Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-02-24 | Page 15 | Old Hans Wagner Not Certain Where Pirates Will Finish

Old Hans Wagner Not Certain Where Pirates Will Finish I l L PITTSBURGH Feb 24 UP UP John John Honus Wagner the flyIng fly- fly I log Ing Dutchman of baseball was 68 years old today and prepared pre pre- I pared Dared to leave for spring training camp to begin his tenth year as asa a coach of the Pittsburgh Pirates r Before the famous shortstop 1 leaves for California next Monday Monay Mon- Mon day day ay he will seek a leave of absence ab- ab sence nce from his post as deputy sheriff of Allegheny county The man with the bowed legs Which Mch made him one of the best Known figures in baseball during his Playing career from 1897 to toI I 1917 1 refused to predict how the II i Pirates Crates would fare this season I 1 wouldn't want to make any i Prediction until I can see the boys w In spring training and see what tile we e other clubs have this year t I Wagner Wagn agnel t saidI said t. t I Wagners Wagner's ann anniversary i v velS vel'S e r 5 a r l' y brings r gs to mind some of the baseball baseball base- base ball Dan feats that made him one one of I the we the first men chosen for base- base balis bali's alls as hall of fame ime at Cooperstown CooperstOwn Coopers- Coopers town Hown N N. Ny y Y He compiled a lifetIme life life- tIme me batting average of led ledI tite I e National league in batting i times times four four years in lQ Ion n scored 1740 1710 runs made luts w ts including doubles and 2 flu 50 o triples and stole bases l' l