 0 Death was not i. i unexpected Mrs Dreyfuss was wither with t- t er husband at the hospital where she Shad had been constantly constant constant- lly ly b by his side since his last operation when the end came It is said of Drej Drey- fUSs filEs that his first firstI I att attention nUon to the V game re resulted suI t e d k V from his presence Barney Dreyfuss fusI at an amateur con contest contest test est which so filled him with enthusiasm I that he soon organized an independent inde inde- pendent baseball club on which he played second base Dreyfuss was born In Freiburg Germany in 1864 When he was 14 his parents brought him to America and settled at Paducah K Ky where he later became employed cd as s a clerk in a distillery The distillery distiller was moved to Louisville and Dreyfuss went along with it it still interested in semiprofessional baseball as a side line Saving Sa his wages Barney bought Continued on Pare Pace Two BASEBAll w BASEBALL CLUB MAGNATE DIES DIESi i Continued From Page Pace One control of or the Louisville club one of or orthe the 12 in the old National league cir cir cult By 1892 he was the sole owner of the franchise The league reduced Its membership and Dreyfuss bought the Pittsburgh club in 1900 Among the players Dreyfuss encouraged encouraged en en- and helped to make famous were ere Hans Honus Wagner and Fred Clarke Seven times since the Pittsburgh owner obtained complete control of his team the championship pennant has gone cone to his club r |