Show PITTS PITTSBURG IS 18 STRON V I Pirates Are Now Quartered at ati I Hot Springs Doing Early I Training There Down at Hot Springs President larne Barney Dreyfus has h Vs hs h's bane hanl of Pirates auar- auar for Cor the ther spring sirIng training work Hans Han Wagner the time National atonal leagues league's premier slugger Is the star of oC the tIme team Th The famous shortstop put In most mot of or time the winter hunting In western tw Pennsylvania and Is 18 In rood good physical condition A number of oC th the players Including Lefty Lety and an Arthur Meier two St St. Louis boys joined the time team In St. St St Louis Louts Meier Is 18 a Princeton graduate who wax was prepared for Cor Nassau In aca aca- dem demy at Smith he Ime learned leared to play baseball and made the time Princeton team during his lila freshman year r I a I Meier leler played short and amid left field old lef for Coc Princeton He lie Is Isa Isa isa a stocky built hul lad had pI weIghing Ii pound and nd expects to make malic time Iho team cain teamon on the strength of or his hitting He lie was waR one omme of at the tIme best batsmen on the time Princeton team which Included l ll Billy and Doc Doe l. Meier Ieler was vas in Jim bl business with wh hs hIs law rin In n Chicaro o last summer ummer when the Ii Pitts- Pitts ts- ts burg team came alII alone Homer lilIle- lilIle brn brand who played with wih Meier IelEr at Prince PrInce- Ile ton Is a member of the tho Pittsburg club clui Meier ell paid a social call cal to Homer and the butter Induced In him to t. t try his hand with the time team Meter Meier played with wih wih Pittsburg Pitts- Pitts hur burg under uner an assumed name nanie and Im- Im 1 th time the management so MO fa favorably 0 that hat he was signed d for 1 Meier ly h will wi get ret a trial at short hort Va ner going to first base Leifield pitched the Des Moines club In Into Into into In- In to the time championship of the thc Western ester association asso asso- elation last sason He lie lp l e lives In St St. i Juis uis and Is 18 In lii excellent con condition Lei Leifield field and Victor ictor arc are cx expected to strengthen the pitching department of oC tho tIm p team PIttsburg traded Lindaman Howard Howard howard How How- ard and Drain to Boston o ton for or Willis Neaton Nealon and Sheehan three luet California recruits are itie o with wih Clark Neaon Nea- Nea ea- ea Ion on Is th time the star Itar first Cnn baseman of ot the time Call Cali Cal Cal- fonda fornia foria league c. succeeded ed In landin landing him after a hot fight with wih time llio White hite Sox ealon Is said sall to be bo the the highest high est salaried n new w man roan In either cither of oC the time major leagues The following players came tame from pitta- pitta burg wIth President Piche Pitchers Homer Charlie Charle Phillipi Sam Leever er P. P J. J Flu Flu- Victor VItol Willis catchers catcher Gibson and Pelt Hans Jans Wagner e rommie L Leach ach and Otis OUs Clymer 1 outfIelders outfielder Beaumont ama anc anI Ganley Charlie Powers Powel's Ralph I Da Davis M. M 1 L. L Sic Mc- Ic- Ic 1 In ant anc V Y Ankle Arkle Pittsburg scribes scribe are arc also alo with the team Dreyfuss will wI train hs hIs men for Cor three weeks a at t I Hot ot Springs Then tho the club h el I will wil work I it Its way north noi playing games same All Al are art confident ent conf that PUts PUts- Pits Pits- bur burg will wi give I c McGraws McGraw's New York lork G Gants Gi Giants G- G ants a close choso race for or the championship of oC the National league |