New Britain herald., 1927-10-03
PIRATE SKETCHES
Paul Wancr, Right Fielder

Paul Wancr, senior member O,
 the firm Of Waner Brothers, has
 been in the big league only two sea
 sons, but in that short space of time
 he has become known as about the best Of National league outtieIders Fielding and hitting alike come
 natural to Paul. When d fly ball
 sails in his direction Pittsburgh fans ! settle back and call 1t d putout.
 When he comes to bat they call it
 a hit before the pitcher throws. In fact Naner is considered sure
 bet' by every fan in Pittsburgh.
 In 1923, 1924 and 1925, Paul ] played first base and the outfeld for
 san Francisco in the Pacific Coast | league. Pirate scouts spotted him, 1 noting SN almost perfect fielding rec i old ani batting averages of .3G9. .@56 and .4o1 for the three seasons. ! and Pittsburgh took him on. He 1 was regular in the Pirate outficld
 rom the start Last season he bat ted .%3G iu IA games and this year hovcred around .3S7.
 During the season record keepers had busy time writing "P. Wanor" In their books, for he was at the 1 top in batting. number of hits and number of triples. His 1927 fielding average was about .990. Before the season closed he was much discussed as 'the most valua ble player" in the league
 Lloyd Wanrr, Center Fielder
 Passed up by any number of minor league clubs as a second rator, Lloyd Waner broke into tho big league picture with bang this year. Before the season closed the 21-year-old youngster was as much of q sensation in the National cir cult as his more famous brother, Paul.
 After q year in the South Allan tic league, where he hit .345, Lloyd was taken on by the Pirates. Tho fans, as a whole, thought little ot this slender, wiry youth, As the season opened, however Manager Donie Bush sent him into the out field, saying the young mans show ing during the spring forced him tc make use Of Lloyd. After eight or ten games had been played, there was no doubt about young Wancr's future. He vas hitting at fast clip and fielding perfectly In fact it didn't take Lloyd long to break into the National leagues charmed circle Of batters. He gave his broth- CT, Paul. and the veteran, Joe liar { ris, much worry 10 retain their Pirate batting laur"ls.
 Lloyd during 1927. played in more 1 than 40 games. He had but 10 , errors in 35l chances, for a fielding average Of .o75. His bat crashed . the ball no less than 200 times, the : extra base hits being more than a { score, for a slugging average Of bet . ter than .340. That he was feared i by the big league hurlers was in 1icated in the fact that he drew more than 30 bases on balls Lloyd | led off the Pirate lineup, with Paul . batting third, and, in practically ! every game of the season came the | story Paul singled. scoring Lloyd" etc, etc.
 Ba.nbart, Left Fielder
 Barnhart, 8 veteran with the Pirates, was one of the of the 1927 campaign. After bad slump in 1926, when he 1atted only .192 in 76 games, Barney ocupicd the bench early this season. Manager Bush, however, decided to gve him another try Barnhart was ;ent into lineup, and his batting dur rg the pennant chase was 13S points better than last year. Even with Cuyler ready for action, Barn ,art was kept in the game.
 Rarney's baseball career has been hectic one. A natural outiiold"r. ,e was used successfully in both minor and major leagues as third ,aseman, utility man and pinch hit CT. He broke into the game in 1914 n the Central Pennsylvania league. he next year he was with r'd- rick in the Blue Ridge loagne. For ; hree years he remained with the Iaryland outfit, and then for SeN- ral seasons he shifted ahout m / 1inor league and independent cir [ les. The Pirates spotted him while l e was playing third base with in the Southern league. ; Ie came to Pittsburgh in 1920 and as been with the club since. His atting average over that period | 'as .291. This season, Barney was in the | neup more than 100 times. II" " elded ,99o, having only two errors ! ut of some 200 chances. His bat :,