South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-01
PITTSBURG WILL
HAVE TWO TEAMS
AFTER 1922 FLAG
Dreyfuss to Develop Second
Team for Play When Regu-
lars Crack.

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PITTSBURGH. Pa. Feb. 2s.-Is
the Pittsburgh Pirates. OF the VA
tional League do not attain first
place IN tho race for the pennart
, they are going 90 worry one or two
other teams pows rfll lot before the
final game os the 1929 season.
That's the idea Of Barney Dreyfuss
principal owner Of the club has. and
. George Gibson. veteran Pirate catch
or and now manager is backing
Dreyfuss strongly IN the sentiment
Pittsburgh sort Of petered out az
the tail end OF the 1921 season.
where they had the flag almost with
in thier grasp.
Gibson is developing a new idea
this year In effect he Is going %
have what amounts 20 two bail
teams on tho payroll. one 20 do the
playing. and when Il gives evidence
OF cracking the second outfit VIII hr
put Ga play. or as much OF a second
outfit as is needed. The idea is 90
have a team that can last a whole
season-not one that lasts only two
thirds OF a season. as was the csse
la8 year
Lots OF New Talent
DreyfuSs has bought and signed I'D
lot OF talent during the winter
Many OF the c5 players shat are
going 10 training camp this spring
are not much more than sandlatters
or bushers. but the Pirate chief has
received hot tips about their
wonderful ability. and he's going 90
try them out. and then. az the close
OF the training season. 81 Viii be =
survival OF the fttest.
Gibson plans a pitching and hard
hitting team this year. Going 10
training camp with him are IS pit
cheers and Eve catchers.
The first training camp contingent
will reach West Baden. Ind. March
]. This contingent will be the pitch
ers, cstchers and Manager Gibson.
The second contingent Of Pirtes Will
reach West Baden March g. They
will drink the famous waters OF that
resort freely and often until March
II. when they viii leave FOR their
old training camp a. Hot Springs.
Ark, arriving there March u. The
Boston Americans will also train A.
& =
| hibition games between Pittsburgh
and Boston On March Il. IS. 10. 8
and &c. On other DAYS they viii be
play between the rockies and regu-
lars Of the Pittsburgh team.
Have Transforming Trip
On March 90 the regular training
period at Hot Springs viii end. and
the Pirates viii begin a spring barn
storIning trip. Exhibition games will
( be PLAYED ar Little Rock. Fayette-
Vile. Kansas City. Independence.
Kan. Joplin and Springfield. No
and Memphis. The final exhibitica
game viii be played with Minna-
polls at Dyerstown. Tenn on ApTii
10
Many OF the Pittsburgh veterans
Will be in regular play this wear A
few Will leave the club or become
| coaches or scouts. or the II pitch
ers who will 90 South. six arc veter-
ans. Charlie ('Babe') Adams pa
| triarch OF the Pirates. expects an
other rip-roaring year. and he ez-
/ poets 10 make the New York Giants
/ look just as foolish as ever when ne
pitches. lie is the only Pirate pitch
er that can beat the Giant sluggers
Earl Hamilton, hard-Iuck pitcher or
1921, upon whose head a terrible lot
OF local abuse was heaped FOR tho
failure TO win the 1921 penna.nt. be-
lleves he Is going 90 have a big year
I Wilbur Cooper says the same
Walter Schmidt SIS the only old
catcher in sight II IS not certain
whether he will hold that berth as
regular in 1922. At present he IS a
"holdout" Dreyfuss has offered him
SIS, 900. and he wants $4,000. and
Barney can't sec tho raise. John
Gooch. a new catcher. may get the
| regular job.
Many Inheld Changes
There will be changes I'm the in
field. George Cutshaw, old timer
has gone 20 Detroit and viii bs re-
placed by Harold Traynor at second
base. Jewel Ems, OF the 1921 syria
ouse team. will be the new third
baseman.
Bill McKechnle. BIZ Hirchman
once famous as a sIuEEer. and chick
Fraser viii act as coaches the FORE
part OF the season. Later Fraser and
Hinchman viii scout for phenoms IN
the bushes 10 strengthen the Pirates
Three other old timers faces win
be missing from the playing field
They are Outhelders George Wait
ted and Davis Robertson and Third
/ Baseman CLYDE Barnhart. Where
they are 20 90 has not been revealed
so far.
Walter C'Rabblu") MaranvIs h
pz-Decfpd 10 have btR vea- Ton