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Show I GEORGE WHIHEB , LANDS WITH THE I PITTSBURG TEAM Outfielder George Whltted has finally fi-nally landed with the Pittsburg Pir-I Pir-I aits having tif-n traded to Bezdek's fs I crew bv 'Gravvy" Cravath for "Casey" Stengel and incidentally Barney Drey I fuss has rid his premises of another alary kicker who has caused him no small amount of discomfort. I Barney Dreyfuss made a public ID atatfrnent several years apo that ho i ,,r(. rrf'1 mo.-r ;' other kind of mis-M mis-M (on ine in baseball to that of a player i who was always bickering and dicker-I dicker-I lng f0r an Increase in pay. Barney's dew was not the result of any natural dislike r.f the process of increasing trapes but he said he had been taupht Ht to bve a charming disgust for such Sa p!., ii- I - :oi !;. w, rr n -uallv ulayers who did not deserve salary in-I in-I creases as frequently as they asked for , theru Salary arguments was th real ' fi foundation of the trouble between jA preyfuss and ritrber Al Mamaux. The hurlcr, according to Dreyfuss, seemed to think he was entitled to a raise lr pay after each victory he turned In and when these raises were not forth coming to the extent Mamaux thoughi they should be, he could be depended upon to dlaplay some Indifference lr conduct that was exceedingly irritat lng to Mr. Dreyfuss Now that Stengel has been removed from the Pirate payroll, it is reported upon good authority that tie formei Brooklyn player was on the market fl yvtir ago. but was not traded or sold because there were no offers made foi hha. In addition to Stengel's frequent drmanda for wage increases, Dreyfuss dri'lnroa "Caeey" was going back at an Hlarrnlng rnto and this season has been oi little ubo to the Pirates. i-irpyfuM 1b probably more indifferent indiffer-ent to salary demands than any other i-aeinnto In tbo big leagues. Fandom v.-nl remembers his squabble with Vic flnlnr, and fnndom will also recall thai Mr, Halor came to time in good style When Droyfuss let him remain out ol the pnmr one entire season Now that the Plrmtei are practically out of the raer thin Bcaaon, It would not be surprising sur-prising to nre several Pirate faces shitted in the near future as Stengel wri tho only salary disturber to be Jc(tH with liiBt spring before the team started to work. |